What size monitor was in a Defender cab?

[eggedd2k]

i'm making a defender cab from scratch (using the plans from the jakobud site). i was just wondering what size monitor they used to have in them? mine's gonna have to be a computer monitor.

[Grasshopper]

19" I believe.

[toolaa]

i'm making a defender cab from scratch (using the plans from the jakobud site). i was just wondering what size monitor they used to have in them? mine's gonna have to be a computer monitor.

I've got a 19" low res from Moon Patrol.  It's the same monitor in Defender.  It works but has some burn in.  Needs a cap kit.  If you live near Baltimore Md and can pick it up.  It's yours...  I can't mess with shipping this however.  I should have tossed it out weeks ago, but I just can't seem to let it go to waste.

[eggedd2k]

i'm in the uk m8 - thanks for the offer though.

i'm making the defender cab from scratch so i'll probably stick at 19" computer in it.

[MaximRecoil]

If you are going to use a PC monitor, get a 20" if you can, since that will be the equivalent of a 19" TV or arcade monitor. A 19" PC monitor is only 18" viewable, while a 19" TV or arcade monitor is 19" viewable.

[eggedd2k]

thanks for the advice - do you think a 20 inch computer monitor will fit in a defender cab?

[MaximRecoil]

thanks for the advice - do you think a 20 inch computer monitor will fit in a defender cab?

I don't know; depends on the monitor I guess. It would definitely fit if you removed all of the plastic housing which is the way arcade monitors are mounted in there. It may fit without removing the plastic housing, since I think I've seen 25" monitors stuffed into Defender-size cabinets before. Just do some measurements.

[toolaa]

thanks for the advice - do you think a 20 inch computer monitor will fit in a defender cab?

I have a 24" Sony TV in my Moon Patrol Cab, so I am almost sure the 20" TV or Monitor will fit.

Here is a link to some details.

http://home.comcast.net/~toolaa/moon_patrol/Moon_Patrol_Project.mht

[tristan]

Mine had a Wells Gardner 4900 19" in it. There is definately some clearance on each side.

[eggedd2k]

thanks for the advice - i'll have to wait till the cab's built then experiment with some monitors from work.

[Ken Layton]

Defender used a 19" horizontal (a.k.a. "shelf") mount color raster monitor. All the ones I have worked on were originally shipped with either an Electrohome G07 or Wells-Gardner 19k4600 series monitor inside.

[TOK]

i'm making a defender cab from scratch (using the plans from the jakobud site). i was just wondering what size monitor they used to have in them? mine's gonna have to be a computer monitor.

Cool project. Since you're using a PC monitor, I'm guessing you're using MAME and not a dedciated PC. Have you considered doing a multi-Wiliams?
Thats probably the one cabinet with a very limited number of games that I'd be completely happy with.

[pmc]

thanks for the advice - do you think a 20 inch computer monitor will fit in a defender cab?

I have a 21" monitor in my scratch-built defender cabinet and there's still plenty of room for a bigger one. It's an older monitor (i.e., large), so it wants to protrude through the back a bit. But there is tons of space around the top, bottom, and sides. Mine is on a swivel-stand and is merely sitting on a shelf.

Please post pics when you are done.

-pmc

[eggedd2k]

i shall post some WIP plus completion pics.

when you say it protrudes from the back - do you mean you don't have a back on your cab? i deffinitely want one on mine

[pmc]

i shall post some WIP plus completion pics.

when you say it protrudes from the back - do you mean you don't have a back on your cab? i deffinitely want one on mine

I have a rear door panel, but it's not actually mounted on the cabinet. The monitor itself extends back to that panel, and then the wiring protrudes a little beyond that (just an inch or so). I always figured that I'd a) smoosh the wiring against that back door, b) cut a small window to allow them to stick out, or c) re-wire with angled connectors or something like that. In the meantime, I've been happy with d) no rear door for now.

If you have a modern monitor, I'll bet that you have no trouble making it fit.  The old ones, and particularly the big ones, were often very deep.

I look forward to seeing your WIP.

-pmc

[quarterback]

If you have a modern monitor, I'll bet that you have no trouble making it fit.