in fear of sounding stupid, convert Horizontal TV to Vertical TV

[stealth1290]

This might sound really stupid but is there a way to convert a 19" TV from horizontal to vertical... I ask because I've found a fairly cheap galaxian cocktail cab. without a monitor. I have a 19" TV but it's horizontal not vertical... I don't see anyplace to purchase a vertical monitor like the one this requires. Maybe I'm looking for the wrong thing? 

Thanks!

[Nipedley]

Yes there's a very intricate and involved procedure of converting a television from being horizontal to vertical, it's called picking it up and turning it on its side.

[Kevin Mullins]

Doh !!   

But aside from that.... you couldn't directly use a tv as a drop in replacement in an original arcade cabinet anyways.

[Zebidee]

.... you couldn't directly use a tv as a drop in replacement in an original arcade cabinet anyways.

You can if you fit a generic monitor chassis to the TV tube.

[Kevin Mullins]

.... you couldn't directly use a tv as a drop in replacement in an original arcade cabinet anyways.

You can if you fit a generic monitor chassis to the TV tube.

You can in a whole bunch of other ways..... but none of them are DROP IN replacements.
All variations of doing it can be quite complicated and not always successful.

As for using a generic monitor chassis, that would also have to match the proper yoke impedance and then be properly converged and then hopefully have a suitable and stable picture when all is done.

[stealth1290]

so the input from the game into the TV would be vertical (fear of sounding stupid met) seems pretty simple. I'm quite good at modification... next question what input would the game have? again in fear of sounding out and out stupid. my research tells me a BNC connector? so I would need a BNC to RGB? again maybe I'm out of my league here... 

[Thenasty]

make it simple and easy, just get a USED/NEW RGB Arcade Monitor and drop it in....DONE....Go Play Galaxian.... 

[Zebidee]

As for using a generic monitor chassis, that would also have to match the proper yoke impedance and then be properly converged and then hopefully have a suitable and stable picture when all is done.

It is really much simpler than that.

For a 19" tube a "generic" chassis should do.  Of course you should match yoke impedances, but this is very simple especially for smaller tubes.  These guys should be paying me money - go look at www.jomac.net.au

There would be no convergence problem to speak of, as that is to do with the tube (which we assume works well), and not the chassis.

The very worst case scenario is that you have to go out a buy another small TV for $30, or from the dump, or something.

BTW, international postal rates are very low these days, and it really doesn't cost much at all to send a monitor chassis (ie without the tube).

[grantspain]

you say you have a 19"tv already,what inputs does it have.if you have a scart or rgb you should be able to run that tv on the galaxian cab.
if you have an rgb input on the tv then make connector and test the tv out of the cab first just to make sure you can get it to sync and get good picture adjustments,once the pic is good and you are happy then it a case of physically installing the tv in the cab.
there is no difference between a horizontal monitor and a vertical monitor ,we used to change this all the time in cabs when changing boards

[stealth1290]

Thanks for all the help!