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Title: Source for HDMI/USB wall plate
Post by: bimm25e on July 16, 2014, 04:56:10 pm: Hey Folks, I'm looking for a Black wall plate to put on my MAME cabinet. I was hoping for one that would give me 1xHDMI and 2x USB (and with USB the more the merrier, like 8 USB ports would be a win)

I don't want to spend an arm and a leg, maybe a $30 max, and its gotta be black.

If anyone has a good source for these I would greatly appreciate it. I've looked for more than an hour and only seem to be finding white ones or stupid expensive ones ($100+ GET REAL!)

thanks
Title: Re: Source for HDMI/USB wall plate
Post by: PL1 on July 16, 2014, 05:12:20 pm: Search Amazon for "keystone plate black", "keystone USB black", and "keystone HDMI black". :cheers:

Scott
Title: Re: Source for HDMI/USB wall plate
Post by: Sarver Systems on July 17, 2014, 08:28:20 am: I quick touch of vinyl dye will make any plate black.

Plug an old set of cables in before you paint so you don't get any down on the pins.
Title: Re: Source for HDMI/USB wall plate
Post by: bimm25e on July 17, 2014, 11:01:41 am: looking on amazon - its still quite expensive to get one of these... maybe i'm in the wrong business.
Title: Re: Source for HDMI/USB wall plate
Post by: bimm25e on July 17, 2014, 11:14:36 am: and the right answer is!

monoprice.com - 2x USB , 1x HDMI, 1x mini stereo, 4 hole keystone plate - $9.21 before shipping. at that price I'll hit it with some black spray paint before I install it.

shipping estimate - $2.50 :)
Title: Re: Source for HDMI/USB wall plate
Post by: eds1275 on July 17, 2014, 11:23:30 am: Wall plates... one more reason to own a 3d printer! I saw some guy made an app that lets you configure wall plates for printing, and even sent him the specs for the panel mount jacks everyone uses for usb.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:47956 (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:47956)

though I still don't own one... it's on the list!
Title: Re: Source for HDMI/USB wall plate
Post by: PL1 on July 17, 2014, 11:47:45 am: Quote from: eds1275 on July 17, 2014, 11:23:30 am
Wall plates... one more reason to own a 3d printer! I saw some guy made an app that lets you configure wall plates for printing, and even sent him the specs for the panel mount jacks everyone uses for usb.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:47956 (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:47956)

though I still don't own one... it's on the list!
That could be a really neat way to make an admin panel plate for a Grayhill 04a mini joystick mount like this one (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,135525.msg1400031.html#msg1400031).

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=299715;image)

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=299719;image)

Scott