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Why the LCD TV hate?
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: Jack Burton on November 24, 2011, 01:21:56 am ---Who knows, maybe in the past some arcade ops or companies would dial up the red a little bit like pinballjim said in order to make the games seem to have some more "pop" (hate that word).
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Not brighter. Richer. Like using amber/copper/etc lensed glasses. I think that aesthetic has passed, largely. The new stuff, particularly aimed at those under twenty-five, is *bright*.
--- Quote from: wizkid32 on November 27, 2011, 07:24:59 pm ---I might add that some arcade machines used LCD monitors... I plan on using one simply for availability. Please no hate comments about MY choice. Besides, M.A.M.E. has the option to mimic scanlines if I really want an lower quality picture...
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Most still do. Those aren't arcade games. Where's Cheffo......
--- Quote from: Jack Burton on November 27, 2011, 07:42:18 pm ---
No hate, just astonishment at the ignorance displayed if you think just turning on regular old scanlines in MAME in any way approximates the look of a CRT after reading this entire thread.
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You might be surprised, though of course the hardware needs to catch up.
wizkid32:
Point taken. I am NOT saying that LCD picture is as accurate at replicating scan-lines as an arcade monitor. I do, however, feel that the slight divergence from the arcades is an acceptable trade-off for being available, cheap, and easy to mount. Also, more modern arcade games (which run at higher resolutions) look often better on an LCD than a CRT, due to the better picture quality. Don't get me wrong, authenticity is good, but I personally prefer LCDs.
Just my three cents (adjusted for inflation).
boardjunkie:
--- Quote from: wizkid32 on November 27, 2011, 07:24:59 pm ---I might add that some arcade machines used LCD monitors... I plan on using one simply for availability. Please no hate comments about MY choice. Besides, M.A.M.E. has the option to mimic scanlines if I really want an lower quality picture...
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Its not about a "lower quality" picture, its about displaying games in the correct resolution. So I guess lower quality ends up be'n higher quality....to yer eyes. Believe me...nobody would go thru all the hassle it takes to do this via a PC unless the results were worth it....
wizkid32:
Remind me to stay out of these heated conversations from now on. :banghead:
I really don't mean to insult anyone! I was just expressing my opinion, and I am sorry if I came across as rude or sarcastic. Let me rephrase my original post:
I believe some of the games in my local arcade use LCD/Flatpanel screens. I plan on using one simply because I can go down to my local electronics store, buy one, and get a warranty. This is my choice, so please don't comment rudely or hatefully if our opinions differ! One day (likely soon). there will be a software alternative for getting a more authentic look. Until then, I feel that an LCD monitor is an acceptable substitute for a CRT model.
This was what I was intending to express in my first post, and I apologize that it didn't come off as I meant for it to.
boardjunkie:
LCD (or whatever computer monitor) is surely the easiest way to get things up and running fast. Up until fairly recently, that was the only way to use MAME. But it was always a comprimise as far as pix quality/integrity....especially for "vintage" games. Now that those clever people have come up with ways to trick a computer into "talking" to a std res monitor, there is the option to have all those "vintage" games look just like they did when you played them in the arcade 30 years ago. Just like the newest PC game would look bad on a std res monitor, older games look bad on a high res monitor. Thats all I'm saying....
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