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21" CRT VS 17" LCD
koz319:
I guess I'm going to go against the crowd here a little, but I would go with the rotating 21" CRT. It's obvious from your posts that either maximizing the utilization of the monitor, or viewing the games in their original aspect ratio/resolution is important to you, which would suggest going with a rotating setup. And once you have decided to go with a rotating setup, it's really not that much more difficult to build a rig to support a 21" CRT than anything else.
(For the record, my cab has a 21" rotating CRT in it, so maybe I'm biased :) It's been working for over four years with no problems)
As far as LCD's go, I actually like them more than CRTs for regular computer use, but to me the classic arcade games just don't look the same on an LCD.
Koz
Green Giant:
--- Quote from: koz319 on October 23, 2007, 10:08:53 am ---
I guess I'm going to go against the crowd here a little, but I would go with the rotating 21" CRT. It's obvious from your posts that either maximizing the utilization of the monitor, or viewing the games in their original aspect ratio/resolution is important to you, which would suggest going with a rotating setup. And once you have decided to go with a rotating setup, it's really not that much more difficult to build a rig to support a 21" CRT than anything else.
(For the record, my cab has a 21" rotating CRT in it, so maybe I'm biased :) It's been working for over four years with no problems)
As far as LCD's go, I actually like them more than CRTs for regular computer use, but to me the classic arcade games just don't look the same on an LCD.
Koz
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Does yours autodegauss when you rotate it. Having to hit the degauss button every time would be a big hitch in this plan.
quanlee:
I used a 19" LCD in my Ms Pacman, and love it.
Q*bert:
--- Quote from: quanlee on October 23, 2007, 11:43:20 am ---I used a 19" LCD in my Ms Pacman, and love it.
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quanlee,
Is that an unusual cocktail design, or is it just the camera perspective that makes an upright look odd?
quanlee:
It's a Ms Pacman Upright... here's another pic.