About Correct VGA to BNC Cable

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misterpapa
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About Correct VGA to BNC Cable

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Hello!

I am currently searching for all the parts needed to create a mister setup to play retro games.

I got an Olympus OEV 203 monitor. So I am looking for the correct VGA to BNC cable to connect the mister directly to the monitor.

My first choice is a retro-access.com cable: https://retro-access.com/products/miste ... 8816348211. But they are currently not shipping to Mexico. The same for retrogamingcables.

So, I found this: https://www.extron.com/product/syvgamalefibncmaleca. That cable seems to be of good quality.

Does anyone know if that cable is a good option? Or can anyone recommend another good quality option?

Any help would be very appreciated.

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Re: About Correct VGA to BNC Cable

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Extron cables are very good, you can't go wrong with them! For your PVM, you'll just need the horizontal sync wire plugged in. Make sure composite_sync=1 is set in mister.ini

That retro access cable is stupidly overpriced, imo.
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Re: About Correct VGA to BNC Cable

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Thank you very much rastan. I just bought one from ebay.
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Re: About Correct VGA to BNC Cable

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Hi does this cable from extron have the VGA pin 13 attenuated with a 470 Ohm resistor? Also I am very new to all of this. Do these cables need this or not. If they do why and if the do not why? I do not want to buy one of these cables with out the 470 Ohm resistor and damage my BVM. Thanks for all of your help in advance.

https://www.extron.com/product/syvgamalefibncmaleca.
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