I've been away for a while (monitor question)

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So for the past year or so I've been heavily into pinball and my arcade machine collections has gotten a bit smaller, but I still love them and play the ones I've held onto. I know during the past year and a half it's getting harder to find 19" monitors, so I figured I'd toss this out there.

My Spy Hunter needs a new monitor. The tube has burn in pretty badly from a Ms. Pac-Man and the chassis is dead. At this point I'm best off getting a new monitor. Now, I remember having issues in the past trying to get a monitor for this game that was compatible.

So, these days, what are people dropping into their MCR games like Spy Hunter as a monitor replacement?
 
I think the availability of medium res 19" monitors has pretty much completely dried up. The easiest solution may be to replace your tube (from an old TV set) and repair your monitor chassis. Do you know what monitor chassis you have?
 
I think the availability of medium res 19" monitors has pretty much completely dried up. The easiest solution may be to replace your tube (from an old TV set) and repair your monitor chassis. Do you know what monitor chassis you have?

Spy Hunter isn't medium-res.

Your choices of new monitor are limited. Your best bet would be to either buy a new $199 Kortek from Arcadeshop, or find a working 19" TV for about $20 at a thrift shop, then buy a universal chassis from Alva Amusement for about $70...
 
I worry about that Kortek syncing well with my Spy Hunter. MCR games are so finicky with newer monitors. I guess if it's a mismatch I could drop it into another game and go to option 2.
 
What's in there now? Depending on what monitor it is I can fix it for you, then you can get a new tube.

I'll take a closer look, but I'm pretty sure it's just a G07.

By the way, I have like 2-3 old G07s sitting around that I may sell pretty much for the price of shipping if anybody is interested. I think they all have a minor issue though.
 
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