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DNA Dan:
1920X1080 is a 16:9 aspect
1920X1200 is a 16:10 aspect

Just trying to show you how you can tell if it's one or the other. A lot of places just have the resolution listed.

newmanfamilyvlogs:

--- Quote from: Guywiththegun on May 19, 2011, 03:48:20 pm ---Why no 1080? Is there some kind of problem with it?

I found an awesome deal for an Emachines 23 inch monitor ($100 after Staples coupon), but its 16.9. Using displaywars, a 21 inch 4:3 actually looks way bigger in comparison. Who knew that made such a difference?

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A reason to go with the higher resolutions would be the DPI of the image you'll be looking at.. The higher the resolution (at the same physical size), the smaller the pixels. The smaller the pixels the control you have over the look of various 'filters' and 'scanlines'.

Since a monitor cannot be 'upgraded' without being replaced, if you can spare the extra money for a higher resolution screen, it's probably worth it. You will be standing closer to this monitor than you would a regular television, so the individual pixels would be easier to see.

DNA Dan:
If you can do the 24" 16:10 ratio you can find a few new @ ~$300

If not, that's why many people move to the 20" 4:3 monitors. Two monitors that come to mind are the HP LP2065 and the Dell 2007FP. Both can be had on ebay used fairly reasonable. <$200 There was a deal over at Geeks.com for some refurbed 2065's @ $89 + shipping. They are now sold out, but it's a good place to watch for refurbs.

Remember, the 24" only gives you 1" over the 20" 4:3 aspect, but the drawback is the added width of the cab's interior. If you are rotating the monitor, this is a deal breaker unless you have a wide cab.

Guywiththegun:
Yeah, looks like going to 16:10 is a big price increase. There are some floating around ebay for <200 but spending that much on something used seems like a gamble.

Man, it would be sweet to go from 4:3 classics to full 24" Street Fighter 4 though (and other newer games).

The 20" 4:3 refurb sounds great. I actually just found that thread, but yeah, sold out . . I'm not sure I wanna deal with painting it black anyway.

I'm keeping an eye on this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/310319560650?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D310319560650%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

I'm just gonna keep an eye out for a good 20", 21.3" in 4:3 or a 24" in 16:10. I think I'd be happy with any of those.

coliveira:
"Arcade cabinets really aren't that complicated. If you convert a JAMMA cabinet to run mame, you pretty much remove all the complicated stuff except for the arcade monitor. There's TONS of information on the web about how to fix arcade cabinets. Plus there's great forums like this one where you can ask questions and get help."

+1

I'm into my nephews' mame for $350. $200 on UMK3 and roughly $150 in JPac, video cards, etc. Also, I have the board to sell (which seems like it'd go for around $100 on ebay - which I'm planning to keep in case I'd like to convert it back at some point). Anyway, it's got a 25" WG monitor and even I was able to pull it off (after a bit of trouble). Not a bad way to go to save yourself a lot of headaches... My only regret was not holding out for a 4 player...

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