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LCD monitor in mame cabinet
Samstag:
All the LCD's I've looked at recently had pretty good side-viewing angles but get bad very quickly when they're not very close to level in relation to your eyes. Your best bet in a cocktail would be a vertical orientation so both players (assuming one on each end). If it's a side-by-side cocktail you could either go vertical or angle it toward the playing side.
Make sure you try a mockup to test angles out before you design and build.
SideShow Rob:
I've been using a 17" LCD for MAME purposes for a little while now.
It's a very basic Acer 1714 panel with a 14ms response time, and a 1280x1024 native resolution.
I use the following lines in my Mame.ini file:
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### Windows video options ###
autoframeskip 0
frameskip 0
waitvsync 0
triplebuffer 0
window 0
ddraw 1
direct3d 1
hwstretch 1
# screen <NULL> (not set)
cleanstretch auto
resolution 1280x1024
refresh 60
scanlines 0
switchres 1
switchbpp 1
maximize 1
keepaspect 1
matchrefresh 0
syncrefresh 0
throttle 1
full_screen_brightness 0.000000
frames_to_run 0
effect none
screen_aspect 4:3
### Windows Direct3D 2D video options ###
zoom 2
d3dtexmanage 1
d3dfilter 4
d3dfeedback 0
d3dscan 50
d3deffectrotate 1
d3dprescale auto
d3deffect none
# d3dcustom <NULL> (not set)
# d3dexpert <NULL> (not set)
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I know it is not arcade authentic...but for me, it works out very well - I run Windows XP in 1280x1024 @60Hz, and run MameWah with a 1280x1024 @60Hz skin...I don't have to make any monitor adjustments at all.
It will be the perfect solution for my bartop cabinet that I am planning to build. The viewing angles, in both the horizontal and vertical planes, aren't too bad - but as recommended previously...if you are planning on using it in a cocktail cabinet...check the angles before construction, to avoid possible disappointment later on.
Pieman2004:
paige whats UPDOG
coasternuts:
I was looking through the FAQ and thought of your post.
...Not that you asked but might be useful.
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#h14
paigeoliver:
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Nothing much dawg, what's up with you!