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Title: For a 5 in 1 bartop what should be used in front of the monitor?
Post by: cursedphantasm on December 22, 2004, 07:03:58 pm

I want a real arcade feel so I'm wondering what should go in front of the monitor and would some thin Plexiglas or a clear sheet of plastic work?

Also should i use a TV for the monitor?

Title: Re: For a 5 in 1 bartop what should be used in front of the monitor?
Post by: Hoagie_one on December 22, 2004, 07:25:59 pm

i used two thin sheets so i could sandwhich artwork between them

Title: Re: For a 5 in 1 bartop what should be used in front of the monitor?
Post by: DrewKaree on December 22, 2004, 10:37:49 pm

If you can find an RCA to VGA converter for under $80, use a monitor, otherwise it's plain foolishness not to use a TV for this application. 

The 5-in-1's use RCA connectors, so if you DO happen to find a way to convert the signal to VGA cheaply, let us know.

Title: Re: For a 5 in 1 bartop what should be used in front of the monitor?
Post by: subzero23 on December 22, 2004, 10:44:08 pm

are there adaptors that connect to a normal computer-to-monitor port that will connect to a TV?

those ones like this

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to regular TV?

Title: Re: For a 5 in 1 bartop what should be used in front of the monitor?
Post by: paigeoliver on December 23, 2004, 06:52:57 am

Yes, every adaptor you can ever imagine exists, all are expensive, and all of them degrade the image quality.