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Rotating LCD Monitor - A Simple, Space Saving Technique?
lettuce:
--- Quote from: AGarv on May 27, 2013, 11:35:56 am ---Good ideas for automating this using a pull-out that's non-VESA, hadn't considered those. LeChuck I will have to check out those cabs that use a pull-out approach already, thanks.
Another benefit for widescreen LCDs could be minimizing the vertical bezel height. You don't need the vertical 16:9 (or 16:10) aspect ratio, so just articulate the arm down several inches to hide part of the monitor below the control panel and expose something more like a 4:3 aspect ratio (rough picture below).
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How about turning it 180 degress and using the unused space on the display as the marquee :cheers:
PL1:
--- Quote from: lettuce on May 29, 2013, 01:14:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: AGarv on May 27, 2013, 11:35:56 am ---Good ideas for automating this using a pull-out that's non-VESA, hadn't considered those. LeChuck I will have to check out those cabs that use a pull-out approach already, thanks.
Another benefit for widescreen LCDs could be minimizing the vertical bezel height. You don't need the vertical 16:9 (or 16:10) aspect ratio, so just articulate the arm down several inches to hide part of the monitor below the control panel and expose something more like a 4:3 aspect ratio (rough picture below).
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How about turning it 180 degress and using the unused space on the display as the marquee :cheers:
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Sounds like a great variation on RandyT's LCD Marquee Project here.
Scott
SegaOutrun:
I use my cab as an outdoor tv so, I have it on an arm mount and I dont think it would be ideal for rotation. It may be my brand but i always have to make small adjustment to level it. I dont think you could get it to stay at a perfect 90degree angle.
AGarv:
--- Quote from: SegaOutrun on May 29, 2013, 03:51:48 pm ---I use my cab as an outdoor tv so, I have it on an arm mount and I dont think it would be ideal for rotation. It may be my brand but i always have to make small adjustment to level it. I dont think you could get it to stay at a perfect 90degree angle.
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Good point, you would probably want to screw some small wooden "guides" to the cabinet interior at the monitor corners to align/hold the display at the correct horizontal (and vertical) orientation once it's pushed back in.