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ChurchOfSolipsism:

Damn, now I want one as well. I'm really looking forward to seeing how the completed box looks!

Bender:

This is a great project!
I think you should add this to the project thread not directly arcade related but neither was Mountain's Juke and that was one of the most popular things in there

hey what about just hanging a LCD tv vertically and have a thumb drive attached with a bunch of different movie poster images on there
you could set it up so it came on then you tuned on the lights or opened the door or something
Although just as expensive as the ones they're selling, you'd have way more flexibility... just a thought



EightBySix:

I wonder if a solution would be possible using electroluminescent sheets?
e.g. http://electroluminescence-inc.com




Vigo:

EL doesn't get super bright so I don't know how feasible it would be as back-lighting, especially if the poster was not displayed in a very dark area. Maybe if you put the poster directly against the EL sheet, it could possibly work, but I am guessing a poster sized EL sheet would still be way too expensive of an option.

On the other hand, if the poster itself was made from EL, it would probably look absolutely amazing.  :cheers:

fallacy:

A lot of people are mentioning LCD TV. I don’t think that would have the same look at all… If it did they would set up LCD signs in movie theaters and not produce the thousands of double sided posters for each new movie.

Posters look better and the color pops out a lot stronger. A lighted poster gives off a presence that a LCD TV never would. It is also hard to tell when you see a photo of a lighted poster, the light is not captured well most of the time.


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