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Title: how wide should a cab be with a monitor width of........
Post by: Negativecreep0 on August 15, 2006, 01:07:54 pm

My monitor will be 24.5 inches wide its a 29" billabs monitor. My question is to account for spacing for Bezel from happs and maybe those led stands that the topgun guns use how wide should i make my cab? 26" 25" .....

Title: Re: how wide should a cab be with a monitor width of........
Post by: javeryh on August 15, 2006, 01:29:54 pm

Well, you can trim the bezel to the exact size that you want so I don't think that should matter...  Not sure about the gun though.  For the overall cab width, I'm planning on adding 1-1/2" to the monitor width to account for the thickness of two pieces of plywood... and that's it.  If someone thinks differently I'd love to hear why...

Title: Re: how wide should a cab be with a monitor width of........
Post by: psychotech on August 15, 2006, 03:38:11 pm

Don't know about the guns / led stands, but as my 21" TV's width is exactly 59,6cm I'm going to build  a cab that's 60 centimeters (23.62") wide... measured inside .. just add 2x16 millimeters (32mm = 1.26") to the overall (outside) width..  So, in the end the cab's width will  be 63,2 centimeters (24,88")..

Title: Re: how wide should a cab be with a monitor width of........
Post by: Commando677 on August 15, 2006, 04:16:40 pm

The width of the cab would also depend upon how you plan on mounting the monitor. Depending on the brackets or whatever you plan on using will add to the thickness of your plywood.

Title: Re: how wide should a cab be with a monitor width of........
Post by: Commando677 on August 15, 2006, 04:24:56 pm

Incidentally the Happ 27'' bezel flat (happ part number 49-1857-00) is exactly 25 1/2'' wide and 23 3/4'' high if you wanted to make the openning exat without any cutting. This bezel fits the billabs BL27CB0P beautifully.

Title: Re: how wide should a cab be with a monitor width of........
Post by: NightGod on August 16, 2006, 01:23:18 am

LCD Top Gun stands are exactly 5/8th of an inch wide.

Title: Re: how wide should a cab be with a monitor width of........
Post by: Negativecreep0 on August 16, 2006, 10:09:43 am

oops i just realized where this was posted. if a mod would like to move it to main forum sorryyyyyyy

Title: Re: how wide should a cab be with a monitor width of........
Post by: unclet on August 17, 2006, 03:14:17 pm

*** Just make sure you can still roll it through a door way when it has been completed ......