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| Angry_Radish:
Depends on if you are playing golden tee or not ;D I've already had some pretty heavy knocks on the 1/4" stuff I have by overzealous players, not sure how it would have handled it if it were 1/8" Just a thought :) |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: Angry_Radish on September 29, 2006, 02:45:16 pm ---Depends on if you are playing golden tee or not ;D I've already had some pretty heavy knocks on the 1/4" stuff I have by overzealous players, not sure how it would have handled it if it were 1/8" Just a thought :) --- End quote --- Tempered glass is deceptively strong. But if you really want to use glass, I wouldn't skimp where there is the possibility of breakage. Go with the 1/4". And by no means should one use non-tempered glass. If you do, and it breaks, the results will be really bad. I know because I used to manufacture optics and I have the scars to prove it. :P If weight or cost is an issue, I recommend the plexi. I have used mine for years and it still has no visible scratches. I have found that 1/8" plexi works just fine and is more likely to flex when struck than shatter like glass could. My .0199999 cents RandyT |
| subcriminal:
Can't see the point in using tinted glass if your cab's built well and the screen's not burnt. Clear allows you to run the monitor with lower contrast/brightness saving your screen if anything ;D I'd much rather do this than stress the monitor trying to get the same brightness through a tint. Must say the photo's above are pointless as mine looks like the tinted screen with clear plexi. It'd look like the comparison if I turned it up too high though. |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: subcriminal on September 30, 2006, 07:38:45 am ---Can't see the point in using tinted glass if your cab's built well and the screen's not burnt. Clear allows you to run the monitor with lower contrast/brightness saving your screen if anything ;D I'd much rather do this than stress the monitor trying to get the same brightness through a tint. Must say the photo's above are pointless as mine looks like the tinted screen with clear plexi. It'd look like the comparison if I turned it up too high though. --- End quote --- The difference is that with clear you can see the screen. With horizontally oriented games, this is is not that big a deal. With vertical games on a hozontal monitor, this can be a big improvement in the appearance of your cab. It also keeps you from requiring a fancy bezel for the monitor. The color / contrast is also enhanced. It's used for the same reason TV manufacturers started using tinted glass for the CRTs. Phosphor is grey when not excited. So technically, true black is not achievable in a lit room with clear glass. I'm the one that kicked off this thing with the dark glass / Plexi. It's a trick I came up with while working with 3D displays. Oscar did a nice writeup on the use of it and it can be seen at this thread RandyT |
| Angry_Radish:
I have 2 reasons I used the tinted glass. One was the poor mounting of my screen, the bezel wasn't that great, but with the glass over it, it was perfect :) The other reason was on vert. games, the screen sort of "floats" there, and you can't tell you have the screen chopped on both sides. I agree completely it comes down to personal preference, and it wasn't my intention to confuse folks with the pics |
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