Possible with a CRT....?

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I know you can play X Box and PS 2 games on a CRT (in moderation !) but can you use a light gun for shooting games or is the technology incompatible?

Anyone successfully shooting at their screen?

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Well, we managed to get Vampire Nights on the PS2 to work with a Barco 800 Data, though I can't remember whether it was before or after I added a scaler to my setup?

I'll have another go and see if it still works :)
 
bartp said:
it won't work with scalers

I agree.

I would think that chances of success are best with a 480i or 576i setup. You need good clear scan lines on the screen. And no aspect streching either.
 
Out of curiosity, which console?

And I take it you mean the yellow composite lead?

regards

Parmenion
 
Please someone come up with the conclusive answer please please please! I've wanted to know this for a while and have had different answers each time :mad:
 
The way the software works is that it is looking to see a 'one' signal from the 'gun' and compares it with the memory map that is being sent to the screen. As the pixels are being addressed it compares the flash from the guns camera against time. It's a lottery as to whether the electonics can cope with your setup. Hope this helps to clarify the situation...K (Struggling to explain this in laymans K)
 
Parmenion said:
I know you can play X Box and PS 2 games on a CRT (in moderation !) but can you use a light gun for shooting games or is the technology incompatible?
Yes, provided it's not scaled, the output is at 50 or 60Hz, and the light gun accepts it.

PK
 
Parmenion said:
Out of curiosity, which console?

And I take it you mean the yellow composite lead?

regards

Parmenion

I honestly don't remember the console - it was about three years ago and a friend's console just tried the once to see if it worked (it did). NOT X-box or Gamecube, maybe PS/2? And yes, it was using plain vanilla composite.

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