any interest in these cut LCD's for marquee display?

[CitznFish]

I can get them to you for $300 + shipping (~ $35 )

They are NEW in box. There are 5 but I am using 1, 2 other sold, 2 remaining are available.

No power cords come with the display. They are powered by 12v from your PC or arcade power supply. I had to rework the molex connector in the LCD to make it connect. Super easy to do. Just cut the old molex off, extend the wires to your PC power supply, ad a new Molex connector that fits your PC, or wire in to your switching arcade power supply. Done.

They accept DVI or VGA connections. Each box comes with a long DVI and a long VGA cable.

Once powered on Win10 recognized immediately.

I have NOT tried to display a marquee on these yet as I haven't gotten that far with my build. I do not see any reason why these won't display a marquee. I assume there may be a possibility of some banding on the left or right side depending on if you fit or stretch the marquee image.

These appear to be smaller then what I have seen around. They are 5.125" high and 19.5" wide. 22" screen.

metal frame easily comes off for painting.





Native resolution is 1680x342

[Howard_Casto]

Those are really cool but the standard dimensions are 24" x around 5.5"(visible) for a cabinet.   If they were cheaper maybe. 

[CitznFish]

Yeah, the size is different but I think the aspect ratio is very close. Marques should look good. Price...I wish I could control that, lol.

[_Iz-]

This US only or will you ship to Canada? Any idea of cost to ship to Canada if yes?

[CitznFish]

This US only or will you ship to Canada? Any idea of cost to ship to Canada if yes?

Sure, why not?  UPS says roughly $74 Canadian from California to Toronto for a 7lb package that's 10x10x30

TBF I estimated the box dimensions because I'm lazy and watching F1 qualifying. 

If you are really interested PM me your shipping details and I'll look it up properly and measure the box I have..it's close though.

[CitznFish]

For Lunchbox Big box users, if the marquee doesn't fill the entire screen, use this: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/1324-mr-retrolusts-marquee-screen-filler-magic/

[CitznFish]

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[CitznFish]

Got it up and running. Quite surprised how well the marquees fit.

[mahuti]

I want this so bad... just about 4 inches wider and an inch or 2 taller. Frankly if my wife hadn't gotten laid off this spring I'd do it anyway 

I've been wanting a dynamic marquee for freakin years.

[Howard_Casto]

I wonder how hard it would be to cut monitors.  I've seen vids of it and it looks like a pretty primitive process.  It'd just be a matter of having enough junk monitors to experiment and get the process refined to work reliably.  There are companies like LiteMax that will do it for you but you have to inquire for a quote, so I bet they are expensive.  I also wonder about folding screens... in theory a OLED can be bent.... just fold the excess out of the way or something.  There's also magnification of a smaller lcd, but I can't think of a way to do that without creating a funhouse mirror when viewed at the wrong angles. 

I'm thinking of doing a pedestal.  If I do I'm just going for it and throwing a lcd above the monitor.  I mean it's a non traditional cabinet shape anyway.

[mahuti]

companies like LiteMax that will do it for you but you have to inquire for a quote,       

Over the years I've contacted 5 different companies about getting a 24" x 7.5" screen and none has contacted me  back. I assume they only want volume orders.

[CitznFish]

Have you tried all the companies on AliExpress? Iirc it was $400 + $200 shipping for one even with custom sizes

[nitrogen_widget]

the cutting part looks easy enough.
but have no idea what the sealing part is and if there needs to be a vacuum.

[mahuti]

Have you tried all the companies on AliExpress?

Hah hah, I haven't tried *all* of them. I tried 3 that looked the most reputable. And I've tried 2 other companies that I didn't find on AliExpress. None contacted me back at least after I gave them the specs of what I wanted. I think 1 or 2 did the initial reach out, but never any further response. I did get on their email lists to receive fantastic offers about custom monitors for several years.

Frankly (under normal circumstances), I'd be willing to pay $600 delivered for a custom size. Right now with my kids music and skating lessons and sports and going out to eat and everything extra canceled...  my wife would rightly murder me for the insurance money if I dropped it on a half-monitor. 

the cutting part looks easy enough, but have no idea what the sealing part is and if there needs to be a vacuum.

