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24" Apex flat screen TV $149 at Sam's Club
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Hooch:
Are you asking if it comes back to the same mode when unplugged, plugged back in and then turned on, or do you want to know if it comes straight back on when plugged back in?

If its the latter it does not come back on when plugged back in.
DrewKaree:
He's asking because when you shut your cab down everything will shut down, including the TV.  When you fire your cab up again, if that TV doesn't go back to the same state (meaning turned on) as before you shut the cab down, then you will ALWAYS require the remote for the TV to be handy, to turn the thing back on.  Could turn into one of two things:

1.  Annoying, in case you run out of battery power and can't start your cab up because you have no screen

or

2.  Fatal, as in "I LOST THE FRIGGEN REMOTE!".  Now you gotta rip out the TV or hope "Not Me" or "I don't know" return your remote.
RayB:
Why use a TV? What kind of video output do you use so it works on a TV? I suppose this could be the ultimate multi-purpose cab for bachelors and rec rooms. Watch movies on it when you're not playing games...


JLR2000:

--- Quote from: RayB on June 06, 2004, 08:46:11 pm ---Why use a TV? What kind of video output do you use so it works on a TV? I suppose this could be the ultimate multi-purpose cab for bachelors and rec rooms. Watch movies on it when you're not playing games...




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I decided to go the TV route due to cost.  A 27" TV cost me $250 at the time, with S-Video input.  I think a 27" Arcade monitor went for $500-$600 at the time.  Now, the purists won't be happy with it, but I have never noticed an issue using the TV, the picture looks great to me.  No one who has played my cab has ever even guessed it was a TV inside until I told them.  So for me (the non-purist), getting a 27" output for an affordable price was the motivation.
DrewKaree:

--- Quote from: RayB on June 06, 2004, 08:46:11 pm ---Why use a TV? What kind of video output do you use so it works on a TV? I suppose this could be the ultimate multi-purpose cab for bachelors and rec rooms. Watch movies on it when you're not playing games...
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Like JLR said, using a TV gives you a reasonable picture for a fraction of the cost, although some here are pretty resourceful at getting phat deals on arcade monitors.  The video output you use for a TV is S-video.  You just need to use a videocard that has S-video output, ATI or nVidia both make several versions.  You could use it for watching movies or other stuff, but that'd work better with a showcase cabinet.  Otherwise, the cost is the main reason behind using a TV.
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