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| cmoses:
Does anyone know where you can get black plastic monitor bezels for LCD monitors? I always see ones for CRT tube monitors, but these are curved. I need something that will work for a LCD monitor and that is flat. Anyone have any suggestions? |
| testicle187:
Painting the plexiglass that sits in front of the monitor is the easiest method. Most LCD monitors seem to be widescreen, so finding a Happ Bezel might be difficult. If your monitor is not widescreen and is a standard arcade monitor size they normally sell different bezels for flat screen monitors as well. |
| cmoses:
I am building a MAME machine and am going to use either a 19" or 20" LCD standard 4:3 aspect monitor, NOT a widescreen. I have a smaller cabinet and could only get a 21" CRT in there at the most and they end up being usually about 19.8 viewable anyway. So I figured I might as well go LCD and get almost the same or slightly larger display and not have all the weight. So that is why I am looking for a flat screen monitor bezel. When you mentioned painting the plexiglass in front of the monitor. I assume you mean painting the outsides of the plexiglass black where the monitor does not show in order to create a bezel and hide any monitor plastic. Or are you referring to using tinted glass or plexiglass so that it all appears dark except for where the monitor is showing through? |
| Ginsu Victim:
Actually, using the method mentioned, you paint the back side of the glass, not the side facing out. It gives a beautiful, mirror-black finish when done right. |
| GAtekwriter:
I cut my own from black foam board that stays flat. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67651.msg792530#msg792530 Jim |
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