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Kremmit:

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--- Quote from: Havok on October 11, 2006, 02:38:55 pm ---I would stay away from widescreen LCDs unless you are going to rotate it for vertical only games, then they are the way to go...

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Have you ever seen a vertical game with a widescreen (or tall screen in this case) in an arcade?  I for one haven't...

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Yeah, seriously! I mean, why would you do that? While we're on the topic of what never to do - who the hell would build a cab with Windows XP and run Mame? Have you ever seen that in an arcade? I for one haven't...

 :tool:

/sarcasm off

Actually, on the new Pac-man\Galaga cabinet - that looks like a wide screen flipped on it's side: I saw one in a rest stop on the Thruway, and the screen looked much longer than the originals...

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Using a rotated widescreen to play vertical games would be totally pointless.  The games have a 4:3 aspect ratio.  Using a wider screen does nothing unless you WANT to stretch the graphics out so that Ms. Pac is oval-shaped instead of round.  If you leave the game at it's correct aspect ratio, then you'll have big empty black spaces at the top and bottom of the screen.

The new Pac/Galaga cabs have a 25" monitor, which is why it looks bigger than the 19" monitors in originals.  But it's still a standard 4:3 monitor. 
johnm160:
Well it has just come to my attention that since we will have several people off on the 21st I will not be able to attend the auction (probably a good thing for my wallet) So I will have to build it....

Look for a project announcement soon.

ArtMAME:
Hey,

Just found this thread.  This guy put a PC monitor inside a Tempest cab.  Don't know what size, but you may want to check out his pics of how he mounted it inside the cab.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53653.msg530012#msg530012
johnm160:

--- Quote from: ArtMAME on October 13, 2006, 06:03:28 pm ---Hey,

Just found this thread.  This guy put a PC monitor inside a Tempest cab.  Don't know what size, but you may want to check out his pics of how he mounted it inside the cab.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53653.msg530012#msg530012

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Thanks Art....I just read it, I put in a 17 inch because that is what fit.... :( I am not sure how much room would be gained decasing a 19 inch. I would like to use a CRT, but I still think I am going to have to wait to see exactly how much room there is to play with after it is built.

I hit 5 pawn shops the other day and they were only selling the monitors with the computers. They only had 17" anyway.

ArtMAME:
I have been hitting the Goodwill stores also.  Found a few 19" monitors.  I got an AOC 19" monitor from some guy on Craigslist, and a Dell M990 (only 16" deep) from the thift store.  Either one fits nicely in my Robotron cab with out decasing. 

Most monitors I have decased have a sort of metal cage around the back that is only a little bit smaller than the plastic casing, so you don't really gain much room by decasing.  I am still looking for one with no metal cage.  I have seen a Sylvania F96 that may not have a cage, have not taken it apart yet, but it may fit in my Centipede cabinet. 

You can usually look inside the back of the monitors in those little holes to see if there is a cage there.  That would probably be you best bet if you have your heart set on a 19" monitor.
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