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Title: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 01:29:15 pm
If so got any pics? Id debating on doing this but I cant picture where or how to mount it ??
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: PL1 on September 26, 2012, 01:45:51 pm
Griffindodd's Marvel vs Capcom: Revolution (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121570.0.html) is a great example of a 2 screen hybrid MAME/Pinball setup.

Tony Silveira's build is called "bArcade" (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,102665.msg1086963.html#msg1086963).  It has a fold down TV/monitor.

Several people are using ultra-widescreen monitors for their marquee (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,102321.msg1083310.html#msg1083310).

Some have also talked about using a small 7" LCD on their control panel (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,122401.msg1299501.html#msg1299501) to display instruction cards.

What function did you have in mind?


Scott
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: Nephasth on September 26, 2012, 01:48:11 pm
The Two-Headed Beast...
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: paigeoliver on September 26, 2012, 01:51:35 pm
Well look up Punch Out and Cyberball on klov to check out a couple of factory 2 monitor cabinets.

(http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/118124215490.jpg)

(http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/1181242101192.jpg)

(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q57/phetishboy/newarcadearrangement010.jpg)



If so got any pics? Id debating on doing this but I cant picture where or how to mount it ??
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 02:11:20 pm


What function did you have in mind?


Scott

I was just thinking it would cool for spectators to be able to view whats going in the game without hunching over the players shoulders. Like a mini jumbo tron or something displaying and intense battle. I had this extra smaller lcd screen thats not being used you know.
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: Unstupid on September 26, 2012, 02:18:16 pm
You going with a mame setup or with a jamma board?
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: Nephasth on September 26, 2012, 02:20:02 pm
I have a second "spectator" moitor (TV) for my dart board...

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=183877)
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: paigeoliver on September 26, 2012, 02:20:27 pm
In that case just put the second monitor on top of the cabinet, like they used to do with Dragon's Lair.
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 02:22:34 pm
In that case just put the second monitor on top of the cabinet, like they used to do with Dragon's Lair.


Pretty much what I was thinking, I was just curious what it would look like.
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: PL1 on September 26, 2012, 02:47:28 pm
In that case just put the second monitor on top of the cabinet, like they used to do with Dragon's Lair.


Pretty much what I was thinking, I was just curious what it would look like.

Like this.

(http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/tech/virtual/images/dl/2ndmonitor_it.jpg)


Scott
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: Thenasty on September 26, 2012, 03:07:27 pm
Upper - Horizontal setup
Lower - Vertical setup


Just flip a switch to go from Horz/Vert
Title: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: Thenasty on September 26, 2012, 03:10:34 pm
here is a closer look.
Title: Re: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 03:20:51 pm
here is a closer look.
That is BaDass and if I was working from scratch I would consider doing it this way.
Title: Re: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: willybeamish on September 26, 2012, 03:22:15 pm
In that case just put the second monitor on top of the cabinet, like they used to do with Dragon's Lair.


Pretty much what I was thinking, I was just curious what it would look like.

Like this.

(http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/tech/virtual/images/dl/2ndmonitor_it.jpg)


Scott
I'm embarrassed to say I remember the game in the arcade but never played it. Did the top screen mirror what was going on below? But yah basically I'd be doing something like this if I did it.
Title: Re: Re: Has anyone ran two monitors on their cab??
Post by: PL1 on September 26, 2012, 03:34:31 pm
Did the top screen mirror what was going on below?

Yes.  It was there so spectators could watch.


Scott