Arcooda’s 21.3″, 1600×1200 4:3 LCD Display

Arcooda is now selling a new model of their retro-compatible 4:3 LCD displays. This one is 21.3″, has a native resolution of 1600×1200 and is their first model to come with integrated speakers. As with all Arcooda displays, they sharp-scale the image and can accept basically all resolutions from 240p up to the native panel resolution. They offer HDMI, VGA, DVI and DisplayPort inputs, each compatible with all resolutions. These are also equally as fast as their other displays, with only about 1ms of lag added to start drawing the image. The price is about $800 and they’re in stock now:

Purchase Here: https://www.arcooda.com/buy/21-3-inch-Arcooda-4×3-Ratio-LCD-Monitor-1600×1200-with-Integrated-Speakers–20248

As always, it’s important to remember these are designed as drop-in replacements for CRT arcade displays, not as a “cheap gaming monitor”. In the context of repairing a CRT-based arcade machine, these are actually cost effective – With a $15 harness and the proper mounting bracket, you can wire these directly to your chassis. Other LCD conversions require custom JAMMA harnesses, controller adapters, scalers and other components that can easily equal or surpass the cost, but not hit the same quality.

That said, many people have been buying these, simply because they’re 4:3, compatible with all retro gaming signals (including the OSSC and MiSTer in low latency modes) and have mounting options that make them easy to integrate into custom setups. The inclusion of speakers is a nod to their customers who’d like to use them as standalone displays; Obviously a full set of bookshelf speakers would sound better, but it’s nice to have them included and they may be all some people need.

While I haven’t personally tested these, they should perform identical to the 1080p and 4K versions, just at a 21.3″ size and a max native resolution of 1600×1200. If you’d like to see these in action, the livestreams below are a great example:

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