Glass for a cocktail tinted or not?

[divemaster127]

Hey guys im putting together a cocktail for the wife & 2 quick questions.
1. tinted or clear
2. If i do use tinted what shade is the best to use.
thanks
dm

[javeryh]

Both.  You should have a recessed lip directly above the monitor where a small piece of tinted grey glass rests flush with the tabletop.  Then the top piece which covers the entire tabletop should be clear and tempered.

[shardian]

Both.  You should have a recessed lip directly above the monitor where a small piece of tinted grey glass rests flush with the tabletop.  Then the top piece which covers the entire tabletop should be clear and tempered.

That's what I'm doing.

[ChadTower]

Pfft.  He should use a one tone transparent LCD and an interface to MAME that darkens the translucence in a configured manner for any given game.

[squirrellydw]

Both.  You should have a recessed lip directly above the monitor where a small piece of tinted grey glass rests flush with the tabletop.  Then the top piece which covers the entire tabletop should be clear and tempered.

I was going to do that but i just went clear and I like it.  If you use tinted i think you want graylite 14 or something like that.  if you search for gratlite you should find it.

[danny_galaga]

Both.  You should have a recessed lip directly above the monitor where a small piece of tinted grey glass rests flush with the tabletop.  Then the top piece which covers the entire tabletop should be clear and tempered.

why not just have one piece of tinted, tempered glass?

[squirrellydw]

Both.  You should have a recessed lip directly above the monitor where a small piece of tinted grey glass rests flush with the tabletop.  Then the top piece which covers the entire tabletop should be clear and tempered.

why not just have one piece of tinted, tempered glass?

because if you have a graphic underlay it will be hard to see, but the gray make the game images look great.  Thats why using two separate pieces is nice

[javeryh]

Both.  You should have a recessed lip directly above the monitor where a small piece of tinted grey glass rests flush with the tabletop.  Then the top piece which covers the entire tabletop should be clear and tempered.

why not just have one piece of tinted, tempered glass?

because if you have a graphic underlay it will be hard to see, but the gray make the game images look great.  Thats why using two separate pieces is nice

Right.  The artwork is very hard to see underneath the grey tinted glass.  Also, for aesthetic reasons, I think the clear glass looks much nicer on top, especially on each end where it is not resting on anything (above the CPs).  Plus, the grey glass directly above the monitor really hides the screen when it is not in use if you have a black bezel.