The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Well Fed Games on August 21, 2011, 01:26:58 pm
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So I recently hit the jackpot and got an arcade-friendly 27" TV to put in my Midway cabinet that previously had a 25" monitor. For those of you who have 27" CRTs in your cabs, could you post some pictures or links to project threads? Would love some inspiration!
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27/29" Makvision 31kHz:
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Amg3xvsaK2Y/TYqV-TtybzI/AAAAAAAAB14/spoCrPRQplc/s640/2011-03-23_18-33-30_955.jpg)
Covered with smoked plexi:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jbUUAmej28k/Te-BeBesw0I/AAAAAAAAB_U/y6xp-fMAmio/s640/2011-06-07_07-52-03_797.jpg)
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I have a 27" arcade monitor (KT-2914F) in my old MK2 cabinet. It came without a monitor, and I happened to have the 27" laying around. It fits, but BARELY. I actually had to angle it in to get around some trim pieces that retain the front glass. I also had to fabricate new mounts, but you could modify the original ones if you preferred. It doesn't really look too big to me, but if you compare side-by-side to a normal Midway 25" cabinet, you'll note a distinct lack of bezel.
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Here is my cab with a stripped down 27" TV I picked up from a friend. The cabinet is based of plans from http://www.arcadecab.com/ (http://www.arcadecab.com/)
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Here is my cab with a stripped down 27" TV I picked up from a friend. The cabinet is based of plans from http://www.arcadecab.com/ (http://www.arcadecab.com/)
Nice, thanks for the pic of the mounting frame in particular.
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Thx, I added to it by putting a "shelf" to the bottom to hold the PCB, but the frame built in the picture basically slides into a angled L bracket on the sides of the cabinet so it can be removed quite easily (the TV adds a crap-load of weight to it)
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the easiest way of mounting a decased 27 inch tv set is using an old sega naomi mounting frame. all u have to do is replace the metal plate with a bigger plywood shelf and sometimes ( depends on the chassis size ) widen the rear metal brackets .
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This is an old thread and I never really posted finished pics, but I put a 27" Toshiba vertically in this cab:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=52344.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=52344.0)
I also put 27" arcade monitors in two different dedicated 25" cabinets, my Soul Edge/Calibur and Golden Tee.
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$20 midway universal cab in great shape. $20 27" Phillips tube. $97 Wei-Ya 827HR chassis. Maybe $40 into the control panel. Free marquee. Just needs glass, art and t-molding! :laugh: Project still underway.
Oh yea- the mount, that comes from a MakVision 27" which i swapped with a MS-32 mount to go in a sega cab. It fit nicely with a little grinding and drilling.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R_KXlhNZqmg/TlhP7R4pakI/AAAAAAAACYo/vugCwrAZb24/s800/mk_27.jpg)
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the Smash TV cab is pretty similar to that. Sounds like everybody is pleased with their 25" to 27" upgrades?
$20 midway universal cab in great shape. $20 27" Phillips tube. $97 Wei-Ya 827HR chassis. Maybe $40 into the control panel. Free marquee. Just needs glass, art and t-molding! :laugh: Project still underway.
Oh yea- the mount, that comes from a MakVision 27" which i swapped with a MS-32 mount to go in a sega cab. It fit nicely with a little grinding and drilling.[/img]
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Yea, it works out good. Picture quality on the Philips tube is awesome. Sharp and bright. I did have to modify the horizontal output because by default it was about 2 inches too wide for the tube. This is done tinkering with the horiz coil and changing the horz output capacitor's value. It will be different for every TV tube.