#visionpro

Vision Pro - Apple

https://www.apple.com/

When I first purchased this SF2 cab, everything worked great. I didn't know how to repair this stuff at the time and it didn't take long before the monitor started to be problematic (story of my arcade collecting life 😂). If I recall correctly, at first boot the colors would be all sorts of weird and after warm up, it would be fine. Eventually, the warm up didn't resolve the issue and no adjustments made any positive difference.

Within a month or two of truly being in the hobby I did my first cap kit which was a nerve wracking experience, but in the end, no big deal at all. Just be smart about it, take precautions, triple check your work, and it'll be fine. This resolved the issues for some time to come but I eventually had more issues that I couldn't resolve.

Long story short, HAPP was discontinuing the Vision Pro line of monitors...sometime in the mid-2000s I think and I decided to drop the cash on a brand new monitor. That's what we see here. Best decision I ever made, and I really wish I'd had the cash back then to pick up 2 or 3 more as backups. Vision Pro monitors are far from the best thing out there but for home only use, there's a very good chance that this one will last the rest of my life.

The color and clarity are absolutely amazing and anyone in the hobby who has ever stopped by my arcade over the years has commented on how beautiful it is. I think they're all pretty amazed when I tell them it was purchased brand new. I forget the actual cost now, but it was around $200 at the time - I know, right? If only you could find a deal like that now for a brand new CRT arcade monitor.

For the record, I do still have that old monitor in storage. I should probably pull it out and look at it now with several years more experience under my belt.