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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: TheGameAh on July 16, 2003, 09:46:24 am
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Hey guys. I'm getting ready to hunt up a piece of smoked plexi for my cab. First off, and decent tips for that? I know we have the smoked plexi thread, but that's a lot of hunting to do for a few tips. :)
My main question was where exactly does it sit. Does it sit right up against the monitor? Should you a few inches gap? Does it even matter?
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Mine sits a little bit (1" maybe) over the monitor. I didn't have a choice in placement, though. My cab had a lip around the monitor that the bezel and plexi both sit on.
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the smoked plexi thread (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=4779)
although I don't think what you want to know is there... what you really want to know is how far away should bezel/mointor glass be in general from the monitor/bezel.
I don't think it really matters. It just needs to be far enough away to have any bezel(s) underneath (if applicable) FWIW mines probably a good 2-4 inches away from the screen. but my screen is at a "classic" angle.
Rampy
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my glass is gonna be practically kissing the screen. but its also set back like 5" so i dont have much of a choice
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Another question I thought of? :)
Does the plexiglass have to be parallel to the monitor screen? I wouldn't think so, but with smoked glass it wouldn't surprise me. As an example, what if your monitor was perfectly level, but the smoked glass was at an angle?
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as long as there is no glare to begin with it really doesnt matter.
the only thing i want to line up is the angle of the glass be the same as the notch in cab where the screen sits.