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TV Size Vs Cab Size Questions
2panther:
after just going through this myself. I had the option of decasing my Sony 27" Wega or keeping a Sony Trinitron 20" in it's case and putting it on a shelf inside the cabinet. After being peer pressured (in a good way) I went with the decasing of the 27" and IMO it looks perfect in the cabinet. A smaller TV would have worked but I wouldn't be this pleased.
Go big or go home!
Zebidee:
--- Quote from: 2panther on October 11, 2011, 09:33:27 am ---after just going through this myself. I had the option of decasing my Sony 27" Wega or keeping a Sony Trinitron 20" in it's case and putting it on a shelf inside the cabinet. After being peer pressured (in a good way) I went with the decasing of the 27" and IMO it looks perfect in the cabinet. A smaller TV would have worked but I wouldn't be this pleased.
Go big or go home!
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Well done on the successful de-casing of that Sony Wega! They are darn heavy.
I've popped a few Sony Professional video monitors in cabs before (and use one in my main cab right now). It really rocks!
The best part about doing it this way is that if (when) the monitor eventually dies I can replace it with any old 27" screen.
Also, if you are using almost any TV except a Sony, you can re-use the screen/tube with a custom arcade monitor chassis. Unfortunately, this won't work for Sony's that use Trinitron tubes. However, it is easy enough to replace the tube with another one the same size if necessary.
Nocturnaloner:
Can anyone give me the approximate dimensions of a Sony Wega 27 de-cased? I am hoping to get it in my cab that has 24" of space horizontally. Not likely, but if anyone has one of these
to measure, let me know.
rCadeGaming:
I have that exact model Sony sitting in my garage. I also have some KV27's and a KV24. I would agree that the 32 "is too big unless you're building a showcase cab. The cab will be so heavy it'll be practically immovable, and the screen will be too big when you're trying to play it. I'd take that rule of placing your head 32" away from the screen as a bare minimum. It's not good for gameplay when you have to look around constantly because you can't see the whole screen at once, and having a big bright CRT too close to your face isn't too good for your eyes; the combination can give you a headache.
I'm going to put KV27's in my sit-down cabs, space the control panel so that you're sitting fairly far back, and use tinted glass to cut the brightness a bit. For a stand-up, I might go with the KV-24.
Whatever you do, I'd build a quick and supply mock-up that will allow you to playtest your design for ergonomics, and get a feel for it for a few days, before building the final version. Otherwise you'll be noting the mistakes in your final cab as you plan a whole new one.
If you want to get proper arcade quality picture from these TV's, check the link in my signature.
rCadeGaming:
Nocturnaloner, I would but I'm not ready to decase mine yet. Using it for consoles right now and not ready to gut it for the cab quite yet.