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Why the LCD TV hate?
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on December 30, 2011, 02:21:50 am ---This whole black bar nonsense amuses me. 'We must be missin somethin thar cuz the whole screen ain't filled by this here original video game picture'.
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Heh yeah... people are dumb. A 27 inch 16:9 display is NOT the same size as a 27 inch 4:3 display if you are running games at 4:3. The equivelent screen size is much smaller. Then again, stretching the image to fill the screen doesn't make the image larger, it makes it fatter.
IMHO 16:9 displays are not well suited for arcade cabinets unless it's a showcase cab or you are one of those goofs who want to look at a streched out, distorted screen.
On the other hand 16:10 display's are pretty brilliant. I got a 27 inch hanns g for xmas for 220 bucks (I know because I had to order my own xmas present :( ). Because it is 16:10 there is almost no wasted space on the screen. Now the equivelent screen size is slightly smaller... it is more like 25 inches instead of 27, BUT my cab is MK-based, and they only had 25 inch monitors in them anyway. Now you have to use some screen filters on the thing, that's a given, but other than that I can't say enough good things!
I think for mame cabs in regards to using lcds, the 27 inch 16:10 is the sweet spot for a "traditional" cabinet but if you are using a showcase cab the sky is the limit and you can even use 16:9 lcds as you have the room to install a much larger monitor. Remember a lot of the showcase cabs used rear-projection tvs anyway.
wizkid32:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on December 30, 2011, 09:36:47 am ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on December 30, 2011, 08:17:25 am ---you are one of those goofs who want to look at a streched out, distorted screen.
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You eventually get used to it, and it's not really all that distorted.
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This will probably anger some purists but I agree...(Waits for fire to come down from the sky to burn him up.)
one8seven:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on December 30, 2011, 09:36:47 am ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on December 30, 2011, 08:17:25 am ---you are one of those goofs who want to look at a streched out, distorted screen.
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You eventually get used to it, and it's not really all that distorted.
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What monitor is that? (brand/type)
Le Chuck:
I'm pretty sure that's a Vizio given that Vizio is written in white letters. >:D
Le Chuck:
I like how you're getting your ass whooped for the sake of getting a pic ;D