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LCD Tv in cabinet questions
wweumina:
So, how long until curved lcd's start making their way into cabs? We already have the convex ) shaped ones on desktop monitors - at a price - but now we're getting convex ( ones:
http://www.asgam.com/news/item/1073-bally-technologies-unveils-industrys-first-curved-lcd-screen-on-its-code-red%E2%84%A2-game.html
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 30, 2011, 01:04:01 pm ---They are png images that mame uses to create an artifical screen overtop of the game. Mame has a few that can be accessed via the "effect" flag by using the name of the png you want.
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Oh. I thought you meant something aside from the 'effects'. It's really just a different method than the old ones. Most of them seem really weird to me; I don't recall seeing TVs or arcade monitors those ways, let alone how dim (or perhaps badly) they look. Whoever had that experience must've grown up in serious ghetto land.
--- Quote from: wweumina on March 31, 2011, 09:58:54 pm ---So, how long until curved lcd's start making their way into cabs? We already have the convex ) shaped ones on desktop monitors - at a price - but now we're getting convex ( ones:
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It seems pretty implementation-specific.
Paul Olson:
I am using a 32" LCD now, and I really enjoy it. The sprites are blocky, but I don't mind it as much as I thought I would. I haven't messed with filters yet. I just got tired of trying to fight for all of the real resolutions. There are just too many compromises you have to make, and it just wan't worth the effort to me anymore. When I get some time this summer, I want to try to mess with the lay files a bit to take advantage of the wide screen.
The greatest benefit for me is the ability to use all of the high res artwork now. It really looks nice.
scofthe7seas:
Aren’t the sprites supposed to be blocky? ;D When I first started setting up my cabinet (knowing nothing of the features) I was delighted to find the –nohwstretch option. I want my pacman blocky and jaggy! Not smooth and roundish.
Onto the topic of LCD, there are two downfalls that I can think of. First off, if you want scanlines, you need to either A: Reduce your resolution (which essentially creates its OWN HW-stretching (thumbs down.) or B: Recreate one of those PNG effects files, because at a high native resolution those PNGs are tiny tiny tiny. They need to be enlarged quite a bit. I haven’t tried this, but I assume it works, because at their own relative small resolution compared to native LCD res, MAME has to redraw that PNG THOUSANDS of times. Which completely destroys performance (even on a high end PC!!)
The second downfall is the difficulty in mounting at exactly the proper angle to match up with everything else. CRTs or TVs have a very solid base to rest on, and they only need angle adjustment to sit correctly. Ugh. I just did this last night, because on its current standard stand, my LCD was lined up with the bezel, but wobbling all to hell during vigorous play. Careful measurement, guidelines and well cut wood, plus a barrel full of sweat and frustration. I would have been in tears if it were somehow off center after that work. If you put an LCD in, do it first. Don’t wait until the end to set it in there!