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Any reason for a glass screen?
dkubarek:
Do you get any weird effect from the tinted glass being a distance from the monitor? Mine is flat, so it would be minimal. But my local glass guy said tinted glass might look weird unless it was flush against the monitor.
TelcoLou:
--- Quote from: dkubarek on December 08, 2008, 12:33:01 pm ---Do you get any weird effect from the tinted glass being a distance from the monitor? Mine is flat, so it would be minimal. But my local glass guy said tinted glass might look weird unless it was flush against the monitor.
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I have 1/8" tinted tempered glass that sits ~1.5" away from my monitor screen, and no weird effects at all.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: acevedor2 on December 07, 2008, 09:52:57 pm ---I use Lexan. Costs more than plexi or glass, but it is way stronger. I figure if you they use it for bullet proofing, I am probably good to go with it in my cab :)
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Just because Lexan is bullet proof, doesn't necessarily increase its scratch resistance. Lexan is well known for its poor scratch resistance (apparently more so than Plexi). If you don't buy Lexi with a scratch resistant coating you'll be in the market for a replacement before too long. If you get Lexan, get something like MR10 or something similar or take extra caution when cleaning the Lexan.
Then there's bisphenol A leeching, might have some interesting side effects with the formaldehyde. >:D
Visitor Q:
I plan on smoked glass when I get around to it, my only concern is light guns.
Ummon:
Lexan is strong, but it's soft. For bullet-proofing, you want materials that will absorb kinetic energy and disperse it. Anyways, most cabs had glass. But by the 90s, particularly fighter games, they often didn't. Candys generally don't, either. They both have bezels over bare monitor. As for distance, recall that DK's bezel/plexi combot is at least 60 degrees from it's monitor. Most bezels of golden age games are about a couple inches distance from the screen.
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