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RandomCitizenX:

--- Quote from: Endaar on February 11, 2012, 12:42:26 am ---Count me down for glass as well: 1/4", solar gray, polished edges. I ordered from onedayglass.com and am really happy with the overall result. I have to disagree with an earlier poster though - LCDs are so bright that the gray tint on the glass helps drop things down to a more normal level and so I'd reccommend it.

Endaar

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Which finish did you order?
Dawgz Rule:
Glass all the way.  Don't bother with tempered.

http://www.grayglass.net/product.cfm/GrayGlass/GRAYLITE-31/product_id/4174

http://www.grayglass.net/product.cfm/GrayGlass/GRAYLITE-14/product_id/4173

Santoro:

--- Quote from: Dawgz Rule on April 28, 2012, 09:11:01 am ---Glass all the way.  Don't bother with tempered.

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You don't have kids do you? 



alfonzotan:
I just (meaning, like an hour ago) replaced the smoked plexi in my cab with a sheet of Graylite 31, and it is night-and-day better.  The image is clearer, the light and colors pop out, the surface of the glass itself looks great... just a big improvement all around visually.  The game graphics look like they're floating in midair instead of being displayed on a monitor.

Only real problem was finding a local source... the glass shops around Atlanta wouldn't even return my calls for such a small order.  I wound up buying it from a glass shop in my old hometown over in Alabama ($37).

HOWEVER... as noted above, glass is something you have to be VERY careful with, and I have a 3" scar on one of my hands to prove it (long story, fortunately not related to arcade games).  Like Santoro said, if kids are going to be around/playing your game, you might want to go with plexi, or maybe have a sheet of clear plexi between them and the glass for safety's sake.
Dawgz Rule:
My kids are all grown up and out of the house.  That aside, even if they were still at home, I wouldn't bother with tempered glass.  Not worth the cost and I taught my kids well enough not to mess with things that don't belong to them......especially dad's stuff.
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