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Plexiglass vs. Lexan / Clear vs. Smoked (for LCD Monitor)

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xtravbx:

Definitely tempered glass - and I went w/ smoked, simply because I like how it looks when it's powered off.

I just prefer a very light smoke to the glass.

I have tempered smoked glass for my cocktail.

dkubarek:

my glass guy said something about antiglare stuff, too, but he said it distorts objects that aren't touching it. anyone try this stuff?

gman314:

xtravbx, you mentioned that you have lightly smoked glass.  Do you also have an LCD monitor like I do?  Did you have to increase the brightness/contrast on your monitor?  I'm just trying to determine if there will be a noticable difference, for better or for worse (hopefully better, though), if I go with a light smoked glass.  As I mentioned earlier, I actually tried to play my arcade with sunglasses on, in order to see if it made a difference.  It really didn't, though.  Maybe this is a sign to stick with clear, but who knows...   :dunno

By the way, does anybody know what polybanner material is?  If I order a bezel made out of this material, would I not have to place a stiff board behind it to keep it in place? 

Blanka:

LCD's have the optimum contrast around 150cd/m2. If you put them higher, they often leak more light through the black relatively to the whitepoint. Besides that, the lifespan of an LCD is shortened much when running on maximum brightness.
If you tune the brightness well to the room light, you can do perfect with clear glass and use the LCD for a very long time.

gman314:

I think that I have decided to go with my original setup:  a custom bezel (from mamemarquees.com) sandwiched in between two pieces of clear plexiglass.

Speaking of mamemarquees, they offer two different types of bezels, adhesive backed vinyl and polybanner.  Can anybody describe exactly what the polybanner material is?  I'm not sure what material would best suit my needs.   :dunno

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