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    eesakiwi is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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    Quote Originally Posted by gungatim View Post
    I use old tube tv's for computer monitors in the arcade machines I build that run off PC's. one doubles as my main shop computer and music machine. the main difference is the resolution. even with a good tv-out card, the graphics are not even close to a tube monitor, or newer LCD monitor. that said, no reason you can't use one, i've been doing it since '02. I use the S-video out for the best resolution on the old tubes.
    I get the odd 100htz CRT TV, they have twice the normal refresh rate. Are they a better screen for video games than all but the most modern monitors/TV screens?
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    true arcade monitors have different refresh rates than a tv. I use TV's because they are a lot cheaper and can be made compatible with a video card with tv-out (usually S-video) much easier than an arcade monitor.

    modern TV's flat panels and computer monitors have exponentially better graphics, but the problem is, old video games with 8 bit graphics look like crap on them. they were made so the poor resolution was part of the graphic. when you put them on a high res monitor, it looks like a cartoon, not the original video game...

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