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thatitalian:

--- Quote from: Bender on January 14, 2009, 03:51:07 pm ---Sure, but the Plexi has a little added protection from scratches, and Plexi is also stiffer so it naturally lays more flat

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Ahhh, now the flatness does make a difference!

I might be tempted to go for glass if the sensor bar for the topgun works behind it!

Visitor Q:
My only real thoughts on this at this point is my monitor looks so good without any glass in front of it that I am hoping the smoked makes it look that much better.

nailsn:
If money isn't the matter, then I would order the sheet, put it in and out and compare the images with your own eyes. You can always decide later on, that you won't need the glass.

Visitor Q:
Well from what I can tell everyone on here seems to thing that the smoked glass enhances the image and colors.

Flake:

--- Quote from: Visitor Q on January 15, 2009, 08:51:28 am ---Well from what I can tell everyone on here seems to thing that the smoked glass enhances the image and colors.

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I bought some of that Greylite 14 from a local glass shop because A) I had heard it makes everyting look so great and B) to hide the crappy home-made bezel I put together with foam board and C) the glass I was using was from my original cabinet I mamed and was all scratched to hell.

Cost me like $35 for the sheet.  My opinion?  It doesnt really make the colors "pop out" at you like many here have suggested and if anything dulls everything out.  Another issue I have with it is I heard that for vertical games it hides the unused screen portion so that it really makes the vertical games look like there are just hovering there behind the glass - again not true you can still see the screen edges.

It does hide the crappy bezel for the most part but you can still see some of it.  It looks better than it did anyway.

My opinion?  If you have a professional looking bezel, like say the happ bezels, and your current glass does not need replaced I would stick with clear glass.  And this way you dont have to worry about light gun issues - just in case.

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