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Bender:
This is spin off of RandyT's thread on using an LCD for a marquee

It would be so cool the have the marquee change to whatever game your playing and even have video to go with your start up :dizzy:

I found 2 makers of "Stretch LCDs" they are rather expensive, but maybe they'll come down in price someday
still I did a lot of research a couple years ago and the only way to do it was to have an existing lcd cut down and that was $3000 not including the monitor, so these are a lot less

LG for around $1000 29" wide 17:6 apect ratio


Litemax around $1500 29" wide 16:6 aspect ratio


they both make a 38" version
and litemax makes a 15" version that might be nice for a bartop
BadMouth:
Not sure it's big enough for a bartop, but if you do a search on fleabay for "Rear View Mirror Monitor", you'll find some 800x200 10" ones for under $100.

example: http://cgi.ebay.com/L0401M-EONON-10-2-New-LCD-Car-Rear-View-Mirror-Monitor-/360252791333?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e0bd5a25

Usually only a composite input, but you wouldn't be using it to read.
(Might actually be kind of neat to display controls......hmmmm)

Pretty small (but also pretty cheap).
Turnarcades:
If any brits are wondering, just checked ebay and they got some of these for 41 quid delivered from Hong Kong:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-10-2-TFT-LCD-SCREEN-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR-MONITOR-UK-/110507644197?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Audio_TV_Electronics_In_Car_Entertainment_GPS_In_Car_Audio_Players_PP&hash=item19bac4d525

A quick toy with dimensions and I've just worked out a single-player bar-top with a 12" LCD and a Mini-ITX form factor board would fit and be in proportion with this marquee, with just a few mm to mask round the edge of the monitor bezel. Might do one for shits and giggles.
drventure:
That'd definitely make a cool marquee.

I'm guessing the proportions aren't quite right for a pincab.

I'll have to check out those "rear view mirror" screens. I could see a lot of uses for a mini screen like that.
shateredsoul:
If anyone ends up trying one of these it would be cool if you could share your results.  Looks very promising.
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