Namco Exceleena vs Sega Astro City

[Harlequin]

Which is better?

They go for around the same price and have the same features as far
as i can tell.


Harlequin

[thchardcore]

I'd say Astro City just because they rotate so easily, parts are a snap to find (try that with a excellena cp) and they are very nice overall. Great Monitors.

[cools]

What he said.

Although I'd *love* an Exceleena. Not unless I move out of this house though, there's no way its curves will fit down my corridor!

[Dave_K.]

There are two versions of Exceleena's I assume you are talking about the Red Exceleena 2, which is a little more available and cheaper than the Exceleena Blue (more expensive than an astro).

Exceleena's have a rotation mechanism (actually its just a bar on a hinge), so rotation is a little easier than an astro. You'd still need to lift the full weight of the monitor, but not have to bother with putting it onto its back. The Exceleena speakers/sound is also better than Astro.

Having said that, I'd also still pick an astro out of cost, and availability.

[undamned]

The only sit-down I've ever owned is my Excellena which I think is still the best looking sit-down out there

I will say that rotating the monitor is pain. You can do it by yourself, but it's still not a very smooth operation.

I've heard that you can tate Egret II's w/ one hand
-ud

[Ozymandiaz1260]

I've heard that you can tate Egret II's w/ one hand
-ud

No. If you actually do it the right way you have to unscrew the monitor from four brackets, but I just always leave it unscrewed. It doesn't really line up perfectly so you have to rotate it and kind of pull out on it too to get it over those brackets.

[undamned]

and kind of pull out on it too to get it over those brackets.

Ok. Same w/ Exellena.
-ud

[Dave_K.]

Yeah, but with the egretII, all the weight is on some built in rollers so its easy and smooth to rotate. On the exceleena, its just a peg in a groove so you pickup the entire weight of the monitor to rotate it. Makes a huge metal scraping on metal noise when you slide it back into place.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

I've heard that you can tate Egret II's w/ one hand
-ud

No. If you actually do it the right way you have to unscrew the monitor from four brackets, but I just always leave it unscrewed. It doesn't really line up perfectly so you have to rotate it and kind of pull out on it too to get it over those brackets.

Yikes, leaving such a 29" Nanao monitor unscrewed on an Egret II...can the rollers mechanism still support all that weight? I'd err and just to be on the "safe side" and use the four screw brackets anyways.

You'd think that such LCD monitor manufacturers would've made such 29" sized monitors in the 4:3 aspect ratio format as a replacement for the aging CRT-based RGB monitors. When will that day come?

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[zakk]

Leaving it unscrewed is fine, the wing bolts you put in aren't really all that load-bearing anyways.

[Dave_K.]

You'd think that such LCD monitor manufacturers would've made such 29" sized monitors in the 4:3 aspect ratio format as a replacement for the aging CRT-based RGB monitors. When will that day come?

I've been waiting too, but with such a small market for 29" 4:3 LCD monitors I don't think its going to happen. Its clear Sega and Taito aren't waiting either with their newest cabinets, so the next question is when will the few shmup developers remaining take advantage of a 9:16 display field?

[cools]

I'm still chasing details of the external dimensions of the cab...

[Dave_K.]

I'm still chasing details of the external dimensions of the cab...

Fully assembled, the Exceleena Blue is:
38 1/2" Wide
57" Tall
37" Deep

Disassembled (remove the control panel, sides and front), and the metal case is only 29 1/2" wide. This means the Exceleena Red/2 is the same 29 1/2" wide fully assembled (since there are no extended side panels).

[cools]

Thanks

Btw, I've got the scan of the Windy 2 2P panel done. Vectoring shouldn't take long.

[system11]

I'm still chasing details of the external dimensions of the cab...

Fully assembled, the Exceleena Blue is:
38 1/2" Wide
57" Tall
37" Deep

Disassembled (remove the control panel, sides and front), and the metal case is only 29 1/2" wide. This means the Exceleena Red/2 is the same 29 1/2" wide fully assembled (since there are no extended side panels).

Can the metal case be broken down any more than that?

[undamned]

I'm still chasing details of the external dimensions of the cab...

Fully assembled, the Exceleena Blue is:
38 1/2" Wide
57" Tall
37" Deep

Disassembled (remove the control panel, sides and front), and the metal case is only 29 1/2" wide. This means the Exceleena Red/2 is the same 29 1/2" wide fully assembled (since there are no extended side panels).

Can the metal case be broken down any more than that?

Negative.
-ud