diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_crt-geom-deluxe.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_crt-geom-deluxe.bin
index 55dde80cc29..c2beaf0a0bb 100644
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_crt-geom.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_crt-geom.bin
index cce09f22ca3..d9bc7650ad0 100644
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_gaussx.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_gaussx.bin
index 2913fdb8841..e11056cba06 100644
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_gaussy.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_gaussy.bin
index 30b51092d0a..a949255755c 100644
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_apply.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_apply.bin
index b342b7cd067..8feb7c80209 100644
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_update.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_update.bin
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_crt-geom.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_crt-geom.bin
index 0dc6e0f3bba..828ca499848 100644
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_gaussx.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_gaussx.bin
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_gaussy.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_gaussy.bin
index d275d388690..4f3d92a37f2 100644
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_phosphor_apply.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_phosphor_apply.bin
index e37754bcb08..7e83a3fefbb 100644
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diff --git a/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_phosphor_update.bin b/bgfx/shaders/glsl/chains/crt-geom/vs_phosphor_update.bin
index e37754bcb08..7e83a3fefbb 100644
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diff --git a/src/osd/modules/render/bgfx/shaders/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_apply.sc b/src/osd/modules/render/bgfx/shaders/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_apply.sc
index e70036084ff..7244bef7f55 100644
--- a/src/osd/modules/render/bgfx/shaders/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_apply.sc
+++ b/src/osd/modules/render/bgfx/shaders/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_apply.sc
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ void main()
   vec3 cscrn = pow(screen.rgb, vec3_splat(u_gamma.x));
   vec3 cphos = pow(phosphor.rgb, vec3_splat(u_gamma.x));
 
-  cphos *= vec3_splat( u_phosphor_amplitude.x / pow(255.0*phosphor.a,u_phosphor_power.x) );
+  // encode the upper 2 bits of the time elapsed in the lower 2 bits of b
+  float t = 255.0*phosphor.a + fract(phosphor.b*255.0/4.0)*1024.0;
+
+  cphos *= vec3_splat( u_phosphor_amplitude.x * pow(t,-u_phosphor_power.x) );
 
   vec3 col = pow(cscrn + cphos, vec3_splat(1.0/u_gamma.x));
   
diff --git a/src/osd/modules/render/bgfx/shaders/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_update.sc b/src/osd/modules/render/bgfx/shaders/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_update.sc
index 5215054b0db..9057fbdbf83 100644
--- a/src/osd/modules/render/bgfx/shaders/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_update.sc
+++ b/src/osd/modules/render/bgfx/shaders/chains/crt-geom/fs_phosphor_update.sc
@@ -17,8 +17,15 @@ void main()
   vec3 lum = vec3(0.299,0.587,0.114);
   float bscrn = dot(pow(screen.rgb,vec3_splat(u_gamma.x)),lum);
   float bphos = dot(pow(phosphor.rgb,vec3_splat(u_gamma.x)),lum);
-  //bscrn /= pow(1.0,u_phosphor_power.x);
-  bphos /= pow(1.0+255.0*phosphor.a,u_phosphor_power.x);
 
-  gl_FragColor = ( bscrn > bphos ? vec4(screen.rgb,1.0/255.0) : vec4(phosphor.rgb,phosphor.a+1.0/255.0) );
+  // encode the upper 2 bits of the time elapsed in the lower 2 bits of b
+  float t = 1.0 + 255.0*phosphor.a + fract(phosphor.b*255.0/4.0)*1024.0;
+
+  bphos = ( t > 1023.0 ? 0.0 : bphos*pow(t,-u_phosphor_power.x) );
+
+  gl_FragColor = ( bscrn >= bphos ?
+	   vec4(screen.rg,floor(screen.b*255.0/4.0)*4.0/255.0,1.0/255.0)
+	   : vec4(phosphor.rg,
+		  (floor(phosphor.b*255.0/4.0)*4.0 + floor(t/256.0))/255.0,
+		  fract(t/256.0)*256.0/255.0 ) );
 }