There needs to be a vacuum... probably for dust more than anything else... even the tiniest dust particle that got in would be really, really noticeable. That said, it'd be easy enough to use the old moist-bathroom trick to make a poor-man's clean room. Pretending that isn't the *real* problem, when I have searched for DIY methods to cut down an LCD, there's literally nothing on the net (other than "that's impossible" talk). That's a freakin rarity. The company that does cut them down aftermarket has a patent on the cutting & sealing technology. In my mind it probably looks a lot like a heated commercial paper ream slicer  but who knows. I have a pile of old LCDs... I have half a mind to take one and chop one side off and melt it shut  just to see what happens.  Sometimes one just has to know something. Too bad I'm not a youtube star, people would pay me to do this kind of damage just for laughs.

[nitrogen_widget]

Have you tried all the companies on AliExpress?

Hah hah, I haven't tried *all* of them. I tried 3 that looked the most reputable. And I've tried 2 other companies that I didn't find on AliExpress. None contacted me back at least after I gave them the specs of what I wanted. I think 1 or 2 did the initial reach out, but never any further response. I did get on their email lists to receive fantastic offers about custom monitors for several years.

Frankly (under normal circumstances), I'd be willing to pay $600 delivered for a custom size. Right now with my kids music and skating lessons and sports and going out to eat and everything extra canceled...  my wife would rightly murder me for the insurance money if I dropped it on a half-monitor. 

the cutting part looks easy enough, but have no idea what the sealing part is and if there needs to be a vacuum.

There needs to be a vacuum... probably for dust more than anything else... even the tiniest dust particle that got in would be really, really noticeable. That said, it'd be easy enough to use the old moist-bathroom trick to make a poor-man's clean room. Pretending that isn't the *real* problem, when I have searched for DIY methods to cut down an LCD, there's literally nothing on the net (other than "that's impossible" talk). That's a freakin rarity. The company that does cut them down aftermarket has a patent on the cutting & sealing technology. In my mind it probably looks a lot like a heated commercial paper ream slicer  but who knows. I have a pile of old LCDs... I have half a mind to take one and chop one side off and melt it shut  just to see what happens.  Sometimes one just has to know something. Too bad I'm not a youtube star, people would pay me to do this kind of damage just for laughs.

allie express sells the machines that I expect to handle the cutting and sealing considering how much they cost.
I did not look further than the 6k to 16k prices.

[Vocalitus]

Those LCD Marquees look really nice, but I cannot afford any new expensive $300+ toys as we are saving, our personal future is some what uncertain.

Not to be put off though, how about a cheaper alternative that would cost about $55?

How long do you power your cab to play games?  Do you want your marquee to display a static image or maybe a mov or flv of the game advert as well until you put a credit in?

I would be tempted in dropping $55 on a viable alternative. I am sure it has been done before.

It would be a nice experiment/project.

 

[nitrogen_widget]

i think the pico projector has been tried.
though if I did it i'd use a screen from a projection TV.

you can also wire up cheap rgb led strips into a matrix and hook a controller up to them.
though the controllers that accept a video signal and translate it are about 100$ and used primarily for wall sized projects.
but arduino works for smaller ones and only limited by how many gpio's it has.

[mahuti]

I contacted one of those suppliers. They got back to me pretty quick. Off  the top of my head I think these are the specs I asked them to quote:

23.9 inches wide. 1920 x 540. Cost $500 + $90 shipping to St. Louis, MO from China. Not cheap, but not a deal breaker (in the grand scheme of things)

Not to be put off though, how about a cheaper alternative that would cost about $55?

Seen it done. Wasn't a fan. I've seen $2000 of home-projection equipment in a dark room still didn't look that great. A $55 projector in a lit room isn't going to be great.

@CitznFish, how many more of these do you have to sell? One? I have a friend that might be interested.

[Howard_Casto]

Yeah projectors don't really work..... you have to have a super bright light to get the illusion of a lit marquee right via projection and anything bright enough would likely cause heat issues.  The trouble with rgb strips is they are too low res to display actual marquees.  Great for a signboard though.  Anyway 600 for a marquee is insane.  At that point it just isn't worth the price tag vs what you can do with it. 

[mahuti]

Anyway 600 for a marquee is insane.  At that point it just isn't worth the price tag vs what you can do with it. 

Agreed. Also... this hobby breeds insanity so...