By mpcstuff.com
Thu May 24, 2012 1:17 pm
No disrespect to anyone but PLEASE read all the posts before posting the same type of questions. I feel the need to answer them since some people dont read the previous threads but if they did it would eliminate the same info over and over. I want this thread to have good info and substance but its starting to be just the same thing over and over.
We had discussed the reason for the larger sized bezel. There is really no way around it after 12 designs it was just not do able and this was the thinnest, smallest available. If it tilted it would have been even larger.
As for the non large standard size tilt screen... again :
And to add to it....
To get the idea why this couldn't really work well take a look at the MPC1000 screen (picture below) its larger (by a lot) than its opening. So the only option would be for the tilt to sit atop the casing (much like the new large LCD does) If you add tilt to it, it becomes even more clunky. Not sure anyone wants a clunkier looking top part just to have their standard screen tilt. There would be only two options in doing this: A) Create a new casing with larger opening or B) completely tool and redesign a new LCD screen that is smaller and thinner. Both options would be cost prohibitive, as something like that would be $300-400 for a tilted screen replacement. I dont see anyone forking out that much for the standard screen tilt kit when for around half the price you could have a larger LCD screen with new functionality.
Not trying to say your idea isn't a good one, but its just not really an option due to the frame size of the MPC1000. We could do it at a decent price point using the same idea as the large screens but it would still look a bit clunky and be atop the casing. I just dont see the point in that when we have a better large screen option. Although some guys would like it I would say that 4 out of 5 would prefer the larger screen to the standard one. Overall projects like this cost A LOT of money to do so we have to pick our battles and I think the masses will enjoy a larger screen over a tilting small one. Maybe someday we will rethink this and mess around with some 3d drawings but for now, I think the focus will be on having a large LCD.
We had discussed the reason for the larger sized bezel. There is really no way around it after 12 designs it was just not do able and this was the thinnest, smallest available. If it tilted it would have been even larger.
As for the non large standard size tilt screen... again :
mpcstuff.com wrote:
Sorry guys, honestly there is not much point in a regular tilt screen when you can have an upgraded larger screen. In our experience an MPC user is more out for functionality rather than something cosmetic or so you can see the screen a bit better.
Making a tilt screen also poses the problem with area size (clunkiness) as well, keep in mind the MPC2500 and the 1000 use the EXACT same size screen out of the box and look how much bigger the opening has to be to have the tilt part in it on the 2500.
As for it being clunky, there is not much you can do when adding a screen to a unit that is double in size from normal. As I said before it is admittedly not gorgeous but its the ONLY way for proper fitment.
And to add to it....
To get the idea why this couldn't really work well take a look at the MPC1000 screen (picture below) its larger (by a lot) than its opening. So the only option would be for the tilt to sit atop the casing (much like the new large LCD does) If you add tilt to it, it becomes even more clunky. Not sure anyone wants a clunkier looking top part just to have their standard screen tilt. There would be only two options in doing this: A) Create a new casing with larger opening or B) completely tool and redesign a new LCD screen that is smaller and thinner. Both options would be cost prohibitive, as something like that would be $300-400 for a tilted screen replacement. I dont see anyone forking out that much for the standard screen tilt kit when for around half the price you could have a larger LCD screen with new functionality.
Not trying to say your idea isn't a good one, but its just not really an option due to the frame size of the MPC1000. We could do it at a decent price point using the same idea as the large screens but it would still look a bit clunky and be atop the casing. I just dont see the point in that when we have a better large screen option. Although some guys would like it I would say that 4 out of 5 would prefer the larger screen to the standard one. Overall projects like this cost A LOT of money to do so we have to pick our battles and I think the masses will enjoy a larger screen over a tilting small one. Maybe someday we will rethink this and mess around with some 3d drawings but for now, I think the focus will be on having a large LCD.
good one coin-op. Actually if it is like JJOSXL ect, it represents the volume level of each track. So no they do not reflect in realtime the output and move to the music like you reckon, unless of course JJ has gone all out here, but I doubt it. Not that this is any reflection on JJ, just that I believe this is not the case, but wont mind being wrong though, but will be as per usual I think. 
