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Viewing Angle of LCD Monitor on a cocktail cabinet
markronz:
A friend of mine just got a flat screen LCD monitor for his cocktail cabinet. When he puts it in the cabinet, then sits down to his controls, you can barely see his new monitor. The viewing angle on the monitor just doesn't work when its that severe. We can't really lower the screen any more, or anything like that. You just need to look at the monitor when it's straight on, and then it's a fine monitor.
I believe it is this monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009230&cm_re=aCER_lcd-_-24-009-230-_-Product
So I guess this monitor isn't going to work for his cabinet. He needs to get one with a better viewing angle, where it will still work if it's lying down in front of you like that.
My question is, is there anything he should look for when shopping for a new monitor to prevent this? Are there certain specs that tell you about that? Or is there a non-widescreen model that people suggest to use in a cocktail cab? 17" inches.
Or are all flat screen LCD's like this? And the only real solution is to get a CRT? I hope that's not the case, but I've never tried to work with a cocktail cabinet before either, so I guess I don't know.
BobA:
MVA panel monitor for not much more than a cheaper standard monitor. Does not fade out when viewed at an angle.
Asus ML249H
Turnarcades:
Another trick a little birdie once told me to overcome this problem is to mount the monitor upside down. Most LCD's have a narrow vertical viewing angle but it is not evenly directed as it is from the sides - As LCD's will usually be viewed from straight ahead or looked down on slightly, if an LCD had a 90 degree viewing angle it would usually be spread in this manner. So in simple terms, looking at it from any kind of degree from below would ghost the image, whilst looking from quite high above will not ghost it. This means if you flip the monitor and instruct your graphics card to display upside down, you should be able to use your existing monitor rather than forking out for a pricey one. The bios and OS boot screen will be upside down, but once you get to Windows it will display 'the right way up' to where you're sat.
markronz:
--- Quote from: BobA on April 26, 2011, 08:55:14 pm ---MVA panel monitor for not much more than a cheaper standard monitor. Does not fade out when viewed at an angle.
Asus ML249H
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Ok, that's good to know if I ever need a bigger monitor. But due to the size of the hole cut into the cocktail arcade's top panel, we need it to be a 17 inch screen. Do I just need to search for the highest viewing angle or something?
Edit: I mention below according to the website, it appears the screen can be up to 20 inches, not 17.
--- Quote from: Turnarcades on April 26, 2011, 09:51:11 pm ---Another trick a little birdie once told me to overcome this problem is to mount the monitor upside down. Most LCD's have a narrow vertical viewing angle but it is not evenly directed as it is from the sides - As LCD's will usually be viewed from straight ahead or looked down on slightly, if an LCD had a 90 degree viewing angle it would usually be spread in this manner. So in simple terms, looking at it from any kind of degree from below would ghost the image, whilst looking from quite high above will not ghost it. This means if you flip the monitor and instruct your graphics card to display upside down, you should be able to use your existing monitor rather than forking out for a pricey one. The bios and OS boot screen will be upside down, but once you get to Windows it will display 'the right way up' to where you're sat.
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Interesting idea! Definitely worth a shot! Thanks for the tip!
ivwshane:
What you need is an IPS based panel, they are more expensive but they have superior viewing angles.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007617&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&IsNodeId=1&Subcategory=20&description=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=ips
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