Name one advantage of emulating games besides
>Pausing anytime
>Save states
>Fast-forward function
>Remappable controls
>Remove slowdown
>Free
>Preservation for the future
>No extra flash carts, memory cards, ODEs, or peripherals needed
>Can use any controller that connects to your PC
>Can be used on portable devices
>Can use other peoples completed save files
>Cheat codes
>Romhacks
>True widescreen
>Higher FPS
>Transfer saves from your own childhood copy
>Texture editing on the fly
>Translation patches for Japanese only games, now fully playable in English
>Bug fix patches
>Higher internal resolution
>Optional retro achievements

Congrats, you admitted you're poor. I'll be sticking with my CRT, the intended experience for the user.