Questions about 2 things.

[KeithPuetz]

Okay this is a weird question. How do I mount a LCD screen SPECIFICALLY in a Nintendo cabinet.
My second question is this, how do I set up speakers in my mame cabinet? Should I use the original speakers in the cabinet? And if so, how do I do that? If you recommend buying new speakers, what speakers do you recommend and how would I mount them inside the cabinet?

Sorry for so many questions, hopefully they all can be answered. Thanks in advance!!!!

[chopperthedog]

Click the DK cab below to see how I mounted my monitor. Any type of small stereo amplifier from amazon or newegg will be a good option to power original speakers. Hard to answer the mounting question. If could be as easy as using some screws and some angle brackets attached to the side of the speaker and mounted directly to the cab.


good day.

[KeithPuetz]

Wouldn't mounting it like that leave nasty holes in the sides? I looked at your and didnt see any holes, I am wondering how you did it.

Another question, is it a good idea to replace the old DK speakers or do you think they will last forever anyways and suggest me keeping them.

As far as ME mounting the computer monitor what I was going to do was bolt down the stand of the monitor (like the TV stand part) to the wood. I know it will leave it at a slant and the tv stand would grow weaker over time, that's why i was going to get some really tough black wire and prop up the back of it to the the ceiling of the cab and use a piece of wood coming off the original monitor support in the back to support the monitor. I know it sounds ghetto, but it sounds sturdy, and wont leave nasty holes in the side art. Does anyone recommend this. Try to picture it, it wouldn't go anywhere. And I have smoked plexi glass all of this would be invisible to the person playing the game.

[yotsuya]

Why not just attach braces to the inside of the cabinet and then bolt the LCD to those? No outside holes, no ghetto wires.

[KeithPuetz]

How do you attach the monitor to the planks of wood?

[yotsuya]

How do you attach the monitor to the planks of wood?

Does your monitor have VESA mounting holes on the back of it? Make a template, drill the holes through a board, attach the board to the monitor, mount the monitor and board on your braces, play games.

[ChadTower]

Does your monitor have VESA mounting holes on the back of it? Make a template, drill the holes through a board, attach the board to the monitor, mount the monitor and board on your braces, play games.

This.

[Le Chuck]

I've got a question.  Why is this thread in B/S/T?

[chopperthedog]

Wouldn't mounting it like that leave nasty holes in the sides? I looked at your and didnt see any holes, I am wondering how you did it.

Most Nintendo cabs were outfitted at the factory with carriage bolts for both vertical and horizontal screen mounting. On mine I removed and filled in the horizontal holes. On the vertical mount bar I grind ed down the heads of the bolts a tad and routed the holes on the side of the cab just enough and used bondo to fill/cover bolts and sanded smooth.


good day.

[KeithPuetz]

I DID try it the way everyone suggested, I spent lots of money on MDF at Home Depot to create a home made monitor mount but could not find long enough monitor screw insertions (or whatever you want to call them). The thread on back of the monitor was very hard to find and when I did find them they were in small sizes and did not fit through the 1/2 inch MDF mount and monitor. They did fit through the quarter inch board I purchased but it was too weak of board and I had a strong feeling it would crack over time, so I decided to try it a different way to see if it would work better, and it did.
I mounted the metal X-shaped stand to the board on the cabinet using metal straps, and I used a very sturdy horizontal wood to support the back of the screen.
It may not be the conventional way, but trust me, that screen isn't moving ANYWHERE. No ghetto wires or anything! =)
When I show off my arcade machine I will take off the bezel and show you how it looks, and how effectively it worked.
I definitely tried it you're way first. I got all the backboards I purchased to prove it, lol.

[Thenasty]

try this....very easy...

http://microcenter.com/product/325782/10-37_TV_Wall_Mount_008N

[dextercf]

I've got a question.  Why is this thread in B/S/T?

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