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willybeamish

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Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« on: September 26, 2012, 01:29:15 pm »
If so got any pics? Id debating on doing this but I cant picture where or how to mount it ??
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2012, 01:45:51 pm »
Griffindodd's Marvel vs Capcom: Revolution is a great example of a 2 screen hybrid MAME/Pinball setup.

Tony Silveira's build is called "bArcade".  It has a fold down TV/monitor.

Several people are using ultra-widescreen monitors for their marquee.

Some have also talked about using a small 7" LCD on their control panel to display instruction cards.

What function did you have in mind?


Scott
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2012, 01:48:11 pm »
The Two-Headed Beast...
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2012, 01:51:35 pm »
Well look up Punch Out and Cyberball on klov to check out a couple of factory 2 monitor cabinets.









Quote from: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 01:29:15 pm
If so got any pics? Id debating on doing this but I cant picture where or how to mount it ??
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2012, 02:11:20 pm »
Quote from: PL1 on September 26, 2012, 01:45:51 pm


What function did you have in mind?


Scott

I was just thinking it would cool for spectators to be able to view whats going in the game without hunching over the players shoulders. Like a mini jumbo tron or something displaying and intense battle. I had this extra smaller lcd screen thats not being used you know.
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2012, 02:18:16 pm »
You going with a mame setup or with a jamma board?
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2012, 02:20:02 pm »
I have a second "spectator" moitor (TV) for my dart board...

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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2012, 02:20:27 pm »
In that case just put the second monitor on top of the cabinet, like they used to do with Dragon's Lair.
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2012, 02:22:34 pm »
Quote from: paigeoliver on September 26, 2012, 02:20:27 pm
In that case just put the second monitor on top of the cabinet, like they used to do with Dragon's Lair.


Pretty much what I was thinking, I was just curious what it would look like.
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2012, 02:47:28 pm »
Quote from: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 02:22:34 pm
Quote from: paigeoliver on September 26, 2012, 02:20:27 pm
In that case just put the second monitor on top of the cabinet, like they used to do with Dragon's Lair.


Pretty much what I was thinking, I was just curious what it would look like.

Like this.




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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2012, 03:07:27 pm »
Upper - Horizontal setup
Lower - Vertical setup


Just flip a switch to go from Horz/Vert
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Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2012, 03:10:34 pm »
here is a closer look.
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Re: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2012, 03:20:51 pm »
Quote from: Thenasty on September 26, 2012, 03:10:34 pm
here is a closer look.
That is BaDass and if I was working from scratch I would consider doing it this way.
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Re: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2012, 03:22:15 pm »
Quote from: PL1 on September 26, 2012, 02:47:28 pm
Quote from: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 02:22:34 pm
Quote from: paigeoliver on September 26, 2012, 02:20:27 pm
In that case just put the second monitor on top of the cabinet, like they used to do with Dragon's Lair.


Pretty much what I was thinking, I was just curious what it would look like.

Like this.




Scott
I'm embarrassed to say I remember the game in the arcade but never played it. Did the top screen mirror what was going on below? But yah basically I'd be doing something like this if I did it.
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Re: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2012, 03:34:31 pm »
Quote from: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 03:22:15 pm
Did the top screen mirror what was going on below?

Yes.  It was there so spectators could watch.


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