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Title: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: alundra on June 12, 2005, 04:53:58 pm

my monitor measurement is a little over 17 inches length and 22 inch width..so is this a 19 inch monitor or 20 inch monitor? i need to know this so i can buy a right bezel..thanks

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: alundra on June 12, 2005, 08:34:54 pm

anybody knows? ???

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 12, 2005, 09:42:54 pm

There's a 99% chance that it's a 19" monitor. It's a standard size for arcade machines. The only 20" monitors I've seen weren't actually arcade monitors.

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: Ken Layton on June 12, 2005, 10:46:03 pm

Monitors, just like television sets are measured diagonally.

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 13, 2005, 01:40:18 am

Are those measurement for the glass or do they include the mounts?

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: alundra on June 13, 2005, 02:48:27 am

just the monitor...

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 13, 2005, 09:05:33 am

Nevermind...

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: Ken Layton on June 13, 2005, 09:50:35 am

It's the diagonal measurement of the picture tube glass minus the mounting hardware.

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 13, 2005, 01:45:32 pm

Is it still in the cab? If so, take a picture of the thing. We can tell you just by looking at it.

What game is it in? What was the game originally?

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 13, 2005, 01:48:27 pm

Doing the trig to find the size of the monitor based on the number given in the first post, I came up with a number close to 28". I'm going to assume those number2 include mounts that make the dimensions larger. I'm going to call this a 25" monitor. Since we're not getting much input on the subject, I'm going to leave it at that...

You've PROBABLY got yourself a 25" monitor. That's a good thing.

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: MonitorGuru on June 13, 2005, 02:49:28 pm

A² + B² = C².

A=17"
B=22"

A² + B² = 773

C = SQRT(773)

C = 27.8 " diagonal.

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 13, 2005, 03:12:34 pm

Quote from: MonitorGuru on June 13, 2005, 02:49:28 pm

A² + B² = C².

A=17"
B=22"

A² + B² = 773

C = SQRT(773)

C = 27.8 " diagonal.

Yup, that's what I got. I just don't know where this guy is getting those numbers. I don't know what he's measuring.

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: alundra on June 13, 2005, 03:20:14 pm

i just measure diagonally, and i came up with a little over 25"..

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: AlanS17 on June 13, 2005, 05:15:37 pm

Then that's what you've got...

Title: Re: what is the type of my monitor?
Post by: Ken Layton on June 14, 2005, 12:29:28 am

Look at the sticker on the back of the picture tube glass for it's number. The first 3 characters are the tube size. Example: A63xxxxxxx=25" tube and A68xxxxxx=27" tube.