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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: WompaStompa11 on October 05, 2009, 12:38:11 pm
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Hello. I could really use some advice on how I should mount my monitor. Here is what I have:
(http://i34.tinypic.com/24xm4g1.jpg)
(http://i38.tinypic.com/2h8abl1.jpg)
Acer X193W
(http://i38.tinypic.com/21d25ah.jpg)
I was thinking of just using a wood shelf or maybe making a metal frame like so:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=51525.0;attach=57391;image
What's the best way to go about this? Using tinted / smoked glass or plexiglass to hide the wooden shelf or metal frame? Would I have to make a custom bezel? I prefer a method that is quick and easy, but I don't mind spending time and money for something that would look good.
Thanks!
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well.. first off you have to ask your self are you wanting to mount the monitor as-is, or are you gonna decase it first?
what i woudl do is run to 2x4's across and mount each end of the monitor to the 2x4's
to hide everything you could create a bezel, if your'e gonna keep it cased then you could just spray the frame flat black.
you could use black poster board to fill the gaps if there is any.
if you do a neat job you can get away with clear glass.. if you do a sloppy one throw some smoked/tinted glass on it and no one will be able to really see the bezel anway.
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i woudl do is run to 2x4's across and mount each end of the monitor to the 2x4's
I'm about to mount my monitor, so I'll just interrupt with a question.
What is 2x4's and where do you mount the monitor to the 2x4's
Ohhh, I just looked at the picture and saw it was a cocktail cab.
Never mind my question
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I would make a bezel out of 3mm black acrylic. The outside profile being the one of your cocktail (the inner recessed part) and the inside one being the screen res you intend on running.
On the underside side of that I would have an MDF 'bezel' that your LCD will fit in. You can use strip braces or whatever to mound the LCD to the inner supporting bezel.
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well.. first off you have to ask your self are you wanting to mount the monitor as-is, or are you gonna decase it first?
what i woudl do is run to 2x4's across and mount each end of the monitor to the 2x4's
to hide everything you could create a bezel, if your'e gonna keep it cased then you could just spray the frame flat black.
you could use black poster board to fill the gaps if there is any.
if you do a neat job you can get away with clear glass.. if you do a sloppy one throw some smoked/tinted glass on it and no one will be able to really see the bezel anway.
2x4's sound like a good method; thanks for the suggestion. I want to mount the monitor as is, minus the base.
I would make a bezel out of 3mm black acrylic. The outside profile being the one of your cocktail (the inner recessed part) and the inside one being the screen res you intend on running.
On the underside side of that I would have an MDF 'bezel' that your LCD will fit in. You can use strip braces or whatever to mound the LCD to the inner supporting bezel.
OK, so you're saying that the acrylic should basically have a rectangular cut out that is the same size as the monitor screen? And the monitor would sit directly (touching) under the acrylic bezel?
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Open up the cocktail. You'll see where you can mount things...
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Monoprice has a very inexpensive flat mount that I'm using for my next cab:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082802&p_id=3613&seq=1&format=2
I'm curious to hear how that monitor works with the extreme view angle that the cocktail will put it at. Have you tried looking at it from the angle it's gonna be at, does it look okay? I've been interested in a cocktail but nervous about using an LCD for that reason...
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I have looked at it from extreme angles, and it looks ok at all angles except when looking from the bottom up. If I rotate the screen orientation, I think I can solve the problem. The viewing angle for the screen is 170°(H) / 160°(V). I will of course do more testing before doing starting the mount.