WhatIsDexter

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What is Dexter (and why would I really want one?)

The love/hate relationship with laserdisc players and laserdiscs

If you're a fan of laserdisc arcade games such as Dragon's Lair, you know that these games are unique and special. Maybe you saw them as a kid and experienced a feeling of "shock and awe" at how different they were from the other offerings of the time. Maybe you now even own one or two (or more!) laserdisc arcade cabinets!

If you own a cabinet, your goal is simple: to keep the game running so that you can always go back to those happy memories you had as kid simply by powering on your game. Many obstacles get in your way to achieve this goal. But one obstacle interferes more than any other: the laserdisc player.

Yes, even though the laserdisc player is the thing which differentiates these games and makes them what they are, it is also the major source of frustration that comes with owning one of these games. The laserdisc players tend to fail and once they are dead, they usually can't be repaired (unless you know someone who can and will fix them but these type of people are very scarce). And even if it can be repaired, it will break again. It's just a matter of time. That means that you now need to own two laserdisc players or even three for the same cabinet just to have backup. And deep down inside, you know (as we all know) that eventually, all of your spare laserdisc players will fail too. And then what will you do?

And then there's the discs themselves. Yes, the discs! In addition to being rare, discs are prone to laser rot and other forms of failure. Your disc may work today, but who is to say it will still work in a year from now?

You may be even afraid to run your games because you don't want to wear out the laserdisc player or the laserdisc!

What a tragic irony! You own the game, want to run it, but cringe every time you turn it on because "what if this is the time when it won't work?"

It doesn't have to be this way!

DEXTER is a new reliable laserdisc player! Or rather, it is a solid state replacement for a laserdisc player and laserdisc which has no moving parts and is designed to be run continuously without wearing out.

With DEXTER in your arcade cabinet, you can stop worrying about the laserdisc player or the laserdisc breaking down or wearing out. DEXTER gives peace of mind and renewed hope that your game will last longer than you do.