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Title: Gun question
Post by: olsteve on September 23, 2005, 03:19:29 am

My cab has smoked plexi over the screen area. Will this cause a problem with a light gun?
BTW - I am using a 22' computer monitor and looking at maybe getting a Act-Labs gun but not sure yet.
Any advise is appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve O.

Title: Re: Gun question
Post by: More Cowbell on September 23, 2005, 08:37:09 am

WOW! 22 feet? THat must be a huge cabinet! ;)

Title: Re: Gun question
Post by: Lilwolf on September 23, 2005, 08:40:42 am

In theory it could work.  But you would really have to crank up your contrast.

I have a feeling that you wouldn't ever get really good results though.  Your blocking the light that it needs.  And if your monitor isn't very bright to begin with, they don't work unless your almost touching the screen.

Title: Re: Gun question
Post by: Flinkly on September 24, 2005, 01:33:31 am

ok, i thoght i had this figured out, but now i'd love to hear more...

i haven't yet bought my glass, and i was going to get tinted, but will my cabinet look great without tinted glass or should i just get slightly tinted gass?

i am going to have lightguns, by the way.

Title: Re: Gun question
Post by: M3talhead on September 24, 2005, 05:47:02 am

My first cab had tinted lexan over the screen, and with a lightgun and it had about the same accuracy. Only thing is, I had a  Virtual Gun  (http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=270&products_id=1429) which had horrible accuracy to begin with, so now that I think about it, this post is probably irrelevant anyway........

Title: Re: Gun question
Post by: Acorn on September 24, 2005, 06:51:28 pm

If you are planning the cab still and are going to have lightguns, don't get tinted glass!

I already have had enough people (at least 10) with strange problems because of tinted glass :) It will cause some performance loss, and although certain tinted glass, display, and gun combos may *work*, they will never work as well as without tinted glass.

Title: Re: Gun question
Post by: AtomSmasher on September 25, 2005, 01:38:00 am

Quote from: Acorn on September 24, 2005, 06:51:28 pm

If you are planning the cab still and are going to have lightguns, don't get tinted glass!

I already have had enough people (at least 10) with strange problems because of tinted glass :) It will cause some performance loss, and although certain tinted glass, display, and gun combos may *work*, they will never work as well as without tinted glass.

good to know, thanks