Monitor Bezel

[raist0069]

I was looking at the 27" monitor bezel at happs but that is the only thing I will be ordering.  Think I remember someone saying that happs charged $40 bucks just for shipping with an order like this.

Before looking into what the bezels were made of, I was just gonna use plywood but this is obviously not right?  How would you mount the monitor? I have a d9200 and it has 3 holes at top and bottom on frame around screen and seems you would have to screw it into wood.  Plastic and cardboard wouldnt be strong enough to hold the monitor in place would it?

I'm just confused exactly how to mount my d9200 and the whole bezel idea.

For you people that have made your own, what did you use and how did you install it etc?

Thanks

[paigeoliver]

The bezel itself does not hold the monitor in place. Depending on the application it is just going to sit on top of it, ot be held down with a few screws.

Exactly how you mount your monitor depends on your cabinet and the angle at which you are going to mount it.

Straight up and down (or almost straight) is easiest., just make a sturdy shelf that goes from one side of the cabinet to the other, and then have the monitor sit on the shelf. Actually that is basically how I do it for any angle, but if it is tilted back more than a few degrees you will need four mounting bolts to secure the bottom of the frame to the shelf. You can also make a second "shelf" with a big hole in it to use those mounting holes that are in the front of the monitor as well.

REAL cabinets use all sorts of mounting schemes, shelves (Defender), metal brackets (Pac-Man), wooden board flush with the face of the monitor (Kangaroo), bolts through the side of the cabinet (Nintendo games), tube without frame mounted on wood (some mini cabinets). The shelf is the easiest way for doing it yourself though.

As for the bezel. Try calling all your local distributors and seeing if they have any in stock. They will want more than Happs, but at least you won't be paying crazy shipping.

[PkingRoch]

I have a d9200 and it has 3 holes at top and bottom on frame around screen and seems you would have to screw it into wood.  Plastic and cardboard wouldnt be strong enough to hold the monitor in place would it?

I'm just confused exactly how to mount my d9200 and the whole bezel idea.

That's the point I'm at.  I want to use a d9200 and a happ 27" monitor bezel.  Let me know how you make out.  If you have the dimensions on the bezel, that would help me in planning.

Thanks!
Paul

[raist0069]

I still havn't yet started building my cab because the guy that is helping me build it hasn't had much free time yet.  It may be a while before I decide what to do for a bezel but I will post back when I do.

Anyone have a d9200 that used a happ 27" bezel?  How well did it work?  Dimensions?

Thanks.

[SNAAAKE]

I still havn't yet started building my cab because the guy that is helping me build it hasn't had much free time yet.  It may be a while before I decide what to do for a bezel but I will post back when I do.

Anyone have a d9200 that used a happ 27" bezel?  How well did it work?  Dimensions?

Thanks.

okay there is a monitor forum...someone want to move it there..oaky I will   now !
as for dimention...did you look around?

go to wells garnder's side for dimention of the d9200.

[raist0069]

okay there is a monitor forum...someone want to move it there..oaky I will   now !

You can look at it either way I guess.  I took the monitor/VIDEO forum to be more of video topics.  My topic is really a building question!  But if people wanna be picky, so be it, either one works just the same.  Anyway....

as for dimention...did you look around?

Thanks for the dimensions on the bezel in which I asked for.  I never asked for the dimensions for the monitor.  I have the monitor already and all the dimensions.  And yes I did do a search on "bezel" (on this msg board) and didn't come up with any dimensions.

[paigeoliver]

As far as I have seen all normal arcade monitor bezels fit all true arcade monitors with the same size tube as the bezel. They also fit most television tubes of the same size (but not flat screens, or Wegas or anything like that).

Standard bezels do not properly fit kiosk monitors or PC monitors even if you do decase them (it is close, but the curve of the tube is different).

[raist0069]

After looking over the dimensions of the happs bezel, I am gonna have to come up with something on my own.  The dimensions of the plans I will be using has the width only being 26", the bezel is 29 1/2".  I could modify the bezel a bit but I can probably come up with something myself now knowing more on the topic.

Thanks Paigeoliver for clearing things up for me.  And thanks again Snaaake for the bezel dimensions.  Saved me some $$.

[Lilwolf]

You can try this instead.

Get some smoked plexi... and some black construction paper.  The cut the window size out of the construction paper, and put it behind the smoked plexi.  

This should work well for most people.

[Wade]

I recommend the Happs bezel.  It fits perfectly with a 27" monitor and IMO it helps make a cabinet look more authentic.  The Happs bezel is intentionally oversized and is meant to be trimmed down on the size and top to fit the application.

Wade

[PkingRoch]

as for dimention...did you look around?

Yeah - I did but I obviously didn't find them.  Thanks for sharing Snaaake.