Re: 27" arcade monitors

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: Hmm.. not a good endorsement :( Do you know anything about the Wells D9200? Does it have the same contrast issues? Is there any specific monitor that you would consider if you could do it over again? : Thanks for the feedback! : ->Dan : : I have the SharpImage monitor you are talking about... : : First off, it is a regular video game monitor... It's actually a modified rca tv tube. And they're commonly used in arcade cabinets. : : Yes it does do 1024x768... but only interlaced. and it looks like crap at that resolution. (lots of wierd posterisation(?) effects) : : After much screwing about, I ended up running mine at 640x480. : : Also I had to replace the first monitor they sent me because the convergence was soooooo far off. The one I have now has much better convergence but I have a problem with the brightness and contrast levels (basically I have to turn the brightness down to almost zero to get any kind of black level out of it.) : : It works. It looks like an arcade monitor. It stores digital information for the various resolutions so it works great with advance mame. : : But, if I had it to do all over again, I would proably keep looking for other alternatives... Or I'd just go with Wells Gardener. : : Hope this helps. : : Bluepoint. : : : : : : Hi all and Happy New Year! : : : I was originally going to go with the Wells Gardner D9200 monitor for my new cabinet which some people on this board had bought for around $400. However, when I called Wells, they said that the price is $575 and that some monitors were sold for $400 by accident a while ago (I even asked for Dawn -- she doesn't work there anymore). : : : Interestingly enough, Hanaho has stopped using real arcade monitors in their ArcadePC machines. They claim that the Wells-Gardner monitors they were using were blowing out after about a year since they weren't designed to be turned on and off as much as a PC monitor is. Has anyone heard anything about this? If true, I'm now worried about my ArcadePC :( : : : Anyway, I am now thinking of going with a Sharp Image SI-227SVGA 27" monitor since it is about $100 cheaper (and can do both 800x600 and 1024x768i). I've had prior good experiences with the company so I know they'll back their product. Does anyone know anything about it? : : : Thanks! : : : ->Dan : : : PS. And yes, I've tried my 27" S-Video TV and was not completely happy with how it looked. I definitely want to go with an arcade monitor if possible!

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