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    What's a burn in with arcade games?
    I've heard people say "it has some small burn in" and stuff....what is burn in?

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    When the phospher inside the monitor retains the image of the
    game screen due to it being "Burnt in" to the phospher.

    I don't think this can be fixed either so the monitor is essensially a door stop

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    off topic:
    hey quazick, you IM'd me last night when i wasn't home saying you might need me as a reference. do i know you?

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    burn in is inevitable in any crt display.

    unless you are paying a lot of money for a mint style machine, lite burn-in usually isnt that big of a deal...
    as long as it doesnt hinder your playing, no need to worry

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    Burn in is much more common and more likely on mono monitor. Have you seen an old PC monitor with something like C:\> still on the screen even if it's off? Or on early mono Macs a menu bar on top with File, Edit, and such burned in?

    My Ripoff arcade has a high score and some triangles burned in.
    Another day, another dollar... wake me when it's payday.
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    Whoa last night I went to an arcade and they had this batting game and instead of a monitor it was a huge ass (atleast 50") Toshiba tv is S-Video and stuff and it had burn in...I guess if I waited a day to post this I wouldve found out first hand.

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