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FrizzleFried:


--- Quote from: Haze on March 23, 2009, 11:24:55 am ---
--- Quote from: dreamakuma on March 23, 2009, 10:52:41 am ---If LCD's are so bad for arcade games why do they make these?

http://www.jammaboards.com/store/acv-011-cga-to-vga-converter/prod_252.html

While I myself want a new monitor(but dont have the Cash *sigh*), An LCD looks like the way for me to go. Since where I'm at I can get a 20" used for $100.

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because they can?  If there is a demand for something people will sell a product.  That doesn't mean it's perfect, nor even always mean it's safe.

As for destroying them, it depends how they react to signals they can't actually display properly, although the same could be said for standard ones if you do 'bad' things with them.  I doubt any of the LCDs were designed with people throwing the obscure frequencies many arcade boards will generate at them at the very least, and I wouldn't be surprised if you found your warranty invalidated by doing so.

Proper CRT displays are better for Arcade games due to their flexibility in terms of resolution and refresh.  An LCD can't, and never will offer that.


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The argument isn't whether or not LCD's are better than CRT's for displaying arcade games.  I think just about everyone here would agree that CRT's are certainly the better choice.  The argument is whether or not running arcade games through an LCD will destroy it or not and whether or not that claim is disingenuous or not.


ChadTower:


LCDs have a fraction of the serviceability and no proven lifespan compared to CRTs.  It's a pretty safe bet to say "your LCD is going to be killed" when it really can't be repaired and any failure can be assigned an "I told you so".  CRTs don't "last 20 years" either - you have to repair them a few times during that span.  How many LCDs can be repaired at all?

Blanka:

Probably the only thing that will die on an LCD is the fluorescent tube. I guess it's not very hard to replace. In the worst case, you can make a new backlight out of regular TL5 tubes with a good diffuser.

Ummon:

Hm. I don't know why they're at all mentioning it.

pinballwizard79:

There is indeed something wrong with the statement made by dream authentics as it is a lie.

You have a PC, you tell the GC what to output, the end.

I see nothing wrong with using LCD displays for a MAME cabinet, it WILL NOT destroy the LCD or cause a micro big bang to occur. Those of you hellbent on LCD bashing need to sell your MAME in the name authenticity & donate the funds to the 700 club to end the production of satanic toys.

My next machine will be LCD based, screw buying a heavy CRT costing $125 to ship/insure & destined to fail with only a small group of techs able to work on it. I'd rather buy a flat panel from Sams, Costco or Best buy with a service plan ensuring the next half decade will be trouble free.

What will you do when CRT's no longer exist?

Because that day is so very near  >:D

BTW I have a WG 33" & wish it were a 42" Sony

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