Dual - seamless LCD monitors?

[november]

This crazy idea came to me, but what about 2 widescreen LCD's places on top of each other?

I'm thinking it wouldn't  be as good as my mind wants it to be but it's an idea, still....



I know many people build arcades with proper monitors to relive the old times etc etc and I wouldn't mind doing that as well.....but the LCD just looks so damn clear.

I wish I could find a 25'' 4:3 monitor but I don't think they've ever existed.

I currently have a dynamo Street Fighter Cab that used to house a 25'' CRT arcade monitor.

Are there any other alternatives to this?

CRT pros
nostalgiac and proper arcade feel.

cons
heavy
old
not as clear
not LCD


Thank you in advance.

[patrickl]

A CRT screen has a smaller usable diagonal than the size of the tube. That 25" CRT is probably comparable to a 22"or 23" LCD (if those actually existed).

[november]

---fudgesicle--- ---fudgesicle--- ---fudgesicle---, figs the tab sequence, lol.

Anyways I'll retype again.

I use a 19'' 4:3 LCD and it's okay(not big enough like 24.5 arcade monitor).

I could buy a 25'' 16:9/10 LCD and put it vertical in the cab but then the horiztonal games won't look very good.

So this is my impasse currently.

Do I just get the arcade monitor for the big images or get an LCD which is cheaper/easier to replace blah blah blah

[november]

what about dual widescreen-seamless LCD monitors?

Is this stupid or what?

Edited original post above.

[BORIStheBLADE]

what about dual widescreen-seamless LCD monitors?

Is this stupid or what?

Edited original post above.

I thought about this a long time ago, but feared the seam would be too noticeable. I'm waiting for someone to prove me wrong...

[Blanka]

I use a 26 inch 16:10 LCD, and that's about the same visible area as a 24 inch 4:3 CRT and slight less than 19 inch vertical (but most vertical 19 inch screens were mounted deep in the cabinet).

[november]

I use a 26 inch 16:10 LCD, and that's about the same visible area as a 24 inch 4:3 CRT and slight less than 19 inch vertical (but most vertical 19 inch screens were mounted deep in the cabinet).

Can you give me the dimensions?

Suzo Happ has a 26'' LCD I can use.

24.8 arcade monitor is about 23.00 wide x 20.63 tall.

And the suzo 26lcd is 22.67 wide x 12.77 tall.

It's not a horrible difference but you lose almost 8 inches of height.

Is yours similar to the one sold on happcontrols.com?

I really would love to fill nearly the WHOLE void with screen lol.  I love big screens.

[november]

Just made the plunge.

I ordered a W2753V-PF - it's an LG 27'' monitor.

Should be a tight fit width wise but has decent demensions without stand:

Set without stand (WxHxD)25.7” x 18.6” x 3.5”

So it's fairly close to an arcade monitor and I'll figure out if I want it vertical or horizontal.

I can't wait for it to come in.

[BORIStheBLADE]

Just made the plunge.

I ordered a W2753V-PF - it's an LG 27'' monitor.

Should be a tight fit width wise but has decent demensions without stand:

Set without stand (WxHxD)25.7” x 18.6” x 3.5”

So it's fairly close to an arcade monitor and I'll figure out if I want it vertical or horizontal.

I can't wait for it to come in.

Nice! are you planning on mounting it the way it is or taking apart and putting just the screen up?

[november]

Just made the plunge.

I ordered a W2753V-PF - it's an LG 27'' monitor.

Should be a tight fit width wise but has decent demensions without stand:

Set without stand (WxHxD)25.7” x 18.6” x 3.5”

So it's fairly close to an arcade monitor and I'll figure out if I want it vertical or horizontal.

I can't wait for it to come in.

Nice! are you planning on mounting it the way it is or taking apart and putting just the screen up?

I'm not 100% certain yet.  I'm thinking I'll have to take off the bezel to make it fit anyhow but maybe there's a way that I can get it to rotate(but I doubt it).

It's still not as tall as an arcade monitor but it'll have to do.

It's also more expensive hahah, so maybe I'm a fool.

Either way it'll be large and crisp and I can play some horizontally wide games, too

[Blanka]

Can you give me the dimensions?

It is 551x344mm (21.7 x 13.5 inch) visible.
The 19 inch screens were like 366mm (14.4 inch) vertical (visible picture). So that is about 1 inch less.
Guess the Happ is a 16:9 screen, those are 324mm (12.8 inch) tall.

24.8 arcade monitor is about 23.00 wide x 20.63 tall.

That is the worst ever application of Pythagoras law  !
A 24.8 inch arcade monitor with 24 inch visible image means a 488x366 mm picture (19.2 x 14.4 inch). Exact the same a 19 inch monitors mount vertical.

The W2753V-PF  is 16:9 as well, so 336 mm tall (13.2 inch), and it is TN, so not the best viewing angles.
It is also not the fastest (problem of all >23 inch TN displays), with a 22ms lag.
Here you can see the measurements of its European cousin:
http://www.digitalversus.com/duels.php?ty=6&ma1=35&mo1=464&p1=4589&ma2=322&ph=12

So it's fairly close to an arcade monitor and I'll figure out if I want it vertical or horizontal.

It's TN, so vertical is no option.

[november]

Can you give me the dimensions?

It is 551x344mm (21.7 x 13.5 inch) visible.
The 19 inch screens were like 366mm (14.4 inch) vertical (visible picture). So that is about 1 inch less.
Guess the Happ is a 16:9 screen, those are 324mm (12.8 inch) tall.

24.8 arcade monitor is about 23.00 wide x 20.63 tall.

That is the worst ever application of Pythagoras law  !
A 24.8 inch arcade monitor with 24 inch visible image means a 488x366 mm picture (19.2 x 14.4 inch). Exact the same a 19 inch monitors mount vertical.

The W2753V-PF  is 16:9 as well, so 336 mm tall (13.2 inch), and it is TN, so not the best viewing angles.
It is also not the fastest (problem of all >23 inch TN displays), with a 22ms lag.
Here you can see the measurements of its European cousin:
http://www.digitalversus.com/duels.php?ty=6&ma1=35&mo1=464&p1=4589&ma2=322&ph=12

You're saying it should be 14.4 inch but the screen itself is 20.63 tall at the edges of the tube.  I don't see how it can be 14.4 inch viewable.

Doesn't make too much sense but I understand the math you're referring to.  Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me lol.

[Blanka]

Measure the diagonal then. Can't be 24.8 inch. That one must be larger, more like 31 inch diagonal then.

[november]

I must have incorporated the mounting hardware into that height .


Anyways, I cancelled the order on the monitor and will wait until I do more research.

I will try to never order something that's $400 when I'm really tired haha.

[BASS!]

Yeah buy a crt. Better for gaming all around.