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Cabinet glare
joecitizen:
Thanks tommy... that's what I kind of figured.
Thanks for the snark too, guys, but it's in a restaurant so can't really keep shades shut or hold a blanket for everyone who wants to play it. :cheers:
spacies:
It would probably be worse if it was tinted glass.
I wouldn't trust patrons 'playing' under a blanket either, lol.
Numbski:
There might be another option.
There's some coating that gets placed on eyeglasses lately to completely (or nearlY) get rid of glare. Have a look for the stuff. The pricetag might be steep, but you won't know without looking.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: Numbski on March 14, 2007, 11:25:23 pm ---There might be another option.
There's some coating that gets placed on eyeglasses lately to completely (or nearlY) get rid of glare. Have a look for the stuff. The pricetag might be steep, but you won't know without looking.
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It's on Amazon, or at least something similar. The brand they sell is "Glare Buster" but I'm positive it's sold under a different name. My father tried it once, he didn't like it at all. I guess the principle is pretty basic and that's the drawback. The stuff adds a coating to the glass, essentially dull clear coat (as in paint). Apparently it works fine, but it tends to blur things just a tad bit. For someone wearing glasses, that's unnacceptable. For an arcade machine, maybe it would make it more authentic? :dunno
Laptop screens have a kind of anti-glare coating that doesn't blur the image. Not sure where anyone can get a clear laptop-like piece of material big enough to cover a cabinet glass. Did a little bit of digging and there's something called Duralan II but that ---Cleveland steamer--- looks like it's only available to wholesalers and at custom sizes :(
Maybe try junk electronic stores to see if they have any in stock. Or find a glass shop that can coat the glass for you. When I worked at Home Depot, anti-glare coatings are options on most windows and shower doors (why shower doors need anti-glare coatings is beyond me), maybe a window shop might have a solution.
joecitizen:
I actually got those coated lenses for my eyeglasses. The trademark is Crizal - it cost $75 and they seem to always get smudged. In retrospect, not really worth it for eyeglasses.
But it's a good idea; if there was a cheap version of something like that, that might do the trick. I'll do some research in to this - thanks guys.