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retrometro:


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--- Quote from: retrometro on August 24, 2008, 09:21:46 am ---The cab I have now had a WG D9200 that lasted about 6 years or so.  I think something went wrong w/ one of the boards so I sold it for parts and got about $100 out of it for parts.

I've replaced it with a WG D9400 and it's been used weekly for a year and has had no problems.  The D9400 has a few upgrades from the D9200 and is a direct replacement model.


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I remember you saying this but you hadn't before said when you got your D9400. A year is a decent testing period.


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I think so too.  But i'm not too thrilled with the 6 years for the first one though.  I guess I'm not realistic but I expected CRTs to last for more than 10 years if they pass the first few months without problems.  Plus, it wasn't like the D9200 was on as often as a TV.  I expected it to last longer.  Also, I think it may have been less than 6 years now that I think about it.



wbassett:


--- Quote from: retrometro on August 24, 2008, 11:32:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ummon on August 24, 2008, 09:04:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: retrometro on August 24, 2008, 09:21:46 am ---The cab I have now had a WG D9200 that lasted about 6 years or so.  I think something went wrong w/ one of the boards so I sold it for parts and got about $100 out of it for parts.

I've replaced it with a WG D9400 and it's been used weekly for a year and has had no problems.  The D9400 has a few upgrades from the D9200 and is a direct replacement model.


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I remember you saying this but you hadn't before said when you got your D9400. A year is a decent testing period.


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I think so too.  But i'm not too thrilled with the 6 years for the first one though.  I guess I'm not realistic but I expected CRTs to last for more than 10 years if they pass the first few months without problems.  Plus, it wasn't like the D9200 was on as often as a TV.  I expected it to last longer.  Also, I think it may have been less than 6 years now that I think about it.



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It depends on how it's used too.

I'd think an arcade monitor would be much more rugged than a consumer TV or something like that, but let me ask something... and this is a sincere question...

Aren't most actual arcade machines left on just about all the time?

Coming from an electronics background I know that turning things on and off introduces a surge wear on components.  A question I have is do most people turn their cabs on and off a lot?  If so, could this possibly contribute to some earlier than normal monitor failures with arcade monitors?

I understand that if something isn't going to be used for long periods of time it is better to turn them off, but for things like say my computer, which is used constantly for either work or personal use- turning it off anytime I leave for a couple of hours, and then back on again when I get back would be worse than just leaving it on.

Just a thought is all.  It is also possible that something is actually designed with a MTBF built in.

retrometro:

I think that's a good theory.  My main computers are in sleep mode and are woken up when necessary locally or remotely.  The only machine that stays up all the time is the web/file/dns/dhcp/backup server.  The LCD panels shuts themselves off after a while.

The arcade gets turned on once a week or two for 30-90 minutes at a time.  otherwise, it's completely off.  However, the TV is left on a lot even when no one's watching... but it does get shut off several times a day....


wbassett:

Yeah I'm definitely not trying to say that is the problem/a problem, just that it is a real situation.

I'm trying to remember the longest I ever had a CRT TV...  Probably around six years and then I was upgrading.  Still, the old sets always had great pictures so I'd give them to one of the kids or a relative.

Right now I have two Del 21" monitors that if I recall the date on the back is 2000 and they are both still going strong and they are on all the time.

The only other thing I can think of is if lower grade components are used or lower quality workmanship for arcade monitors, but you'd think they would actually be higher quality because of the use and abuse they get in an arcade.  It does seem though that a lot of people here report issues with not just Wells Gardner, but I've seen people complain about just about every brand at one time or another.

The experts in the monitor thread could probably answer this much better.

Visitor Q:

I think I am going to give this guy a try.

http://www.happ.com/monitors/49271700.htm



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