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ElKootcho:

I'm just wondering what the most common size is being used in full-size MAME cabinets (either PC monitor or arcade monitor). Please vote and then leave a comment letting us know how many players your machine is set up for and if you feel that your montior size is too small, too large, or just right!

Thanks!!

paigeoliver:

Currently owned cabinets.

19" arcade monitor (VGA type).

42" SVGA plasma (showcase setup).

21" computer monitor.

Have a 27" D9200 sitting around that will go into something eventually.

In the past I have used at least a dozen 21" computer monitors for 19" cabinets and a half-dozen 15" computer monitors (these replace 13" arcade monitors in machines that came with those). I have also used a couple 19" computer monitors and one 17" computer monitor.

Chris G:

25" horizontal WG (Zenith made).  Love the size.

leapinlew:

Depends -

17" LCD in a bartop


32" TV in a showcase


21" CRT in a driver


19" CRT in a 4 way vertical



NoOne=NBA=:

I think screen size should be dictated by cabinet size/style, and games to be played.

If you look at nearly vertical monitors, Robotron had a 19", and alot of the fighting games had 25".
This is perfectly acceptable because you don't need to see the entire screen at once on a fighting game.
Trying to play Robotron with a 25" monitor right in your face would be very difficult because you have to pan your vision to play.
Also, if you get too close to a large monitor, you start to see the individual dots from the aperture grill, rather than the overall picture.

I'm sure there are people on here who have done it, and will tell you how great it is, but my personal experience has been that my scores increase as the visible monitor size goes down (by decreasing monitor size, or increasing distance from the monitor).

As far as playing setups go, I have had setups that have used everything from a 10" laptop screen up to a 57" wide-screen TV.
All of them are fine as long as you pay attention to the player distance as the monitor size increases.

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