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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?