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It's good to see a monitor manufacturer, even a small one, finally paying attention to the retro space.

backed it. ill be sure to give it a full review when it comes out

Please don't give up on this. Extend the kick-start if you can. Get more videos out on this using other YouTubers. First I've heard of this with only 3 days to go. This looks awesome. I have 5 or 6 monitors/TVs at the moment and really no space. This could be a great solution. Don't give up

The Kickstarter for this is now over, but thankfully it turned around and fully succeeded. From what I understand hopefully there may be some spare units available next year after all the backer units are sent out, so if you want one, don't lose hope.

"It only has a week left" Checks Date -11 months ago- "Fuuuuuuu..."

AFAIK this is just a standard, off-the-shelf 19" 1280x1024 5:4 aspect ratio LCD panel -- the kind you can find at thrift stores for $10 - $15 -- with custom electronics and a custom case. And the claim that PAL is a 5:4 aspect ratio is incorrect. Both NTSC and PAL are officially 4:3 aspect ratio, despite their different resolutions. I think people got the false impression that PAL has a taller aspect ratio because Amiga and Atari ST owners would switch back and forth between NTSC and PAL modes depending on the software they're using, and rather than adjusting the monitor's vertical size every time to compensate for the different resolutions, they'd just leave it at a compromise position, so PAL would look taller than NTSC even though it shouldn't. I'm not saying it isn't worth supporting this project; but the people expecting it to be a bespoke, true 4:3 aspect ratio LCD will be disappointed. If you want to display a correct 4:3 image on it, you'll have to live with some letterboxing.

Better idea is to extend the Kickstarter and visit more Youtubers (Retro Man Cave for example) that doing retro and let them tell about it. I didnt even knew this excisted cause of the lack of PR around it, if this video didnt came out it woulded passed me. Going to post this on my Dutch website so more people know about it, i like the modulair idea of it.

I would classify this as a viable CRT alternative. CRTs are, unfortunately, a consumable resource that nobody is making anymore. As a result, those of us who enjoy retro machines have to start preparing for a future without CRTs. EDIT: On second thought, this would also be a great place to put my MISTER so it isn't just sitting on my console shelf hooked up to my TV. Went ahead and pledged mine in Black.

The kickstarter is odd, there is no option to actually back the monitor, just the case for the monitor, panel excluded on all of them... so 249 plus almost a year wait for a monitor shell with no panel and some electronics? If i'm reading it wrong, please correct me, can't be the only one reading it that way.. Where does one even find a 19" 4:3 panel these days to stick in there?

I've been developing something similar for years, but my biggest problem is that I don't want a flat screen, I want something at least similar to a trinitron from the 90s, a slightly curved screen. This has been my challenge over the last 2 years, to design this front glass so that it doesn't distort the image.

This is something I’d love to have at some point, but can’t afford it at the moment. I’m glad you did this video to give it a little more exposure. I hope the kickstarter meets its goal.

I like how he kept it real "I could replace all my monitors with this!" "Nah, you're not going to do that, CRTs are still great" That they are, that they are

Unfortunately I think this project is a lesson in how not to do a Kickstarter. The monitor itself is a great idea, but the way you only pledge for the chassis/electronics and then have to pay later an uncertain amount in a different currency for one of three different types of panel just makes it needlessly complex and adds another step where things might go wrong. Imo they should have just had the IPS option with a surcharge for the better panel. The budget panel is absurd on a project that costs so much for the chassis, it's like selling a Ferrari and allowing you to buy a version with the sub-1L engine from a Toyota Aygo.

Stephen made his goal! I happily sponsored this as well, since he provides high quality products and this is such a needed thing for retro gaming - not just for Amiga, but other legacy systems as well.

This has been going around on the retro computer and gaming pages on Facebook the last few days. I didn't realize it was Checkmate, I remember seeing some of their Kickstarters.

Its simply overpriced for a 19° IPS Panel

Incredible. This is the way things need to go. There's definitely a market for monitors for retro use. Now all you need is some sort of super bright 900 line OLED panel which (through science and algorithms) can mimic the horizontal/vertical scan frequency, beam landing and convergence of a CRT and you're laughing. Oh and the native scanlines as well. I'm sure we'll get there one day 😁

Let me say how much I appreciate you demoed orchestra classical music for the sound example.... I don't know why but it seems like everybody in the last two generations forgets highs lows all the dynamic range is best heard from speakers by listening to a robust classical soundtrack to test your speakers..... I haven't seen someone do this on a YouTube video for years, if ever, so kudos to you

This would be a lot easier to back if there were tiers inclusive of the various panel options, and ideally with the various options/accessories as well. I suppose this approach is more cost efficient (reducing KS fees) but it took quite a bit of scrolling to understand what was going on, and I still haven't found an explanatory video mentioned in the pledge. Steve seems like a very genuine person but the campaign feels quite dodgy unless you put time into research. It's a shame because this is exactly the kind of project that KS was made for.