Quoted from yellowghost:I reckon a majority of the peoples have never tried a machine with a hard-top. If it plays the same as original, I dont see why the value would drop, unless the yellowed chipped plastics were not upgraded as well.
That is 100% not true. I have hard-topped two machines and they play completely different than a restored machine with a clear coated playfield. I have done two titles that I have also swapped with CPR playfields.
I actually played both machines hundreds of times before I decided which one I liked batter.
I would suggest that you possibly meant a playfield protector and a hardtop play the same... those two surfaces are actually very close in how they play.