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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Organic Jerk on April 02, 2009, 12:07:19 pm
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.. but the majority of them are just plain ugly...
Am I the only person who want buttons to look good lit or not lit?
It seems like the only ones that touch on this that I can find are the kinds here:
http://www.dreamarcades.com/partsbuttons/index.shtml (http://www.dreamarcades.com/partsbuttons/index.shtml)
But they're convex... does anyone know of any concave type buttons with that style?
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Electric Ice and Novagem at groovygamegear are both concave. Novagems look closer to what you want.
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You can also use any of the 'Happ' translucents and light them yourself.
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You can also use any of the 'Happ' translucents and light them yourself.
I did that, and I think they look great. This pic makes them looked washed out, because it's really hard to get a good exposure on them. I should try again, but I've been a little lazy.
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1381/3352487683_79f696e0ff_b.jpg)
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Hrm. I'm not sure how the Novagems look unlit.. does anyone have any pics?
I know for sure I hate the happ ones, because they're the ugly ones I was referring to... I know it seems like a weird bias for wanting LED buttons, but i can't stand the translucent button look.
I like the ones at dreamarcades because if unlit, the buttons still have solid color, which looks nice.
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The only time they're unlit is when the machine is off, though. My arcade is pretty dark, so they just look like a different color of red and blue when it's off. I'll post some pics later tonight.
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Hrm. I'm not sure how the Novagems look unlit.. does anyone have any pics?
I know for sure I hate the happ ones, because they're the ugly ones I was referring to... I know it seems like a weird bias for wanting LED buttons, but i can't stand the translucent button look.
I like the ones at dreamarcades because if unlit, the buttons still have solid color, which looks nice.
i have novagems in my cabinet, but i dont have any pics of them unlit...i'll take some tonight. i only used them for admin buttons...just exit and pause..the rest of my buttons are regular happ buttons. i have a blue one and a yellow one. they both look fine when unlit, and lit as well. the blue is a very deep blue when not lit. the yellow turns more of an orange when lit up, because of the amber LEDs that come installed in them. i installed a white LED in my yellow novagem and i am much happier with the color of it.
here is a pic of them lit up:
(http://www.severdhed.com/images/arcade/newpanel2.jpg)
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Hrm. I'm not sure how the Novagems look unlit.. does anyone have any pics?
Exactly like Happ translucent...because that's what they are.
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I think I agree with what you are saying about the look of the translucent buttons. I don't think they look good either, especially when the majority of the time you will see them either unlit or in the day, when they look their worst.
I have the Ultimarc Ultralux buttons, and they do look gorgeous - both lit and unlit. I got the chrome bezels because it matches the chrome t-molding I am going to do, and they look fantastic.
But they are not concave, and you said you want concave. So just adding another opinion on the matter.
(http://www.ultimarc.com/images/ulux_assembled_chrome.jpg)