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Glass vs acrylic
jWin:
I picked grey tinted glass for a few reasons, it ended up being cheaper than tinted lexan or plexi, and grey makes the colors of your television look better, if I was using an arcade monitor I would likely use clear glass.
It costed 44$ for 27" by 25" by 1/4 thick tinted grey glass, but you could get clear glass cut at Home Depot for about 27$
make sure you get grey and not bronze tint
DeLuSioNal29:
Then there is the issue of light guns working with or without tinted glass. I've heard arguments on both ends. So that is something to consider as well.
As far as glass prices, I remember seeing someone post that they got tempered glass for their cab for a mere $35 at this website: http://www.onedayglass.com/
** edit ** I just got a price quote 24.5" x 21" tempered 1/8" glass (tinted or clear - same price) with seamed edge. $32.82 (shipping is $29 for a residence and $24 for a business.) You can have it delivered to your job to save $5. Total price $56.82!
That's probably the route I will go. Safety first.
~ D
Benevolance:
I'm guessing that the issue with light guns is that it works with clear glass, doesn't work so well with tinted?
That's a good site. They're only a few hours south of me, too, and they'll ship to Canada. I'm checking with some local suppliers first, but my experience has been that anything here costs 50% more than shipping from the US. It's a little frustrating.
Benevolance:
For anyone that lives in the Lower Mainland of BC, I just ordered from Fairway Glass. 26-7/16" x 21" tempered 1/8" clear glass with a seamed edge for $20.86. I ordered at 11 am and it's ready to pick up at the end of the day. I'm not sure if that's a special rate, though - my insurance brokerage writes glass contracts regularly with the company. But I think that's a pretty good price.
brandon:
--- Quote from: jWin on September 18, 2008, 11:16:39 pm ---I picked grey tinted glass for a few reasons, it ended up being cheaper than tinted lexan or plexi, and grey makes the colors of your television look better, if I was using an arcade monitor I would likely use clear glass.
It costed 44$ for 27" by 25" by 1/4 thick tinted grey glass, but you could get clear glass cut at Home Depot for about 27$
make sure you get grey and not bronze tint
--- End quote ---
was that tempered or just plain glass? I'm afraid somebody will smack it while playing Golden Tee and shatter it! :)
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