Monitor without VESA mount and cable jacks in stand base

[VoltaTom]

[EDIT]: I didn't get the monitor, but am still curious if someone has used a monitor with those type of connections in a cabinet?

Hello everyone,
I found a used 19" LCD monitor - NEC MultiSync LCD1935NXM - for a good price. It looks like it would be tough to mount for a cabinet - but am not certain. Is it really that bad? Is it worth the trouble when the inputs are in the base? Has anyone done this before?

[CoryBee]

Unless it is like $5 - $10 I would stay away. Too much hassle. Where are you located?

[Louis Tully]

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[VoltaTom]

Unless it is like $5 - $10 I would stay away. Too much hassle. Where are you located?

It was more than that. I'm glad I didn't get it.

I'm in the GTA in southern Ontario.


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[VoltaTom]

[EDIT]: I didn't get the monitor, but am still curious if someone has used a monitor with those type of connections in a cabinet?

Hello everyone,
I found a used 19" LCD monitor - NEC MultiSync LCD1935NXM - for a good price. It looks like it would be tough to mount for a cabinet - but am not certain. Is it really that bad? Is it worth the trouble when the inputs are in the base? Has anyone done this before?

As long as the base didn't get in the way of mounting - tilts back far enough to allow the monitor to be flush against a flat surface - you could use L-brackets. Bend the brackets to a custom fit and you don't have to attach anything to the actual monitor. It just sits in its new 'slot' and gravity does the work. This is how I set stuff up. Not saying it's the best or anything, it's just how I do it. I've never used the vesa mounts for arcade stuffs. YMMV.

A good idea! Might do that if I get one without the VESA mount holes. That monitor has the connections in the screen still. I feel like that may be more of a challenge?


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[CoryBee]

Save yourself some hassle if you just get one with VESA mounts and a slab of wood to drill the 4 matching holes in.

Measure to half the width of the tv support piece. Then measure 2 inches out either side of the middle mark. Then measure 4 inches down from those marks.

Basically, the VESA mounts for those size screens *almost* always have the holes 4 inches apart from each other. Measure on your LCD before hand obviously to make sure.

Hope that made sense, tis morning and didn't sleep much......

[VoltaTom]

Save yourself some hassle if you just get one with VESA mounts and a slab of wood to drill the 4 matching holes in.

Measure to half the width of the tv support piece. Then measure 2 inches out either side of the middle mark. Then measure 4 inches down from those marks.

Basically, the VESA mounts for those size screens *almost* always have the holes 4 inches apart from each other. Measure on your LCD before hand obviously to make sure.

Hope that made sense, tis morning and didn't sleep much......

Yeah I definitely don't think it would be worth it without the VESA. Ended up with a used HP LP1965. Good price, hard to turn down.