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Title: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: pageophile on April 07, 2006, 08:52:27 pm

Hello all  ;D

I'll preface this by saying yes, I have done a search on LCD's and haven't found an answer to my question  :-\

OK, for those who runs a modern 19" LCD with MAME:


1. How does it look with games?

2. Does screen rotation bring about any weird problems with MAME?


The main reason I'm asking is I'm converting over an old Double Dragon cab (it's a generic cab that has held many different games so I'm not destroying a classic, only giving it more life  :applaud:) and want . . . nah need to have a rotating monitor.  Doing a rotating LCD is so much easier than rotating a shelled CRT, so I'm looking at all my options before we start the build-up.


Thanks for looking and have a great weekend,

Cheers  :cheers:

Title: Re: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: ppilot on April 09, 2006, 10:21:33 am

To my eyes, a good LCD monitor is indistinguishable from a crt monitor for mame.  Make sure it has a good viewing angle.

Title: Re: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: pageophile on April 09, 2006, 05:36:31 pm

Thx ppilot

The reply is very much appreciated  :cheers:

Anyone else care to chime in?

Title: Re: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: fraser on April 11, 2006, 08:26:43 am

Have a rread of this http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94426

This might apply to your screen

Title: Re: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: pageophile on April 11, 2006, 09:26:06 am

Thanks Fraser, any little bit helps. 

I think in the end, I'm going to borrow a buddies LCD for the weekend and play around with it to see how well it works out.

Have a good day

Title: Re: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: Ninten-doh on June 24, 2006, 07:02:45 pm

I'm resurrecting this thread because I'd like some thoughts on this as well from current LCD users.  I was planning to use a 21" CRT, but playing the vertical games I love like Ikari, Raiden, DoDonPachi, etc. just seem a tad small.  I really like the idea of rotating a 19" LCD and would appreciate some thoughts from people who currently use that setup or have tried it.

 :cheers:

Title: Re: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: (+_+) on June 26, 2006, 11:10:26 am

I have a Viewsonic
http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/lcddisplays/proseries/vp201s/

and it seems to work great. It works very well under Mame concerning rotation. For some of the smaller LCDs, you may have to purchase a replacement stand since many models don't allow rotation. The one I've listed above does rotate as is.

Here's a link with a few screenshots.
http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=28

Title: Re: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: pageophile on June 27, 2006, 09:48:36 am

Thx for the pix Keyser_Soze

Much appreciated  :applaud:

Title: Re: Question for LCD MAME Owners/Builders
Post by: richms on June 29, 2006, 04:32:15 am

The pixels on an lcd are 3 vertical stripes, when you pivot it, it becomes 3 horizontal lines, which takes a bit of getting used to.

Also older lcds are crap for vertical viewing angle, which becomes your horizontal so check this out before decasing the screen