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Rotating monitor construction *Project finished*
Cornchip:
I looked at the LCD I have at work this morning. Nothing wrong with it horizontal. Rotate it and it's not bad 15 degrees to the right (facing the screen) and washing out immeadiately as you go left. I honestly didn't think this was a problem. Worth checking out if your LCD views decently when rotated.
Cornchip.
Note....the LCD that I have is a LG 1918S. I wouldn't recommend it for this use.
javeryh:
I use a Dell 19" LCD mounted vertically in my mini arcade and it looks great. I plan to use the same one in my new project that I will be rotating.
DaOld Man:
I highly suggest to anyone thinking of using an LCD on their vertical or rotating project to test the monitor they are thinking of using before buying it!
That means no ordering off the net, unless you have tried a friend's monitor and you are sure it is the exact same model.
Im sure this warning is somewhere on this board, but I dont remember seeing it.
Maybe we should make a new thread with just this warning and make it a sticky?
I know 100-200 bucks for a new monitor that wont work may be a project killer for most people.
weisshaupt:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on February 09, 2008, 11:30:51 am ---I highly suggest to anyone thinking of using an LCD on their vertical or rotating project to test the monitor they are thinking of using before buying it!
That means no ordering off the net, unless you have tried a friend's monitor and you are sure it is the exact same model.
Im sure this warning is somewhere on this board, but I dont remember seeing it.
Maybe we should make a new thread with just this warning and make it a sticky?
I know 100-200 bucks for a new monitor that wont work may be a project killer for most people.
--- End quote ---
I feel somewhat bad I didn't think to warn you about the viewing angles. I put a more explicit warning in the WIKI.
Having first hand information is always best, but I suspect that checking the specs before hand will give a pretty good indication of what will/won't work. (I am very tempted to replce my Acer with that Samsung with 170/170 viewing angles. ) Did you get to check the specs on your wide screen-- did they claim something very off from what you were observing?
Cornchip:
Some great screen comparisons between different makes of LCD's. Below is an 'extreme' example of what you might see. The LG I tried wasn't too far off this example.
Cornchip.
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