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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Silverwind on February 07, 2003, 04:02:22 pm

Title: mounting monitor & TV in cab
Post by: Silverwind on February 07, 2003, 04:02:22 pm
Ok here is a somewhat interesting question... or maybe not. .hehe..

I currently have access to a 27" television (RCA I think?) anyhow.. I was thinking on using this for my cab until I could come up with the money to buy an arcade monitor (like a d9200)..

My question is.. how difficult would it be to design the cabinet to accomodate the 27" TV now.. and be able to switch to the D9200 later?
Title: Re:mounting monitor & TV in cab
Post by: ITrek on February 07, 2003, 05:52:52 pm
WG doesn't make the horizontal mount D9200's any more so you would have to make top and bottom brackets to mount it a D9200 for the WG universal mounting frame.  The horizontal mount was such that you could just set it on a shelf like a TV.

You could just set a TV on a shelf so it would be pretty easy to put in a shelf for the TV now and build your frame to mount the D9200 just above the shelf later.
Title: Re:mounting monitor & TV in cab
Post by: Silverwind on February 09, 2003, 12:23:43 pm
Quote from: ITrek on February 07, 2003, 05:52:52 pm
WG doesn't make the horizontal mount D9200's any more so you would have to make top and bottom brackets to mount it a D9200 for the WG universal mounting frame.  The horizontal mount was such that you could just set it on a shelf like a TV.

You could just set a TV on a shelf so it would be pretty easy to put in a shelf for the TV now and build your frame to mount the D9200 just above the shelf later.

would it be difficult to make/mount the frame after the cab is already assembled?
Title: Re:mounting monitor & TV in cab
Post by: eightbit on February 10, 2003, 08:34:42 am
Quote from: Silverwind on February 09, 2003, 12:23:43 pm
would it be difficult to make/mount the frame after the cab is already assembled?
I don't see how it would be seeing that if you were planning to do the arcade monitor today you would assemble the cab before mounting the moniter, wouldn't you?
Title: Re:mounting monitor & TV in cab
Post by: Silverwind on February 10, 2003, 11:56:08 am
Quote from: eightbit on February 10, 2003, 08:34:42 am
Quote from: Silverwind on February 09, 2003, 12:23:43 pm
would it be difficult to make/mount the frame after the cab is already assembled?
I don't see how it would be seeing that if you were planning to do the arcade monitor today you would assemble the cab before mounting the moniter, wouldn't you?

:)  I'm not sure I have never done it before hehe..
but I guess it wouldn't be a problem.. just have to make sure the cab is not too wide to fit through the door