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No disrespect, but there is alot more to this than the video. Getting the interactive cdi controls to work with the 5volt arcade controls is the real nightmare. That said, this is an old school Neo 29 connected to the cdi. This is sort of like Dragons Lair arcade, althought the CDI timing is a littl...

Plan on posting pics tomorrow. The video was easy, but the control swap was a nightmare. The CDI uses variable voltage for the interactive control. Neo arcades just use 5 volt on and off micro switches. The two are not interchangeable. I had to get out the resistors, caps and Ic's. Ouch! tlh

My 220 is displaying Dragons Lair on my Neo 29. Wow! by tapping a pure rgb signal from my 220 mainboard, I have streaming video on my Neo and the Neo has never looked so good. Wanna see some pics? tlh

Hi, I am working on a project to tap the rgb on a US CDI 220 and use it to light my RGB monitor in my arcade machine. I was wondering what affect the MPEG1 digital video encoding would have if the tap occured before the signals are sent through the NTSC encoding IC? I think the answer is none, but I...

I have located the rgb signal output on the motherboard, but I am afraid that if I tap here it will bypass the signal out for the optional video card. The main benefit for doing this is too get a pure rgb signal out on a ntsc system. If I can do that, I can wire it to my rgb arcade monitor. Has anyo...

I have that feature on my CDI, but switching it on or off doesn't seem to fix the problem. The picture on my screen is too low for some reason. Thanks.. tlh

Has anyone ever tried connecting the CDI to a Jamma connector on an arcade? Can this be done. I want to figure this one out, but it seems a bit complex. For example, the arcade monitor is RGB, so I think that you would need to change signal output from SVideo to Component first and then trace the ve...

Do you know how to turn on english subtitles in De Zaak Van Sam? I push the button at the title screen but still can't see english subtitles. What are you playing this game on, a crt or lcd? If I knew what you were playing the game on it might help me figure out why my screen is akward and blocks th...

Nope, still having trouble. One issue is that my tv sets are all to modern. The gaming set is LCD and my crt tv doesn't even have a vertical control. What set are you playing your game on? This info could help.. tlh

Thank you for your reply. Here's the rub, I can't see the words on the bottom of the screen at start-up. I can only see the very top of the letters. Any idea how to reconfigure the screen? tlh

Hmm, couldn't disagree more. No disrespect, but IMO the best games on CDI are the laser active type that use the optional Digital Video Card. My list would reflect that.. 1. Dragon's Lair 2. Space Ace 3. Brain Dead 13 4. Voyuer (no card needed but good theme) 5. Crime Patrol and the Mad Dog Series. ...

Does anyone know how to turn on the subtitles in De Zaak Van Sam on a CDI 220? thanks,, tlh