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Author Topic: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?  (Read 1583 times)

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How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« on: June 24, 2005, 08:02:11 am »
Don't have one of those nifty models w/ built-in pivot (to switch between vertical and horizontal games).

What solutions have you come up with for this?

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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2005, 02:14:37 pm »
How about one of these fixed to the back?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3697&item=5212128793&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Very cheap and should be easy to set up.

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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2005, 02:40:50 pm »
Nice, thanks.

Do you happen to know where I can get one in the U.S.?

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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2005, 03:49:03 pm »
Yep! Ebay US.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20621&item=4390607376&rd=1

Theres a whole lot more of them if you search under 'TV turntable' , ' monitor turntable' etc on eBay.

Good luck

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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2005, 07:25:19 am »
Thanks.
« Last Edit: June 30, 2005, 07:46:06 am by Dougmeister »

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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2005, 08:50:17 am »
They have turntables like this at Home Depot and Lowes.

I know I have seen them in recent weeks because I recall stopping and looking at the different sizes including reading the maximum recommended weights that each size would handle.


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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2005, 11:12:25 am »
Cool.  I like Home Depot.  ;D

But again, what are you guys' thoughts on how to connect the LCD to these things?

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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2005, 04:42:39 pm »
Attach a thin piece of wood to the turntable a slightly larger size than than the TFT. Place the TFT in the middle of the board then use something like spring loaded picture hooks fastened to the wood board to hold it in place. Either that or build a small box frame around it and attach that to the turntable.

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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2005, 08:37:37 am »
Nice.  I think that'll work just fine.  Thanks. 

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Re: How to mount LCD so it can pivot?
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2005, 08:10:28 am »
Dudes, I was going through some of my junk last night and found a monitor stand that I had ripped off of a 20" monitor.  It will work perfectly.  It rotates 90 degrees and no further and has a flat enough part to mount the LCD on.

Good idea for anyone else trying to do this.