Dreamcast VGA TV Compatibility List

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Dreamcast VGA TV Compatibility List

Post#1 » Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:39 pm

So I thought it would be useful to have a list of modern TVs or monitors that work (or don't work) with Dreamcast VGA boxes and cables natively, without the use of a VGA-to-??? converter. This will help people that are shopping for a new TV or are troubleshooting a new VGA cable/box and need to know if the TV is the problem. I've started the list off with a couple I've tested personally. Please let me know of any you've tested and what the result was.

LCD TVs
Element ELEFW328 - Working
Haier HL22FB1 - Working
HiSense F40V87US30 - Working
LG 32LD420 - Not Working
LG 32LH20 - Working
Samsung LE26R41B - Working
Samsung LE32S81B - Working
Samsung LN32A330 - Not Working
Samsung LN37A550 - Not Working
Sanyo DP26649 - Not Working
Seiki SC322TI - Not Working
Seiki SE26HQ04 - Not Working
Sharp LC-19SB24U - Working
Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300 - Working
Sony Bravia KDL-32EX400 - Working
Sony Bravia KDL-32D3000 - Working
Sony Bravia KDL-40W5500 - Working
Sony Bravia KLV-S19A10U - Not Working
Sony Bravia KLV-52V550A - Working
Toshiba 50L2200U - Working
Venturer PLV76198 - Working
Vizio E280-B1 - Working

Plasma TVs
Panasonic TH-42PH9UK - Working
Pioneer PDP-V402 - Working
Pioneer Elite PureVision PRO-930HD - Working

LCD Monitors
ASUS MS236H - Working
ASUS VE278Q - Working
BenQ G2320HDB - Working
HP M1N96AA - Working
Philips 40PFL4909/F7 - Working
Samsung LS26TDDSUV - Not Working
Samsung SyncMaster 225MW - Working
Samsung SyncMaster 940MW - Working
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Re: Dreamcast VGA TV Compatibility List

Post#2 » Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:28 pm

My parents got a Element 32" DLED HDTV for $150 around the holidays bearing the model number ELEFW328B. I decided to run 4x4 Evo on it for 5 minutes and runs beautifully. I din't test the input delay yet since my parents wouldn't let me because in their eyes it is 100% perfect and doesn't needs to be tested for that ever.
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Post#3 » Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:34 pm

Thanks! Added!
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Post#4 » Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:52 pm

This is going to be a short list. I just shopped (and bought) a new TV, and it seems nothing by the top brands, especially if it's a larger screen size, has VGA. I had to buy the Etekcity converter you (PC) use.

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Post#5 » Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:59 pm

DCGX wrote:This is going to be a short list. I just shopped (and bought) a new TV, and it seems nothing by the top brands, especially if it's a larger screen size, has VGA.


It doesn't have to be brand new. I'm looking to add any flat panel display regardless of what year it was made. I am excluding CRT displays since that's what the Dreamcast VGA box was made for.
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Post#6 » Fri Feb 05, 2016 9:50 am

Ah gotcha.

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Post#7 » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:39 am

uh I have and odd point to make, I had forgotten about this. When testing my vga cable back when I got it, I found that different games effected differently on different monitors for example, quake 3 was perfectly fine on all of my monitors but then when I played pso on my view sonic monitor and dlp projector, the screen was way off center, strangely enough the dreamcast splash screen would be ok but once the game loads it goes out of wack.

But I never did any further testing because they all work great on my Philips 40 inch LCDled 40PFL4909/F7
I assume all the sizes of the philips 4 series works. add that to the list =)
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Post#8 » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:43 am

Can't say I've ever experienced anything like that TacT. Although I have heard a few people mention the off-center issue, it's usually with all games and not a select few. Odd. Anyway, I added the Philips TV. Thanks!
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Post#9 » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:17 pm

The Sony Bravia KLV-52V550A an older LCD has a vga port on it and works perfectly with the DC. I just have my VGA going to atlona HDMI just cause. Maybe if someone is looking at the used market. I bought the tv in 2011 I think so it's not super old.

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Post#10 » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:10 pm

Arnold.D wrote:The Sony Bravia KLV-52V550A an older LCD has a vga port on it and works perfectly with the DC. I just have my VGA going to atlona HDMI just cause. Maybe if someone is looking at the used market. I bought the tv in 2011 I think so it's not super old.

You can't go wrong with a Sony display unlike what they have been doing recently. It should be a given at this rate that it will work without a hitch.
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