Pemalite on 21 April 2024
The only *viable* alternative to the venerable CRT in arcades is... Projectors.
You can build a box with a rear-projection-like setup, hardest part would be the calibration and sourcing of an appropriate semi-translucent display that will diffuse light appropriately.
But like the CRT it won't be pixel-perfect, which assists with some of the "tricks" games used to leverage like checkerboard sprites to simulate translucency for water by leveraging the natural blurring of a CRT.
But like LCD will have a degree of input lag... And brightness will be lower, so a high output projector is a must.
--::{PC Gaming Master Race}::--
