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Buying a U3100 - couple questions

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Zapper:
Ceifeirot, I have one of the higher quality U3100s in my cabinet. I usually run it at 640x480. 800x600 doesn't look as good, I get a big black gap on the right side of the screen so I rarely use that mode. The quality is much lower than a PC monitor but you can read stuff in windows explorer and frontends like EmuLoader, but it is a bit of a strain on the eyes. I think the U3100 is a decent monitor for a cabinet but if I was buying one right now I'd consider a low-res monitor with an ArcadeVGA. I have a low-res in my vertical cabinet and plan on replacing my U3100 with a low-res sometime in the future. :)

Ceifeirot:
Why do you suggest that over the U100? Doesnt that further limit the games you can run?

Also, could you please post a photo of the frontend on the u3100? Thanks.

juggle50:
I have a U3100 and love it!!  I use normal dpi and have it set to "extra large font" (located in the appearance tab in the display properties)  and I use MAME32 set to font size 14 with a dark background and light blue lettering to see it even better.

I used my cocktail cab (with the 3100 monitor) for about a year as my main computer and used Word and Excel frequently.  I did not use explorer)  While not ideal for Microsoft Office (It could give me a headache if I worked on a paper for longer than an hour)  I think it's perfect for a MAME32 Cab.  Provided you mess with the settings to your liking I think you will find it surprisingly clear for a low res monitor.

Buy the refurbished as it is so much cheaper.  I remember the Well Garner guy telling me that there is no noticable difference between the A model and the cheaper one.

These pictures do it no justice with the glare. 

Zapper:
Here's a pic of my U3100. I have it set at 640x480 60Hz with the screen stretched out so the games totally fill the screen. You see the monitor refresh in the pic but while playing it's not noticable to us carbon based lifeforms. Also it looks a bit dark, that's the original tinted glass that came with my Williams cabinet. The font sizes are whatever the default is for WindowsXP.

Ceifeirot:
Thanks, its not nearly as blurry as I thought it would be. :)

I ordered one today :D Thanks for the input guys.

A real arcade monitor would look better with games, but its also a hassle to work with, has problems with DOS/windows, is even less legible with text, etc.

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