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No more CRT Arcade monitors? :(
gryhnd:
--- Quote from: keefyboy on December 21, 2010, 08:59:51 am ---People have (IMO) gotten stupid, and now most monitors are 16:9. OK for watching some movies, really crap for business use. But OOOOOOHHH, WIIIDESCREEN! :timebomb:
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:cheers:
Not to get to off topic, but:
Can't tell you how many businesses and friends I visit that have big shiny new WS monitors and they're running them in the original monitors native 4:3 but strrrrrrretched. It's fugly.
:banghead:
eds1275:
That just bugs me when people stretch their images and don't do anything about it.
bkenobi:
Yet further off topic... Why do networks broadcast HD content in 16:9, scaled from 4:3, scaled from 16:9? I have a 4:3 and watched a program last night that had 3 sets of bars. My 36" 4:3 had an image that was ~12" tall?! :soapbox:
Hituro:
I agree with all of you on the fugly aspect ratios. I enjoy my HD TV for movies and games, but I agree, sometimes 16:9 isn't the best for everything. Plus, those old games just look and run better on a good old CRT. I know they're big and bulky, but I still love a good ol' CRT for arcade games. Hopefully mine will live a long life to keep those old games alive. I confirmed with Wells Gardner though. They have discontinued them but are making a new LCD version of it. They say they will still offer support and repair for the monitors though, so that's good. Just glad I got mine when I did. So those of you who don't have a WG D9800, find one now! :P
LeedsFan:
I'm just glad I kept hold of my Vision Master pro 514 (22" CRT). It's not an arcade monitor and it weighs a ton :P but it will come in handy for a separate Mame PC shortly.