I was just wondering, why are some bezels tinted, and others not?
Is there a benefit to tinted glass?
Is there a benefit to tinted glass?
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Exactly ! My Pacman had all kinds of stuff like hard water stains built up on the tinted glass so I had put it aside to clean it up. I left it off for a long time and started to think I needed to adjust the monitor. I recently buffed out the glass and put it back on and I couldn't believe how much better it looked! On the flip side I bought a Street Fighter II that had tinted glass and when I pulled it off it looked way better.Probably to make the CRT background darker and the graphics pop more. Works well on the older games like donkey kong with simpler, stronger graphic colors.
Screen burn wasn't present when the machine was first built.
The original reason for them I think was to darken the area so the action looked vivid. It helps to create the void.
When you look at a Tempest, all you see is the screen and nothing else.
OP's later used them to cover screen burn.