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Title: D9200 universal flat or curved ?
Post by: rogue on August 18, 2005, 06:55:12 am

Hi folks, my inaugural post !
Long time lurker, first time poster ..
I've been a dedicated cabinet kind of guy up until recently when i sold everything off in preparation for a move into a much smaller house = no games room :(
The upside is, without the distraction, i can devote some time to building a Mame cab :)

I've sourced a WG D9200 27" for my cabinet which is cool, however, the question was posed do i want a flat or curved unit ? Can someone shine some light on any pros or cons for either ? All the monitors I've had in the old cabs have been curved i guess ( never had to replace one ! ), flat screen seems a more sensible choice, but they must sell the curved ones for a reason ?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

rogue

Title: Re: D9200 universal flat or curved ?
Post by: 2600 on August 18, 2005, 08:31:14 am

Do you have a choice?

Seriously, I don't see an option.

Title: Re: D9200 universal flat or curved ?
Post by: rchadd on August 18, 2005, 09:10:58 am

i would say curved

Title: Re: D9200 universal flat or curved ?
Post by: rogue on August 19, 2005, 01:26:14 am

why curved ?
Just more authentic or viewing angle or am i grasping at nothing and curved just because :)

Title: Re: D9200 universal flat or curved ?
Post by: rchadd on August 19, 2005, 11:41:52 am

authenticity

Title: Re: D9200 universal flat or curved ?
Post by: jcrouse on August 19, 2005, 12:14:23 pm

You will probably have an easier time with a bezel if you go with the curved monitor.

Just my 2 cents,
John

Title: Re: D9200 universal flat or curved ?
Post by: Silverwind on August 19, 2005, 07:45:10 pm

I would say go for curved.  More authentic.

Title: Re: D9200 universal flat or curved ?
Post by: rogue on August 19, 2005, 08:47:00 pm

Cheers,
Curved it is !  ;)