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8BitMonk:
For years I've read posts about how LED monitors were getting closer to actual arcade monitors, you could hardly tell the difference anymore, actual arcade monitors aren't worth the hassle to setup etc. I finally bought a good 27" LED mainly for pc gaming and decided to try experimenting with mame as well and I have to say I think it looks like crap. Maybe I'm spoiled (jaded?) because I've used an arcade monitor all these years or perhaps doing something wrong and not getting the most out it, but I'm unimpressed.

I've messed with the mame HSL settings, downloaded several sure-shot configurations from various sites. Also tried tinted glass. While some games look relatively good many look absolutely horrible and none really compare to my Betson Imperial 27" with an AVGA card.

Am I missing something?  Help convince me LED's are usable with mame.
chopperthedog:
No convincing needed, they are what they are and have their place and use in some projects and certain situations. But in the end, viva la CRT!


good day.
DaveMMR:
You could try a hardware solution - like this:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,129344.0.html

chopperthedog:
It's not just about adding scanlines. A panel with never be able to recreate the phosphor trails and vivid color shifting of a good ole CRT tube. Things like the star field in the background of galaga just doesn't have the same luster on lcd. All the early Williams games imo MUST be played on a crt. The color frame used in attract mode on robotron is mesmerizing amongst many other clever uses of shifting colors used throughout other Williams games  that can only be appreciated on a nice bright cga CRT.


good day.
michelevit:
Those CRTs are getting hard to come by. I think the problem is most scrap yards offer $ for them so its easy for see a haul there. Everytime I drop off my beer cans I see a pallet of CRTs and even pallets of Dell towers. The goofy thing is I wasn't able to purchase them from the recycler. There must be some law in effect.
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