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Title: Best TV to convert to arcade monitor? Post by: DoktorP on December 29, 2014, 03:43:25 pm I have been working on a custom Street Fighter 5 cab, and what I was going to end up using for the display was put on a back burner until the game actually came out. However, since it was announced. finally. a few weeks ago, I've been playing with my options. I don't really care for the way LCDs look, too bright, etc. So, I was playing with the idea of using a 25"-32" tube TV. I know the flat screen SONY trinitron TVs are traditionally the easiest, but they are impossible to come by now without a broken tube. Any suggestions would be awesome. Thanks!
Title: Re: Best TV to convert to arcade monitor? Post by: EDD on December 29, 2014, 05:25:56 pm A sony rgb monitor is probably your best bet. I put a RCA 27" flatscreen crt in my mame cabinet rgb to dvi to pc and it looks great.
Title: Re: Best TV to convert to arcade monitor? Post by: DoktorP on December 30, 2014, 12:10:14 pm Sweet, I'll keep my eyes peeled... I do have a Sanyo 32 flat tube kicking around. Shouldn't be too hard to convert, although it only has composite inputs. Not sure if I can convert to DVI or HDMI without a scaler/down converter?
Title: Re: Best TV to convert to arcade monitor? Post by: lesoleil70 on December 30, 2014, 12:21:31 pm +1 to Sony, and if you can get one B&O also.
Title: Re: Best TV to convert to arcade monitor? Post by: darkcat1 on December 30, 2014, 01:20:17 pm lcd might be ok as everything is HDMI now. In fact that's what the new candy cabs are using...
Title: Re: Best TV to convert to arcade monitor? Post by: DoktorP on December 30, 2014, 01:55:01 pm Welp, problem solved, just checked craigslist and snagged a 32" Trinitron for $25. Bouya! (Pics of build coming real soon.)
Title: Re: Best TV to convert to arcade monitor? Post by: EDD on December 30, 2014, 04:38:48 pm Nice good luck with it. :)
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