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You mention "Beautiful color spectra" as one of the advantages. I totally disagree. LCD's/LEDs still look unnatural. ONLY a CRT can produce TRUE colors simply because it is an analogue device. If you go to TV studios today, there will STILL be CRT monitors for final color checking....
However, in all honesty that doesn't mean a lot with classic arcade games because they only produce a hand-ful of colors, esp. the earliest one's.
You also forget some of the drawbacks of LCD's: the light source inside dies pretty quickly. LCDs have a lower life expectancy. There IS high voltage being generated inside for this light source so the safety difference is oly the case around it. Once you start to try and fix a LCD you will still need to be cautious.
I totally hate to see a completely flat surface on a classic machine. It is just wrong. You will also loose the pixels look.
Oh and, why is your SW monitor nearing it's death bed ? If it's an Amplifone it is easy to fix.
However, in all honesty that doesn't mean a lot with classic arcade games because they only produce a hand-ful of colors, esp. the earliest one's.
You also forget some of the drawbacks of LCD's: the light source inside dies pretty quickly. LCDs have a lower life expectancy. There IS high voltage being generated inside for this light source so the safety difference is oly the case around it. Once you start to try and fix a LCD you will still need to be cautious.
I totally hate to see a completely flat surface on a classic machine. It is just wrong. You will also loose the pixels look.
Oh and, why is your SW monitor nearing it's death bed ? If it's an Amplifone it is easy to fix.


