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Another new user with a question... Screens
badgerjohn:
Hi all,
Just starting to source bits for my first attempt at an upright cab and wanted to get an opinion on screens.
Decided to go down the CRT monitor route and wondered what people thought was the absolute smallest screen size to use and still have a good looking cabinet? Do you think a 19" CRT would suffice?
Thanks for any help/advice!
smalltownguy:
LOTS of cabs came with the 19" monitors in them back in the day, so that should be fine. Most used them in vertical configurations, but some were horizontal. With a 19" monitor, you'll probably need to use some bezel graphics to avoid lots of dead space between the edges of the monitor and the sides of the cab. Or, you could do a 18" wide cab :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
badgerjohn:
Thanks, good to know! be interested to hear anyone else's views too..
are there any projects out there that look good and have a 19" CRT monitor that you know of?
smalltownguy:
Mine does -- At least I THINK it looks OK. I used to have a 17" CRT monitor in it, and it was just WAAY too tiny. I just finished installing a 19" decased computer monitor. Tonight when I get home I'll snap a shot of it and post it.
badgerjohn:
Thanks, that would be great!
So in your opinion it's better to de-case the monitor?