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VanillaGorilla:

--- Quote from: Paul Olson on February 12, 2011, 07:58:00 pm ---I just remembered the one thing I really missed using an arcade monitor; the artwork! It really looks nice. I am now wondering about the size of the TV though. Have any of you tried a 37"? Since it will be really close to the control panel, I don't want to get too crazy on the size, but the artwork does shrink the size of the game down, and sometimes quite a bit. I went with the 32" because it is about the same vertical height of a vertically mounted 19" monitor. I definitely want DK, Pacman, and the other vert classics to be about the same size as the original. They look huge on this TV though without the artwork. With the artwork, the games look a little small. I am thinking that a 37" TV might be a good compromise. The cost difference is minimal, I just need to try to decide within Amazon's return period.

Has anyone tried one that size in a non showcase setup?

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This is a great chart I saved from this site a while back, its why I bought the monitor that I did. A 28" 1920x1200 LCD is only 20mm (~3/4") shorter that a 19" vertical tube. If you consider most crt's had an area of unused display of about a half an inch around the borders, its almost a perfect match. I need to throw a tape measurer across my dig dug or scramble CRT, and then re-measure the same games on my MAME LCD, just to be sure what the diff's are. I did all of this calculating before I chose the display, but have never verified whether or not my calculations bore out in the end. In any case, it sure FEELS like the verts are original size, and thats pretty much enough for me.  ::)

Paul Olson:

--- Quote from: VanillaGorilla on February 14, 2011, 02:42:26 pm ---This is a great chart I saved from this site a while back, its why I bought the monitor that I did. A 28" 1920x1200 LCD is only 20mm (~3/4") shorter that a 19" vertical tube. If you consider most crt's had an area of unused display of about a half an inch around the borders, its almost a perfect match. I need to throw a tape measurer across my dig dug or scramble CRT, and then re-measure the same games on my MAME LCD, just to be sure what the diff's are. I did all of this calculating before I chose the display, but have never verified whether or not my calculations bore out in the end. In any case, it sure FEELS like the verts are original size, and thats pretty much enough for me.  ::)

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I usually use a site like  to figure out the dimensions: http://www.nicetaco.com/tv.aspx#calculator

The 32" is really close to a 19" vertical crt. Now I want to try to get close to that vertical size with the artwork turned on. I was trying to see if anyone had tried using a 37" or larger TV for an upright cab. The artwork really looks nice, but it does take up a lot of screen real estate. I have a 42" in the living room, so I am going to bring the panel out there this weekend and test it out. I am kinda hoping that 42" is the perfect size. That way I can use that TV in the cab and exchange the 32" for a 60" in the living room. :) Unfortunately, I think it may be a little big.

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