[game_preservation] Fwd: End of the arcade CRT monitor

[Jim Leonard]

I'm going to Galloping Ghost Arcade tomorrow, and I'd be happy to ask 
and report back.  (They have over 300+ functioning coin-ops.)

 From information conversations with non-operators, people are fitting 
LCD monitors into cabinets and using cheap "CGA to VGA" (not really CGA) 
converters.  Sadly, this eliminates the scanlines, so they don't look 
quite the same.  But at least you can play the original code with the 
original controls, so I guess it's not a total loss.  I'll ask the 
operators tomorrow.

On 7/2/2012 7:08 PM, Devin Monnens wrote:

> 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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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> From: Melanie Segal <melanie at platinumpublicity.com

> <mailto: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 <mailto:ldthoma at gmail.com>

>

>

> Hi there,

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

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> 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!

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> “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."

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> 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.

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> 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."

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> To own a piece of history, get your Dream Arcade Vision 29 before

> they’re sold out – forever.

>

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> Let me know if you’d like more info!

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>

> Melanie

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> Melanie Segal

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> Platinum Publicity

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>

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>

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