[game_preservation] Fwd: End of the arcade CRT monitor

[Devin Monnens]

Not sure how many of you here know about this, but it sounds like arcade
CRT monitors might be about finished. How does this affect classic arcade
machines and the longevity of arcade systems?

-Devin


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From: Melanie Segal <melanie at platinumpublicity.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Subject: End of the arcade CRT monitor
To: ldthoma at gmail.com


Hi there,



Please let me know if you’re interested in covering…



It’s the last call for a piece of history at Dream Arcades: The oldest
arcade technology, the CRT monitor, is almost out of stock – and gone
forever!



“We have only about thirty Vision 29 arcades, which come with the CRT
monitor, in stock. After that, there will be no more big-screen CRT
arcades," says, Michael Ware, Founder & “Head Geek” of Dream Arcades.
"By the end of the year, we'll be forced to discontinue using CRT
monitors all together, even in our smaller cocktail systems."



This is due to the fact that in recent years nearly every major CRT
manufacturer has gone out of business or moved to newer technologies,
meaning the days of CRT monitor are numbered.



Besides the old-school feel, there are other benefits of CRT
technology over the newer monitors. "For retro gaming the advantages
of CRT over LCD are numerous," Ware says. "Refresh rate, supported
resolutions, and pixel blur are just the big ones. LCD monitors just
weren't made for retro gaming."



To own a piece of history, get your Dream Arcade Vision 29 before
they’re sold out – forever.



Let me know if you’d like more info!



Melanie



Melanie Segal

Platinum Publicity



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