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| GaryMcT:
--- Quote from: tomdotcom on September 27, 2009, 11:39:39 am ---I've had 3 different arcade cabs over the years. I still own 2 of them. One had a TV, my 2nd has an arcade monitor and my 3rd has an LCD. I like all 3 to be honest. I don't notice a HUGE difference. I have seen the side by side comparisons people have done and it's obvious that an arcade monitor looks the most original and best by far. But I guess I'm just not that nitpicky about it, cause all 3 options have worked great for me. Arcade monitor was a bit of a ---smurfette--- to get setup properly..only downfall Lcd/TV are simple for anyone to do. Just my 2 cents. LCD is nice to have for for a thinner style cab, also PC games look great on it. --- End quote --- I suspect that since he is saying that it doesn't look good to him , that he is more sensitive to image quality than you are. To my eyes, arcade games look vastly different when comparing them on an LCD versus an arcade monitor. The arcade monitor has more artificial high-frequency data due to the dot pattern to make it not look so blurry. |
| tomdotcom:
Yes I know what an arcade monitor does. vs lcd vs tv etcetc But the LCD also looks fine. It's not like the games are unplayable. It's hardly even noticeable for any average person. Ya we might know the difference but the average Joe Blow does not. I think he has other issues besides just using a PC monitor anyhow... I'm not saying that LCD or TV's are better. Of course we all want the best graphics quality. But he said he can't afford an arcade monitor. So that ain't gonna happen... |
| MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: Haze on September 27, 2009, 08:15:48 am ---but really, they just blur all the pixels so that you can't see the sharp edges. --- End quote --- By "they" do you mean an arcade monitor? If so, "blur" isn't a good word. An arcade monitor in good condition and properly adjusted actually gives a nice, sharp image. However, the dot pitch is much more course than that of a PC monitor, and the triad shadow mask is more course as well. You also have some minor blending effects that go on between adjacent phosphors. This all results in a smoothing effect on the old crude graphics, and it is very natural looking and easy on the eyes; unlike a blur, which inherently tends to bother the eyes. A CRT arcade monitor makes the Pac-Man character look round for example, while a CRT or LCD PC monitor makes the Pac-Man character look like it was built with blocks (sharp-edged stairstepping). Another way to put it would be; a CRT arcade monitor results in sort of a natural anti-aliasing effect for all color transitions; and it looks much better than any known artificial method for trying to accomplish a similar thing. |
| GaryMcT:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on September 27, 2009, 04:42:12 pm --- --- Quote from: Haze on September 27, 2009, 08:15:48 am ---but really, they just blur all the pixels so that you can't see the sharp edges. --- End quote --- By "they" do you mean an arcade monitor? If so, "blur" isn't a good word. An arcade monitor in good condition and properly adjusted actually gives a nice, sharp image. However, the dot pitch is much more course than that of a PC monitor, and the triad shadow mask is more course as well. You also have some minor blending effects that go on between adjacent phosphors. This all results in a smoothing effect on the old crude graphics, and it is very natural looking and easy on the eyes; unlike a blur, which inherently tends to bothers the eyes. A CRT arcade monitor makes the Pac-Man character look round for example, while a CRT or LCD PC monitor makes the Pac-Man character look like it was built with blocks (sharp-edged stairstepping). Another way to put it would be; a CRT arcade monitor results in sort of a natural anti-aliasing effect for all color transitions; and it looks much better than any known artificial method for trying to accomplish a similar thing. --- End quote --- Yes! CRT monitors are the best (probably unintentional) upscaler that I know of. :) At some point I'll get a sim of this in Mame to help out those that don't have them. There is a common misconception that these old games were blurry when they were not on the target display. |
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