Pinwizkid
Member
Hi all,
I've got a chance to pick up a free Tempest machine from a friend of mine. Haven't seen it power up, but he says it turns on with monitor issues. He said that water got into the monitor from condensation and shorted it out. Also said that his son tried to fix it and that the screen ended up showing a mirror image as if you were looking at it from the other side (but is now completely dead). Cab looked from what I could tell, but couldn't get a full view of it.
My question... worth the headache? From what I can tell, finding a complete replacement monitor is not something that is easy to come by... but the pricetag is tempting me. Thoughts?
Brendan
I've got a chance to pick up a free Tempest machine from a friend of mine. Haven't seen it power up, but he says it turns on with monitor issues. He said that water got into the monitor from condensation and shorted it out. Also said that his son tried to fix it and that the screen ended up showing a mirror image as if you were looking at it from the other side (but is now completely dead). Cab looked from what I could tell, but couldn't get a full view of it.
My question... worth the headache? From what I can tell, finding a complete replacement monitor is not something that is easy to come by... but the pricetag is tempting me. Thoughts?
Brendan



