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jlfreund:
Hi,

I have a Makvision 29" Tri-Sync monitor in a UA2 cabinet and bezel from X-Arcade, and I'm trying to mount the LED sensor from the AimTrak kit.

The inside hole of the bezel sits on the glass of the monitor face, then there is a diagonal trough that slants outward from the monitor to a flat bezel face.  The main question I have is whether to mount the LED's on the slanted or flat part of the bezel?

I guess the advantage of the slanted part of the bezel would be that the LED's would be an inch closer to the viewable portion of the monitor and the messy hole in the bezel would be less noticeable.  The disadvantage may be that I would have to bend the LED's towards the viewer and maybe they will be less effective facing down at an angle?

I think the flat portion of the bezel would be a full 2 inches away from the viewable portion of the monitor, and I don't know if that's okay.  Does anyone have any experience with some similar configuration?

05SRT4:
When i first got my sensor hooked up i tried it slanted down and it effected the performance on my machine. right now there just hanging out really ugly until i figure out what I'm going to do bezel wise.

southpaw13:
Can anyone post a good pic or drawing of something that actually works behind a bezel?  I cannot get mine to work at all!  I wonder if you have the sensor to close to the screen it doesn't register right.

johnk:
I just mounted mine yesterday.  It's at about 45 degrees, aligned with the angled part of the bezel right above the screen.  You can see my jury-rigged installation below.

It's too bad the LED board can't be mounted in either direction (right side on left), since that would make it easier to mount by sticking the back onto the vertical top part of the bezel.  Fortunately I tested that out before drilling the holes in the bezel (it makes the cursor go the opposite way).

I currently have a slightly-darkened piece of plexiglass over it, and it seems to work fine.  Though I am about to order a darker sheet ("transparent solar grey" at http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=519) since I have some blemishes on my original glass, so I guess I'll find out if it still works in a week or so.

I do have to stand back 4-5' of course, even with the LEDs just in their original mounting case.

05SRT4:
Wow that looks way clean.

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