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csa3d:

--- Quote from: Santoro on October 18, 2007, 12:13:19 pm ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on October 18, 2007, 11:02:26 am ---I mounted my LCD vertically and it works beautifully.  I still play horozontal games on it (with the black bars) but it was not my original intent.

Is there even such a thing as a 4:3 (or 5:4) LCD monitor in the 27-30" range?

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Doubtful, I looked a lot.

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Agreed, I settled in a 20.3 4:3 Viewsonic.. and it was way more expensive then 16:9 which they are pushing.
rdenis:
I just bought a 28" LCD monitor from Tigerdirect.  27.5" viewable and true 1920 x 1200 resolution, ie. 16 x 10.  No need to rotate this puppy as vertical games are full size as compared with a 25" 4 x 3 monitor.
MPTech:
Ok, so it sounds like it would work, and it would display black bars at the top and bottom for some games (that's cool, I was hoping it wouldn't stretch or cut off the sides).

But you guys lost me a little bit.  What did you mean by "4:3 (or 5:4) LCD monitor in the 27-30" range"?
I've seen 28" LCD monitors, but haven't done any hard looking for anything larger.

Could I use one of the newer 32" LCD TV's? Or am I back to the problem I've got with the resoultion? (I was assuming the newer TV's had much better resolution than what I'm using)
patrickl:
The bigger screens are always widescreen. A widescreen monitor is not a very practical option for an arcade cab. You'd normally want a 4:3 (ratio between width and height) screen for that.
Agent Davis:
You know, most modern LCDs com with a stand that allows them to be rotated by turning the monitor.  Why not mount the LCD with parts of the stand still intact and devise a way to mask it so that you can have the best of both worlds?
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