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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: ChadTower on November 18, 2004, 02:52:57 pm

Title: Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: ChadTower on November 18, 2004, 02:52:57 pm

http://www.monitorworld.com/Monitors/mitsubishi/am2752a.html

Someone has offered me 3 of them free...

Title: Re:Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: Dave_K. on November 18, 2004, 04:45:31 pm

Looks good to me, the specs say 15khz - 39khz, so it will support Arcade Standard Res up through VGA.  Looks like this is the "MegaView 29" model (27" viewable).  Here is another link http://www.mitsubishi-megaview.com/docs/service/disc/?id=megaview29 (http://www.mitsubishi-megaview.com/docs/service/disc/?id=megaview29).
Not sure how the dotpitch compares to something like the Betson Imperial...

Title: Re:Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: ChadTower on November 18, 2004, 05:16:37 pm

But 3 for free, I'll take 'em... let's see if I can convince them.

Title: Re:Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: Raven.. on November 18, 2004, 11:28:39 pm

You could pass one my way buddy! ;D

Title: Re:Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: Hiub1 on November 19, 2004, 07:08:41 pm

No kidding! I'd take one off your hands if you really didnt have room for them or something crazy like that. (Serious offer though, I'll even pay shipping or some extra)

Title: Re:Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: ChadTower on November 19, 2004, 08:57:26 pm

I am actually getting one, I tried for all three but they offered me one.  Free is free and I'm quite happy.   ;D

Title: Re:Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: ChadTower on November 20, 2004, 01:19:09 pm

Holy CRAP.  I got it home about ten minutes ago.  She insisted I take the expensive foam lined shipping case, too.  I opened that sucker up and it's nearly perfect aesthetically.  I just have to find a way to get it fired up later on to see how it works... anyone want pics?

Title: Re:Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: Todd H on November 20, 2004, 05:23:32 pm

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I just have to find a way to get it fired up later on to see how it works... anyone want pics?

What kind of silly question is that?  Of course we want pics!   ;)

Title: Re: Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: ChadTower on November 23, 2004, 10:24:46 am

Tried to get pics but my digital camera may be failing... paid a lot of $$ for that thing, but that was in 1999.   :-\

Title: Re: Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: ChadTower on November 24, 2004, 09:01:09 pm

Okay, pics can be found here:

http://www.gis.net/~tower/arcade/rgbmonitor/

Title: Re: Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: Harry Potter on November 26, 2004, 12:02:36 pm

WOW! Last time I saw one of these it was connected to a Telecine station (a $100,000 collection of nuts and bolts).

Jealous  >:(

Edit: TV studios use these and they're worth in excess of $3000 AU

Title: Re: Will this monitor make a good arcade monitor?
Post by: ChadTower on November 26, 2004, 12:28:57 pm

Quote from: bosss7 on November 26, 2004, 12:02:36 pm

Edit: TV studios use these and they're worth in excess of $3000 AU

WAIT A MINUTE.  ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS MONITOR IS WORTH MORE THAN US$2300?!

 :o :o :o