Still not the same thing as advertising something as limited run and not producing more if the demand is there... they are trying to generate up front demand (likely to counter holding out for the well known discounting that happened with phase one).

No, they've just announced two new product lines at CES this month (wall mounts, and cocktails).. and they have multiple iterative updates to the current products, and new models announced within the current standup. These changes are likely pushing a lot of the first round of inventory to clearance...

TL: DR - No

yeah but you'd likely end up with worst of both worlds..

What makes a full size arcade cab worth it is the control panel and controls.. which you'd be rebuilding anyways vs being able to reuse the 1up's bits. You'd be paying $100-200 for a closed system emulator... and still have to heavily modify the cab to get the monitor and controls in place. At that point, just put the effort into making the 1up cab better for your use.

The 1up's value is in 'how far you get... for almost nothing' for the trade-off of no expansion and cheaper cabinet+controls. But a 1up won't drop into a full size cabinet without a lot of work for the monitor and CP.

nah, when talking MAME your monitor is always a compromise... not the right size... orientation... resolution... etc. In that case, accept that LCD will be more reliable, lighter, and burn free

Yes... For a finite set. But there are dozens of different combinations. A 19” vertical tube playing a horizontal monitor game is not the same as the horizontal setup. One monitor can’t be everything.

Yes actually.

I said when using a original cab and monitor for make you always have a compromise.. I said “when talking MAME your monitor is always a compromise... not the right size... orientation... resolution..”

To which he told me that’s not true. And we’ve all just agreed the monitor setup is not universal... so yes, picking one crt setup will NOT be an exact match for all your mame titles.

When talking mame... the main benefits of an original monitor are mostly lost because the monitor only matches some setups. Might as well take the advantages the lcd gives you.. and live with the middle of the road solution. The weight, power, and reliability are worth it.

Just because you can get the image on a monitor does not mean it will 'play them exactly without compromise'.

When you have a pacman with a 19" vertical monitor... playing Simpsons which normally has a 25 horizontal monitor... is not the same experience. Nor is Track and Field which normally has a horizontal orientation.

Yes you can get the picture up - no it will not be without compromise compared to the original experience.

And if your solution is "have multiple cabinets" well then you are simply having a conversation no one is having. The discussion was about a single cabinet being gutted or not to build A MAME... not "what monitors are better for arcade games in general"

Because maybe you jumped into a conversation midstream and wanted to get defensive of defending CRTs instead of following the conversation?

The post you should read is here - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/299-new-arcade-cabinets-street-fighter-centipede-tempest-/page/36#post-4798595 The guy was talking about gutting a cabinet to put the 1up in it. Fytre suggested the monitor would make the full cab worth it.. and as I said, for a MAME cabinet, the monitor is always going to be a compromise.. so why go through the effort of all that work to keep using the CRT.. when its STILL going to be a compromise for the MAME setup.

Not a multi game board... not many cabinets... not a JAMMA swap... a software MAME in a single cabinet.

Go away.

You mean where the rubber boot is coming off all the time... and the tactile feel is completely blown out in half the directions?

Too bad you've named one of the harder parts to source as those buttons are NLA and demand huge prices

Pandora’s box is like 90% foreign variations on a dozen or more fighting games that 99% of people don’t care about. They are neat... but make sure you actually study the game list and don’t get blinded by the just high game count.

There are only so many variations on king of fighters anyone needs...

Based on??

Cuz this is what it looks like...

Don't see any clearance areas where they might be (b/c no Galahad in that pile)

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There was another display... and none there either... but eventually found one orphaned

Brickseek is not super accurate... so don't take it as gospel... especially with smaller items. But big pieces like these are usually pretty good.. unless they've simply lost track of them in the store, or the staff are hoarding.