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Hogie1418:
Hey guys, I have a 20", and  a  17" monitor I could use for my build. both are 4:3 Was hoping to get some opinions on which size tends to work best. I am worried the 20" might be too large but at the same time I do not want to feel like my screen is not large enough. Thanks

Unstupid:
Are you going horizontal or vertical orientation?
Is this a single player or 2 player bartop?
How big is your bar's top?

leapinlew:
17" or smaller.

Hogie1418:

--- Quote from: Unstupid on October 27, 2012, 06:14:48 am ---Are you going horizontal or vertical orientation?
Is this a single player or 2 player bartop?
How big is your bar's top?

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I would like to do a 2 player bartop, which is why I thought the 20" mounted horrizontally would  be better. But after playing a few games on my computer I am beginning to wonder if I will be too close to the monitor for a 20".

Most of my favorite games are the classics:Donkey Kong, Galaxian, Phoenix, but I do like to mix in some NBA Jam or TMNT also.  So I have considered going with a vertical orientation but I worry about having enough room for player 2 when my build changes and my horizontal games looking crappy :-(.

As far as how much room I have. I would prefer something smaller but part of me is saying "The bigger the better!" lol.

I honestly am so torn. :-( Anyone else have experience with 20" or 17".

PL1:

--- Quote from: Hogie1418 on October 28, 2012, 05:10:10 am ---Most of my favorite games are the classics:Donkey Kong, Galaxian, Phoenix, but I do like to mix in some NBA Jam or TMNT also.  So I have considered going with a vertical orientation but I worry about having enough room for player 2 when my build changes and my horizontal games looking crappy :-(.

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You could mount the screen for manual rotation like Le Chuck did on his Darkade build.

The manual rotation happens at 1:20 in this video.




Scott

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