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Right. These Checkmate folks seem to be doing it the right way, IMO. The housing matches the look of old CRTs while adding new capabilities, and the pricing is practical.

I spent the better half of my youth trying to make CRTs look as crisp as what we take for granted with LCDs. I have no desire to go back to those days (and no desire to lug my 32" CRT up and down stair cases). So to all retro enthusiasts: let's celebrate those older systems but let's also appreciate what we have. Old systems have never looked better than they do on modern screens.



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