Replacing A CRT With An Unico 26" Phoenix LCD 

This is the way

Very glad to hear that and I look forward to seeing the updates!

I already have 5, but I would be down to buy more especially with these enhancements. I am eagerly awaiting a restock. My hope is this work is profitable/rewarding enough to continue to develop.

is the firmware been updated to adjust vertical and horizontal sizes?

@@ebayseller6040 We have shipped out first ones for testing to.we can fix any thing we missed or need to improve or add. Todd of RetroRGB is one of those testing.

yep lol

Too late. I am here and I am VERY disappointed 😊

That's what I've done :P I never received any formal training on CRTs or LCDs. But, someone who has is certainly in a better spot to be installing this sort of thing so that it looks good and you don't end up making an expensive mistake.

Just build all the arcade cabs yourself from MAME. Run them on PCs and use LCD screens. You’ll never have to do maintenance

I've not heard of them but have heard of a Chinese manufacturer or two who makes new CRTs. Problem is that no one I've heard of has had any luck in hearing back from them yet. If a distributor in the states were to grab a bunch, then that would make it easier to handle. I'd also need to see the price before deciding if it's worth it or not (if the same as an LCD, I'd probably just go for the LCD as repairing that when it fails down the road would be easier)

@@arcadeheroes_coinop - Thanks for the reply. Dotronix is in the USA. I think he has a website and some interview videos up on RU-vid. He's said he's interested in getting involved in making a line of arcade specific CRTs, but isn't sure there's enough interest from the retro community. But since Dotronix is located in the USA, it should be easier to get information from than from some company in China. That is...if CRTs still hold any interest to you. I know you are business to run and have to take cost into consideration too. Have a nice day.

@@TheBigExclusive There might be enough interest among collectors but I imagine he'd need to go into those forums and post some polls - ultimately just depends on the price. I can't say that installing one is super exciting, given the weight but it is good to know that they are still out there. Appreciate the info!

Unfortunately I don't have the OG bezel, it was missing in this case. As for the 29", not sure. It would be good if they released the measurements (and made sure they were accurate) in advance in that regard.

Even before I started in the arcade biz - before LCD conversion were a thing, I've been hearing that "emulation is good enough." I went around surveying people in 2007, asking how they would feel about an arcade in the area. Most seemed enthusiastic but once in a while I'd get the response "What's the point of an arcade? I have a modded Xbox at home with thousands of arcade titles on it already." Same could be said for official ports - hardcore gamers already gave up on arcades ages ago because what you have at home is "good enough" for the joystick games. In part this is why the industry has been moving away from joystick games for the past 25 years or so. A CRT isn't a good enough draw for a hardcore gamer who already emulates what they want, has Arcade Archives of their favs, or has an Arcade 1up in their mancave. You need different controls and cabinets, something else to draw players in. I've operated both CRT & LCD conversions for a while now (several years in some instances). Looking at my numbers of a game I converted over to LCD, there's been no difference as casuals don't care and hardcore guys rarely set foot in my place (when they do, they usually shower me with praise, may look at the remaining CRTs and comment on how cool they are, then walk out never to be seen again). I suppose I need to do a better job at touting what's exclusive vs. what isn't.

@damoebius as an arcade operator myself finding CRT monitors in this day and age is very hard and expensive to ship if we do find one. These $300 monitors are great replacement and I’ve been praised by people just for the simple fact that it keeps the 4:3 aspect ratio. Majority of our clientele are casuals that don’t understand frame rate so playing with this monitor is enough for them.