Monitor size

[Whoopty]

So guys I'm currently in the early planning phase of my MAME cab build. I figure one of the most important early steps is getting hold of the monitor I'll use, as that'll dictate a lot of the size and internal support structure for the cab.

I've decided on a PC CRT monitor, as from what I read/hear it gives about the best authentic look without being ridiculously expensive.

After some hunting, I've found two options. One is a 20" CRT of reasonable quality and I can get hold of it for a mere £10. The other is a 22" professional grade CRT, that I can probably get for around £40.

My question to you chaps, is are the extra 2" worth it and is there much difference in the quality of a CRT for playing older arcade and console titles?

 

[JohnnyChaos]

I think it depends on the size of your cab. You see loads of mame cabs were the screens are far too small.

 

[grobda]

I've never been happy with any svga crt trying to be an arcade crt; it looks blocky or fuzzy or dim (especially if you use a scan line generator).

IMO the optimal solution with mame is to use an arcade monitor (or a big CRT TV) with an arcade vga or soft15khz setup.

guess it depends how picky you are id probably go for the 22" if you're dead set on a pc monitor setup.