A Great Idea ?? !!!!!!!

[Sonic 1992]

I've been thinking,....  The thing that is the most expensive to repair/replace when restoring a game is the monitor.. not to mention how much of a pain in the butt it is to deal with! 


Wouldn't it be GREAT if someone out there would make UNIVERSAL REPLACEMENT "Plug N Play" monitors for classic games???

There could be a standard set of sizes, that could be on a universal frame that would easily adapt to the cabinet type.

And have Vector replacments too!!!

It won't be long till picture tube monitors will no longer be produced.  And I don't want us all to be up the creek!

[DarthNuno]

Yes...but fortunately here in Europe, we can still use CRT TV because they have the SCART connector, which allows us to send a true RGB signal into it, and have the Arcade perfect display. But It's not easy to found them brand new 

Regarding the vector monitor... this will be impossible to found them anymore 

But have a look at this emulator.

OK... OK... it's only emulation... but It would give the 'vector looks' on CRT monitor... I'll try it soon and I'll let you know of course 

[scr33n]

But have a look at this emulator.

OK... OK... it's only emulation... but It would give the 'vector looks' on CRT monitor... I'll try it soon and I'll let you know of course 

Bruno,

I've already tested this emulator, not bad, tested Asteroids and Battlezone .... Ok it works with nice effects!!! 

The only problem is the video card ... you must use a fairly recent card 

Ciao

[DarthNuno]

The only problem is the video card ... you must use a fairly recent card 

Thanks for the info Sr33n 

What was your video card used during the test for info ? I've to buy one for the test (I don't have new graphic card yet) 

[scr33n]

Ok Bruno,

Test done with my notebook with Nvidia GeForce Go 6600 with Windows XP

here the Tech Specs:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/gfgo6_techspecs.html

Ciao

[Sonic 1992]

Yes...but fortunately here in Europe, we can still use CRT TV because they have the SCART connector, which allows us to send a true RGB signal into it, and have the Arcade perfect display. But It's not easy to found them brand new 

Regarding the vector monitor... this will be impossible to found them anymore 

But have a look at this emulator.

OK... OK... it's only emulation... but It would give the 'vector looks' on CRT monitor... I'll try it soon and I'll let you know of course 

Does this mean we're eventually screwed when our vector games' monitors give out in say... 10 years from now? (or sooner?)

I guess we'll eventually go the way of emulation on most games?

  Don't get me wrong, Emulation is great, but lets say I finally get an Asteroids cocktail, restore it, then the monitor fails and no one can fix it... 

  Should I just emulate it now & get it over with, instead of waiting for the inevitable?