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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Gideon on April 08, 2004, 05:27:10 pm

Title: Monitor Mounting
Post by: Gideon on April 08, 2004, 05:27:10 pm
Hello.  I hope that some of you guys can help me out.  I swear I did a forum search for monitor mounting, but maybe the search function is a little iffy because nothing came up...

I'd like to know how to mount a television in my cab.  The tech (http://home.austin.rr.com/shumate/unicade/cabinet.htm)niques (http://www.mamenation.com/cabinet1.htm) I've seen (which use arcade monitors) involve using angle irons on the top and bottom of the front face of the CRT.  Is that safe with a TV?  With arcade monitors, I presume there's some kind of bracket for bolts.  But, with a TV, it's probably a different story, right?  Can someone point me in the right direction, maybe with a good example page?  Thanks for your time.
Title: Re:Monitor Mounting
Post by: Santoro on April 09, 2004, 09:22:57 am
Most TVs sit in shelves in the cabinet.  Not many people use angle iron to mount TVs.
Title: Re:Monitor Mounting
Post by: Gideon on April 09, 2004, 11:39:08 am
Yes, I understand, but I'd still like to do it this way.
Title: Re:Monitor Mounting
Post by: Santoro on April 09, 2004, 12:03:24 pm
Yes, I understand, but I'd still like to do it this way.
I guess I misunderstood.  The only time I have seen TVs mounted the way you want, they were de-cased.   I think I recall a few treads about it.

Title: Re:Monitor Mounting
Post by: delta88 on April 11, 2004, 01:15:23 am
I always use old cabs... when using an old cab there was/is an old mounting in the cab. in my mspacman i just decased the pc monitor and reounted it in the mspacman brackets..
in my virtua fighter i took the 25" tv out of its case and mounted it in the original arcade monitor brackets and bamm. done.. in moset cases I always take the monitor of choise out of its case and then mount. but if building from scratch i'd say whatever you think fits well and or looks good :)