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Epyx:
My cab was designed around my Sony KV27FS100 (in case) and is about 33" wide but I don't mind as this opens up the 32" LCD tvs for the cabinet.

The 32" WS LCD imo is the rough equivalent of a 27" CRT for viewable gaming area.  You still lose about 1" on the vertical but very close either way. I also still have the arcade monitor option which is nice.

For you the 22" would be fine imo.
dkubarek:
All,
I'm very new to cabinet making and I'm making one for my nephews. It's going to be smaller. An adult could play it sitting down. (I'll make more foot room for that) but the deal is I have two monitors to choose from. Both are about 17 inches. (Has to be smaller cause the cab is smaller.) One is a Samsung flat screen CRT and the other is a Sony 1084 LCD flat panel. The Samsung's screen is almost an inch bigger in width, but it is going to be tougher to work with because it is obviously deeper than the LCD screen. The Sony has a 20 ms response time, which is slow. What would give me the better picture quality of the two? I heard LCDs aren't as good as CRT, but I never tested them. Thanks.
Turnarcades:
My two quid's worth......

I dont think using a widescreen panel is very good at all unless you intend to regularly use your arcade as a multimedia machine and you are going BIG.

The type of monitor you use (regardless if CRT/arcade monitor/LCD whatever the response time) will be inconsequential to the casual gamer. That said, if you are after authenticity an arcade monitor is a must. Using a PC CRT is no shame though as they are cheaper, offer the biggest range of display options and support many more software filtering options too.

The only downside to using CRT's or LCD's is that you will rarely find a 4:3 monitor above a 20" (viewable screen area) and if you do, will pay top dollar for it.

Get what you will feel comfortable with, but go for 4:3 else everything you play will be over-stretched or end up smaller with big black borders which will annoy you on a smaller screen.

RayB:
I'm glad dkubarek finally mentioned response time. We're talking about GAMING here. Response time should be one of the most important specs to look at otherwise you get blurring.

Samsung's 206BW and 226BW has 2ms response time. There's a couple successors to that model that also have 2ms. Just about all other LCDs have a range of response times, 5ms, 6ms, on up. Get the fastest one you can find.
dkubarek:
I already have the monitors. I'm on a tight budget. Basically free + $90 for X-arcade board, wiring kit and controls. It's easy to get free stuff as I live near Penn State. (Gotta love college towns) but I'm limited of course to what I can scrounge up. So, would you all agree that 20 ms response time is way too slow? I heard 8 or less is best, and I'm way out of that range. I'm leaving toward the CRT anyway, since it's almost an inch larger, and both are a little small compared to what I would like. Still looking for a 21-inch CRT, but then I might have space issues in a 2/3 size cab. So, anyone want to help on response time? Thanks so much
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