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tommy:
yeah thats why when they put an arcade game at a location they use something to cover the monitor plexi or glass so your monitor dosent get ruined at home just dont ruin your monitor
GameOver:
--- Quote from: tommy on February 13, 2005, 10:24:51 am ---yeah thats why when they put an arcade game at a location they use something to cover the monitor plexi or glass so your monitor dosent get ruined at home just dont ruin your monitor
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Are you suggesting not using any type of glass or plexi over your monitor? I spose there's nothing wrong with that, but then you won't have the 'finished' look. It'll look more like a TV on a shelf than an arcade cabinet. To each their own!
FractalWalk:
--- Quote from: GameOver on February 13, 2005, 11:41:21 am --- I spose there's nothing wrong with that, but then you won't have the 'finished' look.
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GameOver:
--- Quote from: FractalWalk on February 13, 2005, 11:46:25 am ---
--- Quote from: GameOver on February 13, 2005, 11:41:21 am --- I spose there's nothing wrong with that, but then you won't have the 'finished' look.
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In addition tp making it look finished, tinting makes the actual images look much better than a naked one.
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I'd be careful with the 'tinted' comment. I used a 24" RCA TV in my cabinet. In general, the image is a bit darker overall. This is most noticeable in 'dark' games. I stayed away from the tinted glass since I was concerned it would make this problem worse. I guess fiddling with brightness/contrast would help some, but then you start to lose other image qualities at some point. Judge the tinted aspect based on your video set-up.
For me, I felt adding tinted glass to a dark image would've made the picture worse, not better so I went w/clear glass. Looks good IMO (click on the globe under my avatar to see pics of my cab - 2 sheets of 1/4" clear tempered glass with a bezel sandwiched inbetween).
RayB:
"Nobody" huh? ;)
Other than plexi glass there's also Acrylic. Anyone know the different? I saw a sheet of smoked acrylic yesterday for about $20.