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I've heard of that anti-glare kit, but never had it on any of the several Deluxe uprights I've had over the years, and never saw it on anyone else's. Plus BITD, most arcades in my area had low or no lighting from above, and glare wasn't an issue that I recall. I also remember playing a Deluxe...
... and yet, they're in a museum. Did anyone also notice the strip of plastic that's riveted across the top of the Asteroids Deluxe monitor bezel? lol C'mon, that's ghetto. If anyone remembers visiting Videotopia years ago, they often had a large stand next to each machine that offered some...
That's why it's called an opinion. People are free to think whatever they want. Whether that opinion is based on one's experience, or whether it's completely baseless doesn't matter, does it?