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Title: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: cmoses on August 05, 2008, 10:28:17 pm: Does anyone know where you can get black plastic monitor bezels for LCD monitors? I always see ones for CRT tube monitors, but these are curved. I need something that will work for a LCD monitor and that is flat. Anyone have any suggestions?
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: testicle187 on August 05, 2008, 11:05:04 pm: Painting the plexiglass that sits in front of the monitor is the easiest method. Most LCD monitors seem to be widescreen, so finding a Happ Bezel might be difficult. If your monitor is not widescreen and is a standard arcade monitor size they normally sell different bezels for flat screen monitors as well.
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: cmoses on August 06, 2008, 12:23:23 am: I am building a MAME machine and am going to use either a 19" or 20" LCD standard 4:3 aspect monitor, NOT a widescreen. I have a smaller cabinet and could only get a 21" CRT in there at the most and they end up being usually about 19.8 viewable anyway. So I figured I might as well go LCD and get almost the same or slightly larger display and not have all the weight. So that is why I am looking for a flat screen monitor bezel.

When you mentioned painting the plexiglass in front of the monitor. I assume you mean painting the outsides of the plexiglass black where the monitor does not show in order to create a bezel and hide any monitor plastic. Or are you referring to using tinted glass or plexiglass so that it all appears dark except for where the monitor is showing through?
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on August 06, 2008, 10:00:19 am: Actually, using the method mentioned, you paint the back side of the glass, not the side facing out. It gives a beautiful, mirror-black finish when done right.
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: GAtekwriter on August 06, 2008, 10:09:01 am: I cut my own from black foam board that stays flat.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67651.msg792530#msg792530

Jim
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on August 06, 2008, 10:35:00 am: Quote from: GAtekwriter on August 06, 2008, 10:09:01 am
I cut my own from black foam board that stays flat.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67651.msg792530#msg792530

Jim

Same here.
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: javeryh on August 06, 2008, 11:54:13 am: Quote from: GAtekwriter on August 06, 2008, 10:09:01 am
I cut my own from black foam board that stays flat.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67651.msg792530#msg792530

Jim

Thirded (well, I used matte board - black with a black core - $3.75). With the gray tinted glass on top it looks amazing. CHECK IT OUT. (http://bellasarcade.blogspot.com/2007/06/monitor-bezel-installation.html)
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: Blanka on August 06, 2008, 02:50:33 pm: Better yet than painting glass is putting a black sticker on the back side. It's way more even than paint.
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on August 06, 2008, 03:05:13 pm: My spray painted plexi on my CP looks perfect with no effort (mirror finish). Just sprayed one side black and it's gorgeous.

Lot easier.
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: paulscade on August 06, 2008, 03:24:39 pm: I bought this bezel from Happ...

http://www.happ.com/monitors/49271500.htm

It's flat.... not curved.

I'm using it on a CRT monitor but it should be fine with an LCD...

Now... the problem is... finding that 4:3 27" LCD monitor. :o
Title: Re: Monitor Bezels for LCD monitors?
Post by: severdhed on August 06, 2008, 05:05:06 pm: i spray painted the back of my plexi and it turned out great. i even just used $1 flat black spray paint from wal-mart.