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How about some anti-glare glass on your pin......looks awesome !
shardian:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 20, 2009, 09:39:29 am ---Uhm, k. If you like paying 6 times the going rate for a piece of glass, then by all means.
Personally I think glass glare is 'part of the game'. It really doesn't take much in the way of ambient lighting to cut down on it, either. Throw a string of christmas lights on the wall behind the pins and you're good to go.
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You missed the whole point of the post. Who gives a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- about the price, he was showing a comparison video, which is indeed very impressive. I wouldn't have even known the price of the glass if you hadn't posted it, and it really didn't matter. This was meant as a 'proof of concept'.
So yes, you took a huge dump all over the thread and contaminated the whole conversation. Congrats.
shardian:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 20, 2009, 09:39:29 am ---
Personally I think glass glare is 'part of the game'.
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You can honestly say that after plopping your money in a game with a 2'x4' flourescent light right above it???
shardian:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 20, 2009, 09:55:40 am ---
--- Quote from: shardian on February 20, 2009, 09:45:52 am ---
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 20, 2009, 09:39:29 am ---
Personally I think glass glare is 'part of the game'.
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You can honestly say that after plopping your money in a game with a 2'x4' flourescent light right above it???
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Yes, the glass looks neat, but the very first thing you say after 'that looks neat' is 'how much does that cost'.
And last I saw on RGP was $300/sheet and they needed a huge pre-order.
Beyond that, there's a lot of questions about how he's achieving the anti-glare effect and latest word was that he was ducking the questions. I've got a feeling that this stuff scratches very easily and looks horrible afterwards.
There are people on RGP that will spend a ton of money on delicate items that can't ever really be used, so he'll sell a few of these.
Your comment about plopping money in a game under obnoxious lighting is a moot point - this stuff will NEVER be installed on a location game. If the glare on a location game bugs you THAT much, don't play it. You've blown 50 cents on much worse.
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You should have supplied that valid information from RGP in the first place instead of assuming we were all 'in' on the joke.
Level42:
--- Quote from: shardian on February 20, 2009, 09:44:25 am ---
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 20, 2009, 09:39:29 am ---Uhm, k. If you like paying 6 times the going rate for a piece of glass, then by all means.
Personally I think glass glare is 'part of the game'. It really doesn't take much in the way of ambient lighting to cut down on it, either. Throw a string of christmas lights on the wall behind the pins and you're good to go.
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You missed the whole point of the post. Who gives a ---Cleveland steamer--- about the price, he was showing a comparison video, which is indeed very impressive. I wouldn't have even known the price of the glass if you hadn't posted it, and it really didn't matter. This was meant as a 'proof of concept'.
So yes, you took a huge dump all over the thread and contaminated the whole conversation. Congrats.
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Thanks Shardian, that explains it exactly.
What does that ignore thing do anyway, I can still see his posts :dunno
Anyway.
1) I was signalling a product that I think looks amazing. It's innovative and solves a long time problem.
Price is of consideration at a later level only. Also, I only own 1 pinball machine and I wouldn't mind spending that money to get rid of the glare that ALWAYS has annoyed me. Especially now I'm getting a bit older and my eyes are not getting better.
SO, to you maybe it's a waste of money, but too me it's a life saver.
2) the price is NOT 300 bucks. It's €142.80 for a standard sheet, €155 for a widebody.
That converts to $179 standard, $195 for a widebody.
A regular sheet of pinball glass costs €39.50 ovehere, that's $50 (Maybe there are cheaper sellers, I don't know, I just looked up the first pinball parts shop in Holland that I could find).
So, all in all it's about 100 euro extra, triple the price of a normal sheet.
I do not know where that 300 bucks comes from, but maybe they calculated shipping from Germany to the US ? Anyway, I'm pretty sure this could be produced overthere too.
This is a small initiative. It's not like he ordered a 1000 of these things. ANY special made item will cost more. I've had two sets of grey colored SW cockpit canopy plexi's made. I'm very sure they cost a lot more than what Atari charged for it......still, I think it was worth every cent.
3) I wonder if you see a guy driving a Porsche or Bentley, do you also kick him in the balls ?
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100 bucks a sheet, I'm game... 300... fawk that!
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