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should I buy this monitor for my arcade build?
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shateredsoul:
I actually found a 32" Vizio... 200 on craigslist... maybe an lcd tv will be a better way to go than a monitor.
DeLuSioNal29:
Are you planning to play MAME on it?  Why widescreen then?  Just curious.

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shateredsoul:
Yes I am going to use MAME

I want Widescreen because I wanted to use an lcd screen for my build (it doesn't have to be lcd, just thin).  The biggest reason for having the widescreen right now is street fighter 4 and other pc games.  So my system will not only have mame, but I am concerned about the vertical games (that's the main reason why i started this thread). I'm  building my cab, and the whole point is to make it a slim build (so using an older tv is out of the question)

My neighbor suggested I just buy an older 4:3 flat screen for my build... but I hate how in older monitors it's harder to see the screen image from an angle.
Blanka:

--- Quote from: shateredsoul on March 22, 2010, 12:03:32 pm ---but I hate how in older monitors it's harder to see the screen image from an angle.

--- End quote ---

That is complete bullocks.
Today >95% of LCD's is TN (100% in computer stores not selling Apple), where in 2005 you could find a PVA or IPS screen among the regular crap in computer stores (70-80% TN panels). There are more ancient gems (Acer AL2616, Acer AL2623, Dell 2707, Samsung 275T, HP 2035, HP 2065, Samsung 214T, Samsung 213T) than decent new models!
Oh, and 16:10 is the best trade-off between much vertical space and SF-readiness. If you are in the USA, shut the FK up, grab your wallet and buy this one while it lasts:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824016084
You'll never be able to buy a screen that good the next 5 years.
Here in Europe ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- has landed on us already with the sudden disappearance of the Planar-twin: the LG W2600HP  :cry: :cry: :cry:
Strange, USAliens cannot get the LG, we cannot buy the Plannar ;)

If you want the King of all Cosmos, then try to find a second hand (WHO is stupid to sell this?) or stock clearance Eizo SX2761W. That LCD will be the Best Gamer LCD Screen EVER Made Indefinitely. It can only be surpassed by OLED, FED, but not by any new LCD model! Serious quality LCD's are a thing from the past. We have to accept that. Early 2010 was a turning point in LCD history with the death of the W2600HP, the Hazro W26i, the Eizo SX2671W and the Dell 2709WP. It can only go down now!
I have little hope that the 10-gazillion-pixel-27inch-iMac-IPS-panel will ever get a 500 euro/700$ cousin in LG/Planar flavour. And it will have too many pixels for your vidcard. Cut your frame rate in half on that panel and forget 1:1 FullHD mapping. There is also little to expect from TV-land. Philips pretends it makes a IPS 24p/50p/60p FullHD IPS 26 inch TV, but that model is nothing but fantasy and website-filling.
shateredsoul:
by older monitors I didn't meant the type that dell used to give away with the type of pc you would get at a school computer lab.. a few years ago.

Thanks for the advice! Much appreciated, but a bit much above my $$ range, so my wallet shall stay sealed.  It doesn't have to be the best, just nice and with nice blacks.  From what I could tell, a current lcd tv is more likely to be within my price range than current lcd monitors.  I searched for the Eizo monitor you suggested... over 1k! I think people realize how valuable they really are oh well.
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