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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Jack Burton on September 16, 2008, 02:34:04 am

Title: Could an Arcade monitor be put into a TV case?
Post by: Jack Burton on September 16, 2008, 02:34:04 am

Does anybody know whether or not an arcade monitor would fit into an old tv case, maybe one of those old RCA floor models?

I'm looking to have a "TV" to play NES and SNES games on their native resolutions and I just happen to have a 25" arcade monitor setting around doing nothing.

I'm pretty sure as long as the mounts line up it would be an easy switch.  Adding in a power supply and switch shouldn't be a problem either, I could probably even hack it to use the TV's power button.

Has anybody here done something like this?

Title: Re: Could an Arcade monitor be put into a TV case?
Post by: qrz on September 16, 2008, 10:04:07 pm

some monitors used zenith and rca crts. so yes, if u wanted to do that.
  the potential problem might be matching the bezel to the crt curvature .
 so, suggest using a matching brand cabinet 

who made ur crt ?

qrz

Title: Re: Could an Arcade monitor be put into a TV case?
Post by: Jack Burton on September 16, 2008, 11:30:17 pm

Mine is a wells gardner that came in a Mortal Kombat cabinet.  I'll have to wait until the weekend when I can get to it to tell you the model number.

Title: Re: Could an Arcade monitor be put into a TV case?
Post by: Ummon on September 17, 2008, 05:52:03 pm

I've thought of doing this with a flat screen CRT. Problem was I couldn't find a dead flat CRT TV. Not yet.

Title: Re: Could an Arcade monitor be put into a TV case?
Post by: qrz on September 18, 2008, 04:24:21 pm

Ummon,
i have some flat 24" crt's  i could part with - no chassis .  interested ??

qrz

Title: Re: Could an Arcade monitor be put into a TV case?
Post by: StephenH on September 19, 2008, 04:30:28 am

I am not sure if it would fit. 

I just wanted to let you know that you can get 15Khz RGB out of a Super NES if you wanted to connect it to your arcade monitor.

Title: Re: Could an Arcade monitor be put into a TV case?
Post by: ToplessZ on September 19, 2008, 11:30:59 am

Dont forget to use an isolation transformer, fi your using an arcade chassis.

Title: Re: Could an Arcade monitor be put into a TV case?
Post by: Ummon on September 19, 2008, 07:48:36 pm

Quote from: qrz on September 18, 2008, 04:24:21 pm

Ummon,
i have some flat 24" crt's  i could part with - no chassis .  interested ??

qrz

Thanks, but it would need to be "27, and in any case I'm preferring something local.