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CRT Vs LCD for driving cabs
twistedsymphony:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 27, 2014, 07:27:00 am ---I kind of get by twistedsymphony's response that he thinks lcds should be a drop in replacement. Yeah that's not what I meant. Nothing could be further from the truth. ...
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I'm not saying it should be a drop-in replacement. even swapping CRTs isn't a drop in replacement because the mounting brackets are rarely in the same location model to model there are different depth clearances etc.
All I'm saying is that I want the LCDs to have the same available visible area as the CRT it's replacing... that's it.
I don't know how no one seems to understand the point I'm trying to make, I went back and re-read the first post I made in this thread and seems like I was perfectly clear on the point I was trying to make there...
Someone brought up an analogy of restoring a car and keeping the original factory tires. That's ridiculous, and if they think that's what I'm arguing they've completely missed my point. To use that analogy All I want is to replace the original tires with new tires that are the same size... but instead the only "tires" on the market are complete wrong and the only ones that fit are too small.
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I find it laughable that the ONLY point I've been trying to make through this whole discussion is that I dislike that Widescreen LCDs (even after substantial modifications) don't properly fit in old cabs... that seems to be the only thing that everyone agrees on and yet everyone is providing opinions regarding image quality and "tastes" yet not ONCE has anyone in this thread even argued that CRTs are better in that regard.
twistedsymphony:
--- Quote from: SailorSat on August 27, 2014, 07:13:52 pm ---Guys you serious about border space?
Take a 16/10 and install it vertical... Most cabinets have more than enough space on top and bottom anyway ^^
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Show me 1 sit-down racing cab that has enough space to mount a 44" LCD vertically (what you'd need to produce a 27" 4:3 image) without the screen interfering with the marquee or poking out the top of the cab, or interfering with the steering wheel electronics or poking out the bottom of the cab into your knees.
I can save you some trouble because I've already measured it out in a Sega Twin unit and in a Midway/Atari Style driving cab (San Fran Rush), it doesn't even come close to working in either of those unless you're willing to cut a hole in the top or bottom of the cab for it to stick out.
Malenko:
amen twisted.
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Malenko on August 29, 2014, 09:36:02 am ---amen twisted.
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Amen x2 Twisted!
dkersten:
Twisted, I do get exactly what you are saying. And I don't disagree that when it comes to useable screen size in a classic arcade game, a 4:3 is the way to go, and since the largest 4:3 LCD you can get is only 23.1 inches, if the cabinet had a 25-27" CRT, you would be compromising by using an LCD. I don't think anyone is disputing this. And when you already have a CRT to replace it with, it is a "no-brainer". I believe the question is one of acceptability and of what you can GAIN from using an LCD.
However, the analogy about using the original tires on a classic car, while not perfect, still stands. Those original tires might be period correct, they might even aesthetically look best to someone who appreciates the car in it's original form. But they are very difficult to come by, and don't have the advantages that a modern tire has.
And the other side of that analogy holds as well: If you have already modified the car for performance reasons and it is no longer "original", what is the point in keeping the exterior of the car "original" too, particularly if it degrades performance?
Bottom line: If need to replace your 25-27" CRT in a racing cab, and already modified the cab in other ways (ie to use emulators to run multiple games), then the ONLY thing you are losing with an LCD is some vertical real estate, and the gains of an LCD may outweigh that aspect. Hence, it is an acceptable solution even to some of the "hardcore CRT lovers".
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