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Rom:
I'm looking at getting some car tinting film to put on the plexi but am not sure what percentage tint to go with. Any suggestions?

"Why not get tinted plexi?" The answer is that my cabinet is a bit different from the norm and I'm wanting a clear border with the tint just covering the screen.
DrewKaree:
Prolly a 5% is fine.  

1) It'll be readily available in case you need to fix it
2) It's not TOO dark to see through
3) I believe the gold (bronze?) comes in that %

See other threads concerning bronze tinted plexi for why you might want it.  In my experience with prescription sunglasses, a brownish tint helped to give a clearer view and clean up what I see.

Limo tint is unusable, 50% will make you adjust contrast and brightness so much as to make that % a waste of your time, 25% and below.....if you can find a scrap of it somewhere to test out, great, otherwise, I'm going with my initial recommendation.
Rom:
Is 5% good enough that you can't see the bezel? I don't want to go through the hassle of making one.
DrewKaree:
I'm REEEAAALLY not understanding you now.  In your original post, you said you wanted the tint to cover the screen, with a clear border all around it.  Going by that description, the bezel wouldn't even come into play.

Please post more exact information regarding what specifically you are looking for.  You just threw me for a complete loop there.  

If you are in the U.S., you can check out the automotive section @ Wal-Mart and compare all the tints side by side.  They DO sell a cling-type that is way dark, but again, without more specifics, I'd be hard-pressed to recommend something.
Rom:
Here's a sketch of what I'm aiming at so you can see what I have in mind.
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