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32" 16:9 vs 27" 16:9 LED monitor! Help me decide.
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AmericanDemon:
That does look great!!  Anyone using U360s with Steam games?  I know big picture mode defaults to 360 controls with controllers. I'm just trying to figure out how steam plays with the U360. ;)

I'm excited to build this bad boy. But lots of steps to go. Btw, got my 27" Aoc monitor for $120. Had a 50 buck best buy certificate and used it on a Black Friday/weekend sale !
DarakuTenshi:
I too went with a 32" screen, and personally couldn't see it any other way. I find it hard to look at 4:3 cabinets now. But the 32" screen if the cab is built properly looks better than a 27" 16:9 with regular arcade cab dimensions. When you try and put a widescreen in a cab that was made for a standard size there is just too much open space on the face of the cab.
kahlid74:
As you can see, there are those who like their 32" TVs.  It's a personal preference right, as build what you want and what you like.  If someone else doesn't like it so be it.  Be happy with what you build/design.

Personally for me, anything larger than 27-28" in a stand up cab is too large.  I've played on 32" stand up cabs and it's so massive it hits you right in the face.  Dimensional-ly it just doesn't feel right to me.  32" and larger should IMO roll into Showcase cabs or Pedestal/wall mounted TV cabs.

Do also remember that a cab to house a 32" tv will be super wide and could have problems fitting through doors as most houses have between 30-36" doors depending on frame and age of house.  You can most of the time tip the cab and still get through but it's something to remember.
yotsuya:
Kahlid brings up great points. I just buy 20.1 inch 4:3s and everything looks great, but I'm not running anything widescreen on it, either.

I look at it like this- I wouldn't watch TV a foot and a half away from a large widescreen TV, so why would I stand there and play games on it?  :dunno
AmericanDemon:
I completely get those points.  Thank you for raising them for future readers of the thread.

I was looking at Aesthetics primarily.  a 32" Widescreen presents a 27" 4:3 screen.  My main concern was building my cabinet with a 27" screen and then when 4:3 games pop up, they look too small.  However with my newfound interest in playing Arcade like Steam games... a 27" is perfect in widescreen mode. 

My cabinet is going to be a sawed off stand up horizontal.  Aka what americans would have made if they had thought to make candy cabs.  I am going with a CPS2/3 and Gauntlet hybrid in design, only lower to where everyone can be seated.
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