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Blanka:

The best LCD for vertical classics is the HP LP2065. It's 20 inch (rougly the same as the 19 inch tubes the classics used) and because its an IPS panel, the viewing angles are great for vertical mounting. It also has a very short input-lag, so the response is great. Note that a 20 inch vertical mount LCD has a larger image than a 32 inch 16:9 landscape LCD for classics!

Jack Burton:

If  this goes in a Ms. Pac cabinet then these are your best choices:

# 1 19" arcade monitor.  Not as expensive or hard to find as you might think.  Contact your local amusement vendor and use the trading forum here to find one. 

# 2 19" 15 khz compatible CRT pc monitor.  This is a PC monitor that can sync to arcade resolutions and refresh rates.  Fairly rare but worth taking a look around for.

# 3 19" PC CRT monitor.  Cheap and easy to find.  Don't spend over $50 on this.  You have a high chance of getting one for free if you look around.  

You can forget about LCD's.  There's no reason to use them here.  

Most CRT PC monitors have a metal cage around the actual hardware inside them and are a cinch to mount.  They use the same or very similar mounts as 19" arcade monitors.

21" monitors are also nice, but are a little harder to mount and require a new bezel.  I would go with a 19" to make things a little easier and more authentic.  



TOK:

In order of preference for me... arcade monitor, component TV, computer monitor, LCD.

19" or bigger. I prefer a lot bigger, I'm using a 27" TV with component. Lots of people don't like an image that big for vert classics, but I'd hate to have anything less than a 25.


Jack Burton:

You might want to try to find a 19" PC crt with a heavily curved screen too.  Old arcade monitors had a curved screen.  Using one for your monitor will give the games a roundness that give the illusion of "old game".   Make sure to set your monitor color settings to 6500k for this same reason.   A round tube PC monitor will likely be older and have a slightly coarser dot pitch, and that will help too. 

Thenasty:

19" Arcade Monitor. Nuff said  ;D

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