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Bought a Cabinet! Getting started but need some advice.
DeLuSioNal29:
My advice: Use the P4 and hold off on the arcade vga for now. It will work without it. A free program called "Soft-15 khz" (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66402.0) will enable it to work "authentically" with your monitor. Worst case, if you can't get soft-15 khz to work with your graphics card... It won't be authentic, but it will stretch the video using Direct X instead of Direct Draw for a nice picture on the Betson.
Then you can save up some money for a more powerful computer with PCIe for the Arcade VGA at a later date!
~ DeLuSioNaL
M.Lanza:
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--- Quote from: Ummon on August 20, 2008, 08:00:38 pm ---Hmmmmm. Normally that kind of cab doesn't hold a 27, especially with that much space. A rare edition? I dunno. Read through the wiki and monitor/video threads to get a better idea of how monitors work, how they're set up in cabs, and about game boards, etc.
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Hmm.. could be.. I hadn't realized I had an oddball cab when I picked it up. I was in the area and was picking up an 8-liner for my mom and figured to give it a go. I've been checking the wiki's and posts here and there as I go along, thanks.
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It's because you're not measuring the monitor correctly.
You don't measure the whole tube, just the viewable area where the picture is displayed.
dethfactor:
--- Quote from: gimp_hand on September 09, 2008, 06:06:02 am ---It's because you're not measuring the monitor correctly.
You don't measure the whole tube, just the viewable area where the picture is displayed.
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Hmm... I hadn't seen it that way. So judging from the black trim around the screen the viewable would be closer to 25" not 27". Now after looking at the betson site, the only measurements it lists for the 27" are:
* Weight: 83 lbs
* Size: 27"
* Height: 23"
* Width: 235"
* Length: 25"
* Safety Approval: UL, CSA, CE, DHHS
* Screen Size: 27"
* Resolution: 800x600 pixels
* Operating Power Max: 100W
* Operating Voltage Min/Max: 100240V
So now I'm all kinds of confused. Does this mean I need to get a 25" monitor? or is betson just calling it a 27" because the physical screen is 27" but the viewable area is a little close to 25"?
dethfactor:
So I contacted Betson to rectify the lack of sizing information for the Imperial I want to order. A super friendly sales person named Nicole had this to say about it, "My tech said it is measured diagonally to get the 27" measurement and that the viewable area may be just a tad smaller. "
So judging that my old monitor measured 27" diagonally this should be the perfect fit into my cab. If not I'll shoe horn it in there.
:dunno
Todd H:
That looks like a Dynamo 24" cut corner cab. Measure the width of the metal control panel to be sure. If it's 24" then it's the same cabinet I have. You're going to have to seriously modify the cabinet to squeeze a 27" monitor in there. A 25" would be a perfect fit.