Will I have a reflection problem if my monitor is too far from glass?

[rackoon]

I think this is going to be the same for a cocktail and standup. Although, looking at the screen at an angle with a cocktail might change things. Yet, if you have a standup and play with more than one person, you will have to look at the screen from an angle also. So this pertains to everyone with an arcade monitor and glass in front of it.

Whammoed (reigning king of cocktails, in my opinion, so far) has his monitor real close to the glass but Im thinking of sinking my monitor real low to got a good view.  Maybe around 3" lower than the glass. I was also planing on using a second piece tinted glass like the examples shown in the old Oscar's site.  (my respects to the old school Pioneers)

Oh, and by the way, Im dealing with a 27" monitor in a cocktail table. I would just experiment my self but I have mounted the monitor three times already just to make sure it fit. let's just say its not an easy job with the weight of the monitor, and the sanding, and chipping, and grinding, and sawing, and drinking vodka, and cursing and ect....

One more thing. I have put glass near my TV in the living room and got some bad reflections and thats where this post is coming from.

[fjl]

Well if its behind the glass and everything but the monitors is painted flat black in color, you shouldn't have any reflection problems. Reflection is mostly a problem when looked at angled to a light source. You should also make sure you have big lips/walls surrounding the monitor. An example is a classic pac-man arcade cab.

[CrazyKongFan]

Yeah, what efjayel said There's an arcade not too far from me that has a Gaplus/Galaga 3, and there's  a fluorescent light right above it that reflects right on the player area. I either need to just about become too personal with the machine  or stand really far back and sort of bent down. There's so much crap flying at you on that game that you have to have a good view of the bottom area. I've thought about asking the manager of the place if he can move it, or maybe I'll just ask for a piece of cardboard and stick it over my head...although I'd probably get some strange looks on the latter one

[rackoon]

I'm sorry, I probably didn't explain myself properly.

I'm talking about reflection underneath the glass bouncing back to the screen.

Kinda like when you shine a flashlight at a double pane window.

[Stub]

Distance makes no difference on the brightness of the second reflection. It defines the apparent distance the reflected image is separated from the main. I only notice it at hard angles. The reflection is around 2-4% the luminance of the monitor, so viewed right on it is overpowered and not noticed.