Sunwise New Forme

Sunwise New Forme
Katakana	ニューフォルムスタンダードタイプ
Rōmaji	NYŪFORUMUSUTANDĀDOTAIPU
AKA	New Forme Standard Type, New Forme Sitdown
Type	Sitdown
Released	1996
Dimensions	(1996 catalog dimensions, see differences in article) 1145 x 920 x 1600 mm
Wiring	JAMMA
Monitor	40" image projected via concave mirror from 20" CRT monitor in 15/24 kHz
Rotatable	no
Weight	(1996 catalog) 100 kg
Power Supply	AC100V 50/60Hz
Power	190 W

Sunwise (サンワイズ SANWAIZU) released in March 1996 following AOU 1996 the New Forme projector cabinet which was a Standard type aka sitdown. The same year an Upright version was offered as well (New Forme Up).

New Forme features a 20" CRT internal monitor whose image is magnified to obtain a 40" projected image via a proprietary method based on a concave mirror. The enlarged & mirrored image is said to offer supposedly "much finer details than a projector" - in other words, less blurry-. An AOU'96 report is the only source to mention both the fact that a mirror (housed in the display module) is used and that it is concave.

Daisho Shoukai Mirror 26 QP already used a mirror reflecting a CRT in 1991 as well as Taito's Taitrovision II method in 1993 with the Teatro EX, thought these two models seem to rely on flat mirrors.

No mention of rotatable image or not in the New Forme promos.

The cabinet is compatible only with 1 Jamma PCB. The flyer shows the cabinet fitted with a Sega 2L12B Astro City panel.

There is a serious discrepancy between the information provided in early adverts, various Sunwise catalogs (from 1996 onward) and the promotional Flyer for the New Forme cabinet along with June '96 adverts, see below in Gallery. A revision of the specs is the most plausible explanation :

• Depth 1300mm x Width 870mm x Height 1600mm; Weight:100kg (March 1996 official advert & magazine announcement both with concept sketch)

• Depth 1145mm x Width 920mm x Height 1600mm; Weight:100kg (1996 catalog)

• Depth 1120mm x Width 950mm x Height 1715mm; Weight:70kg (Flyer & June 96 ad)

Gallery

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  Flyer
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  AOU'96 report specifies a concave mirror magnifies the CRT's source image
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  March 1996 announcement (proprietary magnifying method = mirror based)
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  March 1996 Advert (features also a concept drawing instead of an actual photo)
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  June 1996 ad, mentions model presented at AOU of same year.
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  1996 Sunwise Catalog