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Consensus best 19" LCD for a cocktail cabinet?

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Unstupid:

--- Quote from: cmoses on February 13, 2013, 10:13:18 am ---Do you have a project page for your cocktail cabinet?
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Yes, in my signature.

--- Quote from: cmoses on February 13, 2013, 10:13:18 am ---Some pictures of the display?
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I have a picture of a Dell 1907 and a NEC AS192.... Since trying those monitors I have also tried the NEC ES192, the 19" "arcade monitor" from Holland Computers (worst of the bunch), and finally the NEC EA191 PVA monitor.

--- Quote from: cmoses on February 13, 2013, 10:13:18 am ---Did you decease it to put in your cabinet?
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Yes.

You may be able to use a regular TN panel with your setup and just point the lower (bad) side of the TN panel towards the hinges on the cocktail table and put the cocktail table against the wall.  Since no one can look from the bad side it is not a problem.  Now this is not a problem if you are using a mame setup or a 60-in-1 board that will allow you to rotate the screen.  My problem is that I'm using an ArcadeSD board and it doesnt allow for screen rotation, so I'm forced to put the bad side of the panel towards the coin door side of the cabinet which looks crappy for anyone watching people play. 

Mental:

--- Quote from: Unstupid on February 12, 2013, 08:59:47 pm ---...the EA192M mentioned in the previous post, it is a TN panel.
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I stand corrected. The 191 is indeed a TN, but seems to have decent viewing angles on spec. May I ask what differences you notice between the 191 and 192?

Regarding the orientation issue with the ArcadeSD, can I ask, what side do you put player one on (left or right, when facing the coin door)? I'm looking for something for the ArcadeSD as well.

*EDIT: I noticed on your project page that you have player one on the right side. I have it on the left so should be ok in that regard.

cmoses:
Typically most of the Bally Midway cocktails had player 1 on he left when you were looking at the machine facing the coin door. I am not familiar with the arcadesd setup. MAME can be rotated but sometimes you have only one option with a front end.




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Mental:
Bumping this thread as the EA192M finally arrived. It has some real nice features, but a few cons as well:

Pros:

- It's a very affordable monitor. You can pick them up refurbished from NEC for ~$120.
- The LED backlights are really nice. They give you a lot of control over the brightness, and the blacks are really nice and black.
- Viewing angles are quite exceptional. 178x170
- Nice vivid colours.
- Easy to decase, except, if you are using the VESA mounts, you only have the two top ones left. The two bottom ones are built into the plastic case. [EDIT: if you leave the back half of the housing on, you still have all four mounts]

Cons:

- The number one issue is the lack of a V-Size adjustment. It's nice to be able to squeeze the width in a little so you don't lose any image under the bezel.
- Doesn't sync very well with the 640x480 I'm sending from an ArcadeSD board. With an SLG3000 scan line generator in line it won't detect at all. It will just say 'out of range'. I had to solder +5V onto the SLG to get it to work. Never had to do that before. [EDIT: this seems to have been an isolated case. I've since tried three more of these monitors without issues]
- You have to count to ten before turning your machine back on if you've turned it off or the display won't come back on. Not a biggie but it can be confusing/frustrating.

Would I buy one again? I'm not sure. If it had the V-Size adjustment I would say no question. Without it, I'm not so sure. Although, not very many monitors include that adjustment anymore since everything is gone digital, so I'm not sure what is better, especially in that price range. It's hard to beat $120.




cmoses:
Can you post some pictures on the screen with the SLG 3000 running?  Curious to see some images.


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