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Bartop Monitor Size: How small is too small?

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DeLuSioNal29:

I have two 15" 4:3 CRTs that I plan on using for a future Bartop build and I think it will look great.  14" isn't that much smaller.  I say go for it!

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lustreking:

Thanks for the input everyone!  I think that I'll give it a go with the laptop.  I have just about everything that I need to build it except the wood.  I know that it would be cheap to get a larger lcd, but I'd worry about feature creep.  If I got the larger monitor, I'd be tempted to make a two player cp and get a different encoder, another joystick, and more buttons.  Now that I have a 2 player, maybe I want a more powerful computer in there... You see how it goes

This build is basically just testing the water to see if it would get enough use to justify building a full size cabinet at some point.

nitrogen_widget:

I have a couple of older laptops that are really just too slow to with all but the most lightweight linux distro's.
Maybe turning a few of them into bartops for the kids would be a cool idea.

I never really thought about doing that before so i'll be watching this thread.

lamprey:

I think you'll be fine with a 14".  That having been said, if you want other people to see what you are doing, then I'd think that is really pushing the limits. I have a mini that I built using a 10" netbook and I like it a lot. Nice and portable, but totally playable.

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