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Minwah:

--- Quote from: MYX on November 27, 2005, 07:06:54 pm ---Exactly!!! Plus the sides of the cab block out the rest of the world.

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That is exactly why I didn't use this style...for 2 player simultaneous play games it can be hard for both players to comfortably see the screen.

I do love this cab style tho, I would probably use it if I ever make a 1 player mini cabinet.

Martoon:
Too me, the most ergonomic angle for the monitor is such that the center of the monitor is facing directly toward your eyes.  While standing in front of the cab like you would be when playing, make an imaginary line from the center of your eyes to the center of the monitor screen.  The plane of the monitor screen should be perpendicular to that line.  So the tilt of the monitor would be determined by the height of the monitor relative to the height of your eyes.  The lower the monitor is in the cab, the more it needs to be tilted back.

Of course, even with this "perpendicular eyeline" rule, you still have to decide how high you want the monitor to be relative to your eyes.  When standing over the controls to play, I think having my eyes look about 40 degrees down from straight ahead is comfortable.  This means the monitor would be tilted back 40 degrees from vertical, and at an appropriate height lower than my eyes.

MameJunkie:
Was easier having the monitor standing up and also had more room in the bottom of the cab.

RayB:
With some cabinet sizes, you have to tilt the monitor back, otherwise the neckboard of the monitor sticks out past the back of the cabinet...

Kremmit:

--- Quote from: RayB on November 28, 2005, 02:05:47 pm ---With some cabinet sizes, you have to tilt the monitor back, otherwise the neckboard of the monitor sticks out past the back of the cabinet...


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And, by extension, if you tilt the monitor back, you can build your cab less deep, so it doesn't stick out into the room so much.  Good if you've got a small place.

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