Does the official Apple Mini-DVI-> DVI adapter use a DVI-D or a DVI-I? If it has DVI-D, then by the time you convert the video from digital to analog, you lose any advantage you have in ping time. But if it natively has DVI-I, then it might convert to a low-ping mode. (sub 1 Microsecond)
Did the official Apple Mini DVi->DVI adapter have DVI-I or DVI-D? Is the computer or operating system not compatible with analog signals?
As for classic vs modern TVs, games that MUST be played on a new style TV has completely overturned the championship fighting game pool, where champions who were great with CRT TVs and have been fairly consistent champions over multiple games, have been humbled by newcomers. It alters the premise of fighting games enough where if you're a defensive reactor, it'; tough to defensively react. The best champions balance offense and defense to varying degrees, based on who they are and what character they're up against. Street Fighter V made some previous fight game champions middle-of-the-packers, and relative unknowns stepped out in full force.
It's like Chris Moneymaker turning Poker from a game you play with friends as Dealer's Choice, to everyone with $40 and a dream trying for Hold Em championships, and everyone practicing Hold Em, excluding other versions of Poker, like previously popular 5 Card Draw and 7 Card Stud. The lack of a CRT TV is THAT BIG. Now fighting games are about studying all big combos everyone can make, and the best defense will be "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, Shame on me" meaning the best you can do is block overly used patterns, instead of thinking on the fly and reacting to the frames.
I personally experienced a sitch where a CRT would come in handy, a Flash version of Whammy. Back in the day that aired, iMacs were CRTs, and I could almost always stop on the 3/4/5000+1 spin square. The reason why I didn't always was there was a timer hurrying me, and if too much time expired, I settled, and occasionally hit a Whammy. I got over Michael Larson's score of $110,xxx yet I was not close to the top of the leader board, there were 50 people who scored 1 million, and the high score was 10 million. I play a version more recently on retro flash game site and I'm always one square late when I try aiming for 3/4/5000+1 spin. So it's not just me, quite a few people thought of that technique, which is why if there's a Whammy revival it will have a quarter second ping time, be randomized, and/or have winnings capped.
By the way, does the HDMI standard eliminate the possibility of hooking up to a CRT TV and having that light gun quickness? Since most people are using it for home arcades and tournaments, why isn't there a home HDMI CRT TV with sub microsecond quickness yet accepts an HDMI input? Is it physically impossible for a CRT TV to work with a digital signal without converting it to analog and therefore ruin the whole point of a CRT TV? Or, if someone wanted to, could they make a 16x9, 4k, 3D TV that is CRT and quick enough for optical light guns? Since most people would only buy them for games, the largest size you need is 24 inches. Heck a 14 inch carry along size would be good for playing fighting games the way they were meant to be played.
What I wanted to do was play some MAME games with a CRT TV. it looks like that's out the window.
