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There are a whole lot of boxes into which one can put oneself, but two of these boxes are the following:

a) You own that really great old 8-bit hardware, admire its capabilities, the genius of its creators, and worship the cult by joyfully programming, debugging, and burning the midnight oil creating your own software and games for the beloved device.

b) You're a retro gamer.

Is there anything in between❓

If you fall into category b, then Matt Sephton aka @gingerbeardman has something for you. Namely, a nice collection of LCD monitors that can perfectly display the output of your cherished machine without needing to scale the pixel stream (which typically represents a "head-off" scenario). Although Matt's post is already two years old, it resurfaced on HN in recent days, and we've completely missed it until now.

So, for those who might be in search of an LCD screen...

However, one should keep in mind that LCDs are generally less recommended for retro gaming, as the GFX has mostly been adapted by developers for CRT screens, and the eye-candy effect gets lost when you switch to an LCD instead. This is nicely illustrated here.

But for those who won't let this deter them, Matt has the perfect eBay shopping list.