Re: Answers within For everyone else: Why TV's are the way to go.

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: I don't agree. TV's look bad and are bulky. I agree with your arguement if you want to build a "all-in-one" that does Mame, PSX, Dreamcast, 2600, etc. A TV in an arcade cabinet is going to look like....a TV in an arcade cabinet. : My personal interest is a cabinet that recreates the arcade look/feel. A PC monitor will work, an arcade monitor is ideal, and the WG U3100 is a good compromise. The U3100 has remote controls for Vsize, Hsize, Cont, Bright and mounts very easily. Plus, it plugs into the PC w/out any mods or TV out required. : You also mentioned (#5) volume control in your message. Umm, the soundcard has one of these. And if you want it accessible, mount a remote volume control. : : : I believe most of the "classics" use a 19" monitor. My cabinet is an old Missile Command cabinet (1981) and its monitor is 19". However, a 19" PC monitor is not the same size. A 19" arcade monitor as well as tv are 19" corner to corner. A pc monitor however is different. To actually have a 19" viewable pc monitor you'd probably need a 21" monitor. Very costly$$$. Another thing to consider is this: pc monitors are more square than a tv or arcade monitor meaning the width to height ratio is not the same. I don't know anything about cocktails. Don't think I've ever even seen one in person. Consider this: If I were to start from scratch I would have went with a TV. Why? : : 1) TV's cost less (especially used) : : 2) Because of this you are likely to get a much bigger tv than arcade monitor for the same price (i.e. Wal*Mart has a RCA 25" TV for $200. Wells Gardner 19" arcade monitor - $300. You can actually get a 27" TV cheaper than a 19" monitor.) : : 3) A TV has the look of a real arcade monitor. Both have resolutions of 320 X 200 and will virtually look the same. The only difference is in the fact that arcade monitor are pure RGB and TV's are different. Not much of a difference in my opinion. : : 4) You can run Windows on an arcade monitor with any video card w/tv out. This isn't even possible with arcade monitors (if it is it's rare). : : 5) Volume control. Another advantage. : : 6) Way easier to handle. Who wants to worried about getting zapped? Gotta worry about hooking up transformers and this and that and blah blah blah. : : 7) Brightness, Contrast, etc, etc, much easier to manage. : : 8) Hook up stereo sound, playstations, dreamcasts, etc., etc. : : Get the picture?

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