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Xb0x3r:
I was just wondering, as an idea (shoot it down if you want) would it be possible to have a custom LCD screen sized and ready to be fitted inside the marquee box? Just thinking it would be neat to start a game and see it's marquee displayed above you.

Thanks in advance,

Xb0x3r
Daniel B.:
Randy T did that very thing, only his wasn't custom sized.

Someone mentioned in that thread it would be thousands for a one-off.
Barry Barcrest:
I guess the easiest way would be to use 3 small screens and display it across them. Alternatively get a betabrite type LED sign and send a compatible graphic to it.
SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Daniel B. on January 22, 2008, 05:34:41 pm ---Someone mentioned in that thread it would be thousands for a one-off.

--- End quote ---

They exist in varying degrees of quality. There's a local Indian casino that uses screens in (too large) marquee ratios that have a better resolution than a betabrite, but less than a LCD/Plasma. I did spot one rotating marquee several months ago that appeared to be an LCD, but it was apparently moved during recent renovations.

I've been tromping the net for months to find the manufacturer.

I've tried asking the casino people but asking questions about their gambling machines is risky at best and guaranteed to get you black balled at worst. Photos are out of the question. :banghead: I'm not really interested in being detained in a windowless room for eight hours.
protokatie:
Have you thought of using a cheap projector (LCD or DLP) that is inside the marqee part of the cab? That way you could make it whatever weird dimensions or even shapes that you want. You would just need to get some dark tinted smoked glass or plexi for the image to show through...

Advantages:
Not custom
can be made to show the image on any shape of marqee

Disadvantages:
Bulb and or color engine replacement over time could be expensive
Needs to be far enough back in the marqee to show a wide enough image

Just my 2 cents...
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