60 x 30CM lcd screen ??

[gazz292]

i'm playing with ideas for my mame cab, using a golden tee cab,

i really like the idea of a second screen to display game instructions, show which controls do what, and display marquees etc.

so i took out the dmd led display and the marquee holder out of the top area, and measured i have a 60CM wide by 30 CM high area, which is higher than a normal cabs marquee area i believe.

i dont suppose there are any lcd displays that size? i read that the latst golden tee cabs had a lcd screen in the marquee area, i assume it's a special one and hence got a big price tag.

as money for me is very very tight, i need to find a cheap lcd screen that will fit up there, i want as wide a screen that will go in there, but have no idea what size of screen to go for,

anyone done this?

also, i have no idea how to get it working, i have an arcade vga card which has 2 outputs, and use mala as my front end,

anyone done this woith a golden tee cabinet? i read about someone who did it with a normal cab, having the screen stick out the top and run a dmd proggy, looked good but i want to get as much screen in my hopefull taller marquee area.

[severdhed]

well, trying to fill that area with an LCD is tough due to the aspect ratio.  but looking at what you provided, 30cm high is roughly 11.8 inches tall.  an 22" (viewable) widescreen LCD will have a veiwable vertical measurement of roughly 10.8 inches high.  you then have to take into account the additional height of the lcd panel frame, which is roughly .25 inches on all sides. (assuming you decase it) so that should fill that area in terms of height, but is only a little over 19" wide, instead of your 23.6" opening...so you would have a little space on either side to fill, but shouldnt be too bad.

[gazz292]

cheers for that, i figured i'd not find a screen to fit it, it's just a bit too wide,

but having a 2 inch gap either side dosent sound too bad,
i guess to fill the whole width, i'd need a 26 inch screen, and have it stick out the top a few inches, which i dont really want to do,

i guess the other option is to use 2 screens side by side, obviousely of a smaller height, but then there's the join being visable and interfacing them and all that, not to mention the extra cost of 2 screens.