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| ArtMAME:
--- Quote from: Havok on October 11, 2006, 02:38:55 pm ---I think that these guys that are hard core CRT users haven't seen a newer LCD screen and are basing their judgement on older LCD technology. --- End quote --- Yes, you are correct... We like to feel the steady stream of electron radiation hitting us in the face :o :o as we blast our enemies into quantum partilces!!! All just part of recreating the arcade experience ;D Also, CRTs are cheap these days, LCDs are very practicle as they are nice and compact, but they are expensive still. Anyway, it is a personal choice, it is your project, and you can do what ever you want with it. Do what looks good to you. I have always been the happiest when I did it my way and made my own choices. It is good to explore options and suggestions, and I have done that too, but at the end of the day, it is your project, and you should choose to do what ever makes you happy ;D :soapbox: ;D |
| ArtMAME:
--- Quote from: johnm160 on October 11, 2006, 03:11:02 pm ---I have no problem decasing the monitor, it is just that LCD's are so much easier to find then a good 19" CRT these days. I really can't make the case bigger I already have an original Control Panel and Marquee to go in it. --- End quote --- Try Craigslist or your local Goodwill store. I stop by Goodwill often and have gotten 21" monitors for under $20. Remember, 19" PC monitor is actually like 18.1" viewable. Standard 19" arcade monitors are actually 19" viewable. But this slight difference should not be a big deal. I am experimenting with this right now. I am picking up a 19" PC monitor today from Craigslist so I can decase it and put it in a converted Robotron cabinet. I have a 21" PC monitor in there, but it sticks out the back by 1" so I can't close it up. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: But the 19" should fit in there. 19" LCD would definitely fit, but like we saw in the previous post, I am hardore CRT all the way baby... :cheers: |
| johnm160:
That vector board looks interesting but if I had an affordable working vector monitor I would probably just buy a board set for it. I will have to steal my coworkers moniter to see what it looks like on an LCD. I ask so I can learn what I don't know ::) I was planning an arcade monitor untill I stumbled across a thread where someone was very unhappy with one. Humm, we have loads of pawn shops in florida, maybe I can find something there. |
| ArtMAME:
Go for it. You can get a 19" PC monitor for $10 to $50 depending on where you go. I got a Centipede cabinet that I was gonna MAME, but decided to get original parts for it. about $500 worth of parts later, I still don't have a working Centipede :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: I should have just MAMEd the Centipede with a PC and a PC monitor, I would have spent much less and I would have a working Centipede by now. Well, you live and learn. Go for what is easiest and most convenient and what will make you happy. I guess is what I am trying to say :soapbox: :soapbox: :soapbox: |
| johnm160:
--- Quote from: ArtMAME on October 11, 2006, 04:12:11 pm ---Go for it. You can get a 19" PC monitor for $10 to $50 depending on where you go. I got a Centipede cabinet that I was gonna MAME, but decided to get original parts for it. about $500 worth of parts later, I still don't have a working Centipede :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: I should have just MAMEd the Centipede with a PC and a PC monitor, I would have spent much less and I would have a working Centipede by now. Well, you live and learn. Go for what is easiest and most convenient and what will make you happy. I guess is what I am trying to say :soapbox: :soapbox: :soapbox: --- End quote --- Wow sorry to hear that! |
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