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I have 2 options to take: CRT or LCD - which one?

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Richardgregory:
I like your proposed solution:   ;)



--- Quote from: Nephasth on November 12, 2013, 11:07:26 am ---CRT. Always.

Monitor rotation solution: Two cabs, one vertical, one horizontal.

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ABACABB:
Definitely CRT. I had been running an LCD with the HLSL scan lines and told myself it looked good.  I used this setup for about 2 years until I cam across a CRT monitor locally. Had the monitor in my basement a few weeks until I got around to changing the mounts in my cab for the CRT. I could not be happier. It looks way better than the LCD.

I'd say go with the CRT, you won't be disappointed. 

opt2not:

--- Quote from: Fursphere on November 12, 2013, 10:47:21 am ---LED LCD.

CRT = Weight.  Heat.  More Energy. Restrictions (have to run lower resolutions).  When it fails it'll be harder to get fixed / replaced, as they're not made anymore.

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CRT's are actually much easier to fix than LCD's.  CRT's can last 5 times longer than an LCD, and with proper upkeep, even longer than that. Replacing components on a CRT chassis is a lot easier than trying to repair a failing LCD. Once an LCD starts going, you just throw it out. A cap-kit or flyback swap can have your CRTs running for multiple decades. You'd be lucky if an LCD lasts 5 years...

For authenticity and longevity, arcade CRT all the way.

Minwah:
CRT!

jdbailey1206:

--- Quote from: opt2not on November 12, 2013, 11:49:50 am ---
--- Quote from: Fursphere on November 12, 2013, 10:47:21 am ---LED LCD.

CRT = Weight.  Heat.  More Energy. Restrictions (have to run lower resolutions).  When it fails it'll be harder to get fixed / replaced, as they're not made anymore.

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CRT's are actually much easier to fix than LCD's.  CRT's can last 5 times longer than an LCD, and with proper upkeep, even longer than that. Replacing components on a CRT chassis is a lot easier than trying to repair a failing LCD. Once an LCD starts going, you just throw it out. A cap-kit or flyback swap can have your CRTs running for multiple decades. You'd be lucky if an LCD lasts 5 years...

For authenticity and longevity, arcade CRT all the way.

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I agree with opt2not.  I've had only one CRT in my life and it has lasted me since 1998.  So thats 15 years compared to the three LCD's which have been on various other computers that have died for one reason or another. 

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