Anyone ever mount a wells 9800 in a mortal kombat cab?

[tyson171]

Hey everyone, like the title says, has anyone ever mounted a wells gardner 9800 in a mortal kombat cab? Right now there is a wells25k7100 series, which is of course a 25" monitor, was looking to try and squeeze the 27 in" in there?  

Also does the 9800 have the same resolutions issues as an older monitor? (AKA comprimising cutting a small section off older games/black boarders on most games?)  I'm wondering if using a tri sync if you can get a better "arcade" experience without constantly adjusting v-size?  (also i have most resolutions set up via avres and using an acradevga 3000)  Just seems like there is a compermise to either sticking to golden age style games (pacman, donkey kong) or either to capcom/fighter style (street fighter, simpsons, ect) before slightly adjusting v-size to either squish the screen down a little more so it doesn't cut the high score off or adjusting it to make street fighter games take up the full screen.  I found a happy medium so I don't have to adjust, but if you can use 31hz mode and other trickery with the 9800 i'm seriously considering modifying my cab/purchasing this monitor?  Would be nice to play street fighter 4 as well, since it doesn't look very good on a 25k7100 series....

[MonMotha]

I crammed a KT-2914F ("Betson Multisync", also a 27" monitor) into my MK2.  It fits, but the mounting brackets have to be modified (I simply fabricated new ones so I could go back to a 25" if I ever need to), and you'll probably have to angle the monitor in to make the frame of the monitor clear some trim pieces.  The cabinet looks pretty good with a bigger monitor.  It has an "in your face" feeling, similar to a Candy, that MK and other Midway games often benefit from.

[tyson171]

Thanks for the quick reply! Did you ever have the old monitor hooked up in your mk2 cab running mame?  Is it a night and day difference with the tri-sync, or do you still have "some" resolution irritations? (minus vert. monitor game of course)?

[MonMotha]

Mine didn't even come with the original monitor, so no.  I also have never run MAME on it, so I definitely can't answer those questions.