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Visitor Q:
Will do, thanks. Just looking for a simple answer is all...
cmoses:
I was recently in your situation, couldn't decide what to replace the badly worn piece of Plexiglas that was on my cabinet that I am MAMEing with.  Looked around and found Plexiglas available at Home Depot and Lowes, but it was all clear.  Went to a local glass shop, they had grey tinted glass.  I heard it was the best way to go.  I had brought in my Plexiglas and they measured it and quoted me $18.00 plus tax for grey tint, cut and sanded, exact size.  I figured what the heck, even if I didn't like it, $20 was not much to try it out.  The Plexiglas I had looked at was all much more.  I needed a piece that was a little less than 2' x 2'.  The Plexiglas was available in 24" x 18" but then it went up to 24" x 48".

I picked up my glass the next day and took it home and installed it.  WOW, it looked amazing.  I did not have to adjust the monitor settings at all.  I did not have to turn the brightness way up.  I just left it alone and the colors really popped, plus with a black bezel that I cut out from black construction paper, everything is hidden.  It looks like the monitor is just floating there. 

I would go for the grey tinted glass.  I think it looks amazing, is MORE scratch resistant and can be cleaned easier.  Worse case scenario, you probably won't spend a lot and can try it and see for yourself.

Edited - meant to say more scratch resistant.
shardian:
In the early 80's, many games had a piece of tempered glass with a 'bezel' image screen printed directly to the glass - like Ms. Pacman. In the 90's, many games (like Mortal Kombat), simply had  a piece of plexiglass over the monitor.

It is really personal preference. I personally had a 90's dynamo game which had a piece of tinted plexi. I have several 80's games with tempered glass - though I also use tinted plexi behind the glass to hid internals and crappy burnt monitors.
Visitor Q:
Cool... Seems to me like glass would be more scratch resistant and give a clearer picture that plexi.

I am going to be speaking with another user here (Paul) today or tomorrow about the glass he bought on the phone.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82241.msg865815#msg865815

He has the exact same monitor I am getting and all, nice guy.

Visitor Q:

--- Quote from: shardian on October 10, 2008, 09:24:18 am ---In the early 80's, many games had a piece of tempered glass with a 'bezel' image screen printed directly to the glass - like Ms. Pacman. In the 90's, many games (like Mortal Kombat), simply had  a piece of plexiglass over the monitor.

It is really personal preference. I personally had a 90's dynamo game which had a piece of tinted plexi. I have several 80's games with tempered glass - though I also use tinted plexi behind the glass to hid internals and crappy burnt monitors.

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Form your experience, which do you prefer? I don’t think you really said?
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