In the middle of my project, now I think I made a huge score.

[BASS!]

Hello everyone!
I have been playing with my cabinet conversion for a few months now, and I think I may have just scored on something that is going to completely change the course of my build. When I first got the gutted cabinet, I thought I would just do it quck and get it over with. I then got on here and found tons of other things to do and have tweaket it accordingly. I have also been combing my local craigslist every day for the past few weeks on the hunt for a new monitor. I ended up scoring a 27" Sony PVM-2530 and have gotten it all up and running.

*starts hyperventilating*

 Now I find today quite literally, the largest production screen CRT ever created for $100. The all powerful, and massive Mitsubishi am-4201r 42". When this thing was made, it listed at $14,000. So basicly my question is this:

Am I crazy for wanting to try and mod my cab to fit this mammoth? Should I just drop in the perfectly good 27" and save this for something else? If your answer is MOD THIS SUCKER, then I would love some pointers on how I should brace this machine so it doesn't collapse like a black hole, and ruin all my hard work.

The machine is going to be running a 4 player control panel and lcd topguns, with a arcadeVGA putting out the full 15khz res to this behemoth.


specs on the monitor : http://www.monitorworld.com/Monitors/mitsubishi/am4201r.html

[Apollo]

I think 42" is too big for a screen that you are going to stand close to like in a cabinet. It really needs to be mounted with some kind of control panel pedestal arrangement at a distance from the screen.

[Paladin]

Congrats on finally getting a monitor, or two!  I agree with the idea of going with a showplace/pedestal type cabinet.  I just bought some wood today to start on a showplace build from scratch to house a 38" medium res monitor I bought.  Looking at that huge monitor sitting on the floor, I can't imagine it being in a traditional type cabinet.  You'd have to move your head around like you were watching a tennis match to see everything!

I'm a little wary of the support structure as well, but scouring the web for images of the insides of pedestal cabs It seems like they're nothing more than partical board with 1x1's in the corners.  I'm a little nervous myself to trust all that weight to such light construction.

[krisbee]

I have a 38" Sony, and let me tell you, this thing is barely moveable with two people.  I know its tempting, but sometimes you have to move a cabinet, and it just isn't worth it.  Stick with the 27"

[shardian]

42"? You are a nut job! 

A 42" monitor should be at least 4 feet from your face. Build yourself a Showcase cabinet for it.

[Neilyboy]

Hope you are making the supports out of steel haha. I have a 32" CRT and if I ever sell my house I think ill leave the thing there (just so I dont have to carry it up the stairs!!) haha.. Take plenty of pics if  you plan on using this thing though...

Neil

[Stub]

Are you having it shipped? do you realize it weighs 275 lbs.

[Ginsu Victim]

what shardian said.
Unless you go showcase, there's no way to use this thing in a regular cabinet that close to your face.

[mountain]

Do it!!

[Clu]

One of those recently went for around $45 at a local auction.  I was really tempted, but that is just too big for me.  Mits monitors are really nice though.  I have a 27" multisync that I love.

[protokatie]

I have a 32" CRT and if I ever sell my house I think ill leave the thing there (just so I dont have to carry it up the stairs!!) haha..

HA! I have a 32 inch pseudo-HDTV widescreen CRT, and when I move, it stays. Pretty much got the go ahead to trade that thing in for the 12 inch CRT TV my landlord has... 10 years ago the idea of trading a huge TV for a small one would be unthinkable, let alone giving it away... Maybe 10 years ago people were stronger and could lift the damn things! 

[divemaster127]

Up until last year I had a 36" JVC tube, that I gave away, it took all I had with someone else to move the TV, I bet that 42" weighs 225+

[stan2323]

DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT.