Plexi distance from screen?

[tkuper05]

I am putting in smoked plexi instead of building or buying a bezel for  my monitor.  How far should the plexi be from the screen?

[kickngas]

I used bronze glass in my cab, and it is about1 1/2 inches away from my 27" TV. I opted to use the glass since it will not scratch, and it will retain its' shape and not bow at all.

[toolaa]

I am using a 25" flat screen TV and my Glass is within 1/4" of the screen.  I think it looks very nice. 

[steptoe]

is that non-reflective glass

[NoOne=NBA=]

Alot depends on how you want the finished product to look.

Most classic Nintendo machines had the glass vertical, with the monitor tilted back at an extreme angle (Donkey Kong, Popeye, etc...).
Atari varied by cabinet from vertical right at the front glass (Vindicators), to vertical glass, monitor leaning back, (Asteroids), to layback monitors (Toobin').
Most of Midway's stuff has the monitor mounted near horizontally (Pacman, etc...).
Other companies just did whatever they thought looked good.

I'd pick a original cab design that you like, making sure it's one that fits the cab you are building, and use that method of mounting.

I personally like the Nintendo method, so that is what I used on my vertical-only cab, although I didn't lean the monitor back as far as they did.

[toolaa]

is that non-reflective glass

It's the original glass from the Moon Patrol machine.  I'm not sure if it's low reflectivity but it does have about a 15% tint to it.