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LCD display for marquee, anyone ever done that?
Lectoid:
Has anyone ever thought about having a custom LCD sign made and making that a marquee.
Think about it, you could have it display whatever game you are playing at that moment. Or display anything for that matter, scores, lives, etc.
Lectoid:
I should note, I don't mean the monochrome LCD displays people use on their cabinets. I am talking about like if you took an LCD TV and cut the top and bottom off (yes I know that's not possible). Full color display.
Lectoid:
I just measured my 14.1" laptop screen and it's 7.5 inches high by 12 inches wide. If you just stuck two of these side by side, you'd have an average marquee size.
Interesting. Other than that, I am not finding anyone that will make custom LCD monitors.
ChadTower:
Haven't seen it, mostly because as you mentioned, they don't come in a reasonable shape for a traditional marquee. People have used BetaBrites, I believe.
moriartyds:
Possibly a cheap option is to take one of those digital picture frames. Load it up w/ screenshots from games and put it on slideshow mode. You can then surround it on the sides with regular marquee material (to accomodate the size difference).
It'd probably look like ass, but it's doable.