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Title: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
Post by: DaOld Man on January 04, 2008, 12:29:12 pm

I am thinking of using a 19" LCD for monitor rotate project. Would like your opinion.
Thanks.

Title: Re: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
Post by: ahofle on January 04, 2008, 12:56:01 pm

If you are going through the trouble of rotating why on earth not use a 19" arcade monitor?  You'll be able to play pretty much EVERY SINGLE ARCADE GAME at it's correct resolution that way!  If I had the engineering skills I would have gone that route. 

Title: Re: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
Post by: DaOld Man on January 04, 2008, 01:30:11 pm

Well, thats why Im asking this question.
A LCD would be a lot easier to rotate than a CRT.
I want to know the advantages of a PC monitor over an LCD. (I dont have an arcade monitor, so it will be PC CRT, if I use it.)
I play some mame games on my desktop LCD, and they look pretty good, of course Im sitting right in front of it.

Title: Re: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
Post by: ahofle on January 04, 2008, 04:01:27 pm

If an arcade monitor is out of the question, then I'd go LCD.  There really isn't enough benefit of a high res CRT over a high res LCD to justify the extra pain it would be to rotate.

I'd still get an arcade monitor though.  ;D

Title: Re: 19" LCD or 19" CRT
Post by: Level42 on January 05, 2008, 03:21:31 am

Get the real thing, an arcade monitor. Nothing beats it for the real arcade feeling.