I can't help but put my 2 cents in on the plexi thing: I hate it.
Don't get me wrong, when it's new, it looks beautiful. But my experience in the wild is that it was always scratched and ugly, dirt collected underneath, the corners were usually chipped or broken, and even when new, I just never liked the "sticky" feel of the ultra-smooth surface on my hands while playing.
My panels have a printed overlay, laminated with a heavy, textured polycarbonate film. It still looks great after more than a decade and feels good under the hands. I don't know why anyone would use something different, but "different strokes" and all that.