Unfortunately light gun games hail from the era of CRT TVs, they do not work with modern ... synchronization with the console output, an LCD captures a whole frame, processes it and displays ...

With the CRT restored and the video and audio paths located, the TV got a Raspberry Pi ... [Lucas] chose this way rather than slapping in an LCD. Thanks for the tip, [Brian Goode].

It not only supports both CRT and LCD displays, but also other display types, including liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS), digital light processing (DLP), TV, HDTV, Plasma, and multi-media displays.

That said, some old CRT TVs are making a big comeback ... One of the advantages of flat screen TVs is the ability to more easily mount them to walls, opening up several new room layout options.