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Stobe:
The biggest 4:3 LCD that I've seen personally was a 20.1".  They may make 22", but I've never seen one.

And pricewise, the widescreens are getting cheaper than non-wides (since the screen is "smaller" )  (note the quotes).  What started off as being a marketing ploy, has become overly confussing for the average consumer.  If an unknowing consumer purchases a 19" widescreen LCD, and isn't smart enough to set his resolution correctly, he is both distorting his pixels, and producing a "smaller" picture than a non-widescreen of the same size.

But back to the original question.....

Yes, 4:3 is ideal (been said too many times already).

BUT.  If you have to get a 16:9 (cheaper, easier to find, etc).  You don't have to "waste" the space.  You can (and the real name eludes me right now) chop up the display in mame to show the game in a 4:3 box, and use the other area for other graphics (move sheets, marquees, bezels, CP, etc).  

-Stobe
lettuce:

--- Quote from: Stobe on August 28, 2008, 10:01:28 am ---BUT.  If you have to get a 16:9 (cheaper, easier to find, etc).  You don't have to "waste" the space.  You can (and the real name eludes me right now) chop up the display in mame to show the game in a 4:3 box, and use the other area for other graphics (move sheets, marquees, bezels, CP, etc).  

-Stobe

--- End quote ---

Really?, so if i was able to get the display down the bottom of the screen instead being centred and having boards at the top AND bottom, then i could in effect use the space above the active mame display to display the games marquee???

I dont HAVE to go with a 16:9 screen but price wise it makes more sense espically if i can get the same display size. For instance i can get a 22" WS for around £150 odd, where as a 21" 4:3 would cost be double that, and i should get around the same active display picture from a 22" WS as that of a 21" 4:3 screen, plus then my bartop design would be as bulky
leapinlew:

--- Quote from: Stobe on August 28, 2008, 10:01:28 am ---The biggest 4:3 LCD that I've seen personally was a 20.1".  They may make 22", but I've never seen one.

And pricewise, the widescreens are getting cheaper than non-wides (since the screen is "smaller" )  (note the quotes).  What started off as being a marketing ploy, has become overly confussing for the average consumer.  If an unknowing consumer purchases a 19" widescreen LCD, and isn't smart enough to set his resolution correctly, he is both distorting his pixels, and producing a "smaller" picture than a non-widescreen of the same size.

But back to the original question.....

Yes, 4:3 is ideal (been said too many times already).

BUT.  If you have to get a 16:9 (cheaper, easier to find, etc).  You don't have to "waste" the space.  You can (and the real name eludes me right now) chop up the display in mame to show the game in a 4:3 box, and use the other area for other graphics (move sheets, marquees, bezels, CP, etc). 

-Stobe

--- End quote ---

Agreed.

I think your talking about Mr. Do's work? I had posted a while back about using a 16:9 screen and using the top portion to display the marquee and change the marquee based on which game your playing.
Stobe:
Yup.  I forgot who to give credit to, but I remember now.  You had a post a while back about Mr. Do's work, entertaining the idea of using it for widescreen LCDs.

(searching for that post now....)
Stobe:
Here it is  (should've used another tab)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=70626.0
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