Not sure what ken is talking about, but i dont think he deals in darts that much. I have sold over 200 dartboards, so i think i might know a thing or two
Cheap: pub time or super 6 boards
If ken is taslking about the Spectrum by medalist, i would avoid it like the plague. Worst part being that they are about 9 foot tall since they have a monitor mounted on top. but they are almost always in nice shape since they are in a plastic cabinet
good boards:
Arachnid Top gun Galaxy dart boards. I sell alot of these and everyone is happy with them, but i personnaly do not like the amber monior, and they always seem to have decent amount of screen burn. but have many game choices and are all around good boards with parts almost always available
Great dartboards, and are available for a good price are
Merit Scorpion, I prefer the Scorpion 9000, but as long as the game has solo-challenger, then it is good, the main difference between them is that the 9000 has pick-it cricket, where others dont. Solo Challenger is a computer you can play against at different difficulty levels so that you dont always have to have a second person to play against in games like cricket
Valley Cougar, there are several different models, and basically are all about the same, I would look for one with "hinest ernie" which is a computer to play against like scorpion's solo challenger
If money dont meand anything to you:
Valley IQ, is about the best board put out by valley. I still like this board, but If for casual play, i dont see the extra value in the difference in price between it and other valley's
Arachnid Black Widow: Nice and sharp looking board, but again, the price is just not viable for home use in my opinion.
Im not sure where you are located at since its not in your title, but if your in the chicago area, you can look at about a dozen boards that i have up there ready for sale. I sell cougars and scorpions often and have them right now for 400.00. I also have some galaxy's for 350.00
And if you like project ones, i sell them for half the price of the working ones
Troy