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BamBam:

--- Quote from: acevedor2 on January 02, 2007, 11:51:17 am ---Ok so I am having  a hard time justifying 600 bucks for a Billabs monitor.  So I was looking at TV's.  I have read all the faq's and I know the downsides to TV's, but I had a few questons still.

1.  How hard are they to mount?  I have reviewed most of the projects on this site and I know you can put blocks to keep them from moving back but I really need to make sure it is secure.  I move often and I need to make sure that it doesn't move at all.  Any ideas or links to ideas?

2.  Will the Happ Bezels fit over a normal tube 27" TV?  One of the reasons I am hesitant in using a TV is that I really want the finished product to look exactly that - finished.   I think a nice bezel really does the trick.

3.  What do you think about this one:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7631226&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat95100050007&id=1130986501338

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The Happs bezels are curved, but easy to modify for your needs.  I have a flat screen 19" PC monitor and used my slot cutter to trim the curved portion of the bezel away.  It now fits snug to my flat screen.  A sheet of tempered and tinted glass in front of it and I was golden.
I am sure you could do the same thing with your TV.  I chose the monitor as the 32" T.V I had planned for the project didn't display my Visual Pinball the way I liked it too.

John

John

More Cowbell:
As far as moving it, I built my cab so that I could "easily" remove the tv. That way if it needs to be moved it will be a lot lighter and more manageable. I figured I had to remove the control panel to get it through any door ways anyway so I might as well take the monitor out as well. It also means the tv isn't going to get bumped around quite so much. Just a thought.

DonkeyKong, we're laughing with you, not at you. Well, most of us...  ;D

acevedor2:
Ok,
   Here are some pics.  I have to say I am not super happy with it.  I cannot, no matter what i try, get the screen not to go off of the sides.  I have checked the menu and there isn't the normal left right up down buttons available on most computer monitors - to reduce the screen and bring it back into view.

Also, I guess the primary purpose of this thing IS to play games, however, I am not really happy with the way it looks in Windows mode.  It is VERY blurry.  Any ideas what the cause is?  I am running  a Monster cable S Video cable out of my Laptop into the TV.  Again, in Gameex - with games playing it looks great (except fort the fact that it cuts off the picture on all sides.)  Any ideas on how to fix this issue?







steveh:
from my experience windows will look kind of junky.  you could try lowering the resolution and putting on some of the  accessibility options big text and what not.  As far as the adjusting of the video... you need to get into the service menu. Do A google search for the code.   Only make changes that are necessary.  You can screw up a tv mighty fast in that menu. 

ahofle:
What resolution are you running windows?  It looks like 800x600 which would explain why it's blurry.  A TV simply doesn't have the resolution to display a crisp picture at that resolution, no matter what connection you use.  I have found that games (and windows) look best when manually set to 640x480 on a TV.

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