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Title: Cheap Arcade Monitor...Or?
Post by: PoDunkMoFo on February 14, 2003, 12:46:03 am

I came across this in another post.

http://www.genao.com/datatech/monitor.html (http://www.genao.com/datatech/monitor.html)

This guy sells chassis that convert TV tubes into arcade monitors.  I have a TV repair shop right next to my shop and they said I could have tubes pretty much whenever I wanted.  Is this a dead end?  Has anyone had luck with it.  
Would this type of setup work with Andy's card?

Is this just a case of too good to be true?

I know birdtales said he had a problem with lack of instructions but the guys next door at the TV shop told be they would help me if I needed it.

Title: Re:Cheap Arcade Monitor...Or?
Post by: Birdtales on February 14, 2003, 10:36:32 am

 It supposedly turns the CRT into a 15KHZ arcade monitor. It looks exactly like an arcade chassis. Has the same inputs etc.

 It has a remote board like the Wells Gardners do with VHold, HSize, etc adjustments on it.

 Victor is a nice guy, a little hard to understand but was very friendly in his emails. Email him and see if it meets your needs.

Title: Re:Cheap Arcade Monitor...Or?
Post by: Carsten Carlos on February 14, 2003, 10:43:33 am

Very cool, together with Andy's card it would've been a good alternative for my WellsGardner U3100! Last year I were able to get broken TV's for free.

Anyway, I can't use it 'cause it only supports 110V/60Hz.  :o

Title: Re:Cheap Arcade Monitor...Or?
Post by: dhansen on February 14, 2003, 05:10:39 pm

Has anybody actually done this?  I'd like to see some screen shots (figures  ;D) of this... I just blew up a couple of monitors last week.  :'(

Doug

Title: Re:Cheap Arcade Monitor...Or?
Post by: PoDunkMoFo on February 15, 2003, 01:33:48 am

I think Im' gonna give it a go.  I got a awesome 27" NEC tube and talked with the TV repair guys about which wires I needed to take readings from.  The tube falls withing the requirements for that size tube.  I will take pictures of the whole process and document every step.  When Im' done Ill' put everything up and post a link.

Title: Re:Cheap Arcade Monitor...Or?
Post by: tom61 on February 15, 2003, 08:45:08 pm

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I will take pictures of the whole process and document every step.  When Im' done Ill' put everything up and post a link.

Please do! This could be quite interesting. I have old 19" TVs just laying around, and I have a 25" console TV that has a bad tuner (if the 25" version was $65 instead of $95 I'd probably try it myself).

Title: Re:Cheap Arcade Monitor...Or?
Post by: dhansen on February 26, 2003, 08:29:20 am

I've sent this guy my specs yesterday, let's keep our fingers crossed!

Doug