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IYO, which monitor is best for mame machines?

19" LCD
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19" PC CRT
1 (20%)
Other (Please comment)
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Voting closed: January 14, 2008, 12:29:12 pm

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DaOld Man

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19" LCD or 19" CRT
« on: January 04, 2008, 12:29:12 pm »
I am thinking of using a 19" LCD for monitor rotate project. Would like your opinion.
Thanks.
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Re: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2008, 12:56:01 pm »
If you are going through the trouble of rotating why on earth not use a 19" arcade monitor?  You'll be able to play pretty much EVERY SINGLE ARCADE GAME at it's correct resolution that way!  If I had the engineering skills I would have gone that route. 
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Re: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2008, 01:30:11 pm »
Well, thats why Im asking this question.
A LCD would be a lot easier to rotate than a CRT.
I want to know the advantages of a PC monitor over an LCD. (I dont have an arcade monitor, so it will be PC CRT, if I use it.)
I play some mame games on my desktop LCD, and they look pretty good, of course Im sitting right in front of it.
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Re: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2008, 04:01:27 pm »
If an arcade monitor is out of the question, then I'd go LCD.  There really isn't enough benefit of a high res CRT over a high res LCD to justify the extra pain it would be to rotate.

I'd still get an arcade monitor though.  ;D
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Re: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2008, 03:21:31 am »
Get the real thing, an arcade monitor. Nothing beats it for the real arcade feeling.
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