Monitor sizes for bartop arcade

[Omamez]

I have 3 options to use

1 x 4:3 19 inch samsung lcd
1 x 16:10  22 inch lcd
1 x 16:9 19 inch lcd

I leaning more towards the 4:3 or 16:10


any thoughts and suggestions

[nitrogen_widget]

Just stick with the 4:3 if a horizontal.
the 16:10 will add to the width of the bartop without giving you much in the way of actual height.


Stats                  22 inch 16x10      19 inch 4x3
Width                  18.66 inches      15.20 inches
Height                  11.66 inches      11.40 inches
Area                          217.53 inches²      173.28 inches²
As a 4:3 Display   19.43 inches      19.00 inches
As a 16:9 Display   21.40 inches      17.44 inches
As a 16:10 Display   22.00 inches      17.92 inches
As a 2.35:1 Display   20.27 inches      16.52 inches

[progets]

If you're building a two player bartop I would recommend a wider control panel regardless of the monitor you choose. Two adults playing on a 20" control panel is way too crowded.

Another thing to consider is the games you will play. Newer arcade (Sega Naomi, Sega Model 3, Sammy, etc), Wii and PS2 games actually use wide screen monitors. If you're using a Raspberry Pi this won't be an issue since it won't be able to play those games.

If you do go with a wide screen monitor you can always use bezels or stretch the screen for 4:3 games.

Good luck with your build.

[Omamez]

thanks for the replies atm will be using rpi3 planning to move over to intel z8700 once I have enough $$$

pretty impressed with bt7 4gb/128gb z8700 not 100% perfect but big difference between pi 3 for some emu's

been playing with one that my friend ordered for his security camera business because his client require 4k and win machine for camera software

maybe by the time I save enough they will be cheap enough to find in cereal boxes