/vr/ - Retro Games

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>They're not actually rare and every convention these days has a bunch of them. It's actually easier to find a PVM than it is a popular consumer set like a D-Series because there's a more robust market for them. I've been in front of at least a dozen PVMs but have yet to see a KV-XXFV310 in person.
I didn't say they were rare, so this is just a pointless ramble.
>Remember that people got into PVMs only after retro Youtubers started touting them.
Retro Youtubers helped their increased popularity but that applies to CRTs as a whole. Even when CRTs were more fringe, there's been interest in PVMs. The whole "well what actually happened" anecdote trading will convince nobody, so here's an old thread about them. Even in 2010, people were talking about their reputation for retrogaming. And that's not to imply that PVMs were the only business monitor people were interested in, either.
>The issue isn't whether they're "good" but whether they're A) the "best" way to play and B) worth the premium.
A) is just straight up true, but I agree that B) is a different matter. It's not worth paying hundreds for, but that's my point: people are sour grapes because they can't get them for cheap anymore (unless they get lucky).
>It'd be like saying people who think Earthbound isn't that great are just sour that they can't afford the $2000 price tag on Ebay.
You can play Earthbound for free so paying any amount of money for it is stupid, yes. You're comparing software to hardware, dude.