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Title: What type of Monitor Glass?
Post by: koinsatx on September 29, 2008, 08:45:46 pm

How important is it for the glass covering the monitor to be tempered?

Is it worth the extra money to have it tempered or can I use just regular glass?

Also do most people recommend a tinted glass as opposed to clear?

Thanks - Doing my first cab and still learning.

Title: Re: What type of Monitor Glass?
Post by: Ken Layton on September 30, 2008, 12:22:52 am

I never use tempered. Just get plate glass with the edges sanded.

Tinted glass should never be used with optical gun games as it interferes with the shooting. Personally, I would not use tinted for any game.

Title: Re: What type of Monitor Glass?
Post by: Blanka on September 30, 2008, 03:00:56 am

Tempered is for the easily tempered. If you are going to slam on your glass, pick tempered. If it is only a 10 bucks upgrade, go for it. Not only are the breaks safer, but the the glass is much stronger as well. Tinted is not needed. That only dims your image.

Title: Re: What type of Monitor Glass?
Post by: Dustin Mustangs on September 30, 2008, 10:48:05 am

I put the popular greylight 14 on my cab and have no problems with my act labs lightguns on account of it.  It does dim the image a bit but I was able to get most, if not all, of that back by adjusting the monitor.  In my opinion you either need tinted glass or some type of monitor bezel.  I will say the greylight does a good job of hiding everything behind the glass other then the image.  I also had it tempered.  My trackball is positioned such that the glass does get bashed pretty often with games like golden tee so I considered it a requirement.  I think I paid $75 otd for it...

Title: Re: What type of Monitor Glass?
Post by: TOK on September 30, 2008, 12:05:32 pm

I prefer tinted glass/plexi. I think it makes the machine look more polished and I like the way it makes the images look.
Like the other poster said, I bump the brightness and contrast just a bit.