Response from Jonathan: Anthony,

Nothing really beats a brand new monitor, however, a television tube with the 8liners.com chassis might get you pretty close. Of course, it really depends on what condition the television tube is in as to how close. The great thing about television tubes in that they are plentiful (especially with LCD and Plasma TVs taking over) and they usually have little to no burn on them.

For the price of a new monitor versus a television tube with the 8liners chassis, I would have to go with the 8liners chassis route. A new 25″ arcade monitor is gonna cost you about $300 from Arcade Shop while the 8liners chassis with an old tube television would probably cost you about $150. Plus the picture off of a television tube with the 8liners chassis should be very similar to a regular arcade monitor if not the same.

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