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Arcade Cabinet Glass - Tint or No Tint?
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TOK:
I don't think scratching plexi is a huge issue for home use. I have tinted plexi over my vert cabinet and I'm just very careful about cleaning it with a damp rag to avoid swirls, etc. Not sure if all tinted plastic is the same, but I was surprised how dark the stuff I got actually is. Had to turn the brightness up on the monitor a bit to get it looking good.
ElKootcho:
I'll be tinting over a TV monitor. So is darker tint better?
Wade:
It is definitely possible to have too much tint, especially when using a newer monitors because they almost always have a dark colored tube to begin with (versus the old tubes found in classic games, which were much lighter colored).

I have some plexi that is too far on the dark side.  I used it on a Simpsons mini cabinet and I had to REALLY crank up the screen control to get the monitor bright enough to look decent through the tint.  It is darker than all the tinted tempered glass that came original on some of my arcade games.

I have a pretty good sized stack of used tinted plexi, probably 8-10 sheets large enough for most arcade games, someone make me an offer (it will be fairly heavy/expensive to ship though).

Personally, I think tinted monitor glass/plexi is generally cheap and cheesey looking.  Tint was mostly used on classics back when the tubes were not tinted.  Modern games have tinted tubes and RARELY have tinted glass.

Wade
Level42:

--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on October 08, 2007, 06:41:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: Jimbo on October 08, 2007, 12:04:33 pm ---I'd kick myself if I went too dark...
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I've never seen tinted glass/plexi that was too dark for use on an arcade cabinet.
Ask for the darkest stuff they have, and you should be fine.
That is assuming that their darkest is dark enough.
I've been to some places that didn't carry the dark tint, just medium and light.

Anybody else seen any glass that was too dark?

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The darkest stuff would be completely black, guess you don't want to put that in front of your monitor  :laugh2:

There are HEAPS of colors available. Most are NOT transparant. But for those that are, there are some color options and at least various shades. Check this out (and this is just one manufacturer:

http://www.lucitesolutions.com/remote/viewdocument.cfm?documentFile=000%5F%2D%5FColour%5FSelector%5Fcopy1%2Epdf

I used color 923 (page 4 has the transparent colors on the left) which seems the darkest available there. It looks very good on my Galaxian. The original even was a little bit darker, but this can also be because of aging of course).

Also, there are various thicknesses available: 3mm, 5mm and I thin 8 mm. I guess the thicker the darker.
I got 3mm for both my Galaxian and my Star Wars. The thinner the cheaper of course, but less sturdy. However, you're not going to bang the plexi on your precious cab are you ? Also, the plexi on the SW is almost vertical positioned so it won't bend or anything....
btp2k2:
I went with clear on my cabinet, and I am wishing I went smoked.....having seen the differences....next one will be smoked for sure.
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