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Title: Should I toss my 26'' Arcade monitor?
Post by: Jetto Funk on October 31, 2003, 07:45:41 pm

And just get a videocard that runs to a TV and use my 26''  instead?
I dunno why but my arcade monitor won't turn on but thats a differnt topic (look below), my arcade monitor plays some games at weird, small, off balance sizes, such as galaga, pacman and raiden. Should I just toss my monitor and go for a TV screen?

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=12920;start=new;boardseen=1

Title: Re:Should I toss my 26'' Arcade monitor?
Post by: Lilwolf on October 31, 2003, 09:07:51 pm

The output is so much better... and they are pretty easy to fix some things...

You might call a tv repair place if you don't feel up to the job.

but that it doesn't turn on doesn't mean much.  It could just be a loose wire somewhere.

I say keep it myself...  Worth 50 bucks to get someone to fix it if all else fails...  But have you checked that the power is getting to the back?

Title: Re:Should I toss my 26'' Arcade monitor?
Post by: Jetto Funk on October 31, 2003, 09:53:26 pm

Actually I havn't, don't have a multimeter right now.
I've visually inspected it from what I can see and it all looks good, I don't feel like taking it out of the cab just yet, hoping that there may be some hope somewhere even though it looks pretty hopeless right now :(
How often do these things crap out?

Title: Re:Should I toss my 26'' Arcade monitor?
Post by: Lilwolf on November 01, 2003, 07:28:09 am

With a 100% power...  Not often...

but since you wheren't around... who knows whats wrong...

I just got a Toshiba 27" TV SVid that would be GREAT in a cab...(wife won't let me... damn kids and their..."MOOVIESSS"... anyway it was 200 bucks at BestBuy....  I thought it was a great deal myself.

So it will PROBABLY cost about 65 bucks to have it fixed taking it somewhere.  So basically double that you have a new TV....  But you could spend 65 to say that it's dead for good.

is it worth it??