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stephenp1983:
I was thinking about drilling through the casing to mount it, b ut I'm a little scared to try that lol.
Kaytrim:

--- Quote from: sealslayer on July 12, 2007, 08:52:29 pm ---No not much weight at all, I only de-case mine to get access to the four bolts on the front of the monitor to mount it and to save space.

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I did mine for the same reason.  If you want to keep the case on don't drill through it. the plastic is not strong enough to hold it.  I would use metal strapping wrapped around the case and screwed to the cabinet.

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It's really not that big of a deal dude, Go for it!

Here is a pic of a 21" Viewsonic that I decased for one of my projects...


I actually ended up reusing the front bezel part after painting it black and trimming off the sides. Fits perfectly and I gained about 1 & 1/2 inches in the back. Notice how this model has an inner metal housing, many do not and rely on the case to support the circuit board. If that's the case you may need to cut the case up and save the lower portion with te board mounts on it.
NoOne=NBA=:
I usually find a convenient spot to zip-tie the boards, if necessary.
You just need to insulate them from the case, to make sure they don't short out.

The front of the case does usually make a nice bezel though, if you are putting the monitor really close to the glass.
Just tape it to your front glass with foam tape, set the front glass against the monitor, and then mark the location that you need to mount the front glass.
I usually lay mine back away from the glass too far though, so I have to build posterboard bezels for them.
Jouster:
Yeah...I just realized that I could use the front part of the case to the LCD screen I'm using as a bezel.  Much easier than trying to paint the metal sides black for sure!!.

Jouster
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