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Ideas on mounting large crts?

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nitrogen_widget:
man, i'd leave it cased and use a ratchet strap to hold it in place on a shelf.
i believe the insides of a TV should stay on the inside though. :)

bobbyb13:
Have you tried to stand at arms length from that tube for 5 minutes at a time?

Bigger is not always better.

Something like a Gauntlet or Simpsons cabinet could still be comfy to play with a screen that size I imagine.

You'll see that original cabinets wound up as they did for good reason once you have built a few.

The screen angle, control panel layout and marquee on those two cabinets are a great lesson in form following function to take up the least space and still be fun to play.

And vertical games certainly wouldn't look squished on a horizontal 32" running mame!

Edgecrusher:
Yes. I think I've settled on using the pattern for the TMNT/Xmen/Simpsons cab which I was looking at when I was planning on a 4 player. However, I will be mounting the tv vertical instead which should allow me to make it less girthy. I will only be using a two player CP. That pattern lends to easy changes the way the CP sits in a square notch in the front. You could easily make it removable there-by lending to CP changes.
I still want a tempest shaped cab though. :-\

Zebidee:
32" Vertical mount will be great for those visually glorious shmups like some Cave games, Donpachi, BAtsugen, 1944, Raiden, Aero fighters, et al.

However, size isn't everything.

It won't work well for classic-era verticals because it is just too darn big. 21" or lower is good for these.

Big screens can be a disadvantage for playing fast-paced shmups n such generally because it is a larger area for your eyes to scan. So, having a tight screen size helps improve your responsiveness, less lag in the meatware.

I have a 26" Loewe in my vertical cab and it is plenty for the glorious shmups. However, I used to have a vertical cab with a 20" and a single 8-way joystick, I really miss that for classic verticals (long since sold to someone who was very happy).

Horizontal games obviously won't look so good. Mounting a huge CRT vertically doesn't have the same advantages as mounting a similar-sized LCD flat-panel vertically. With a CRT it won't just affect the screen size, you can only have a maximum number of vertical lines (obviously your horizontal if rotated). It'll also make the scan lines go the wrong way.

Check it out for yourself, rotate the TV (if you can lift it!) and try playing some vertical and horizontal games. You'll have to fiddle a few settings and .ini files as well to get the best out of it.

Edgecrusher:
Hmm. So much to consider.
I will start to build in the next couple weeks hopefully. I'll have some time after X-mas when the in-laws head home to do some cuttin. I really wish that thing wasn't so big but hey, it was $20! I brought it out to my workshop to get it out of the way during the holidays. It's cold out there, but hopefully I'll get a chance to do some testing like you say and figure out what's best for me.

Have a good weekend!

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