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Title: Putting a TV in my cab
Post by: wooowman93 on January 11, 2009, 08:39:21 pm

im gonna put a tv in my cab i was wondering if i had to take off the case or can i put it straight in

i wanna know if you did put it in straight then what model tv/monitor and how the wood surronding it was

i need to know mounting methods

Title: Re: Putting a TV in my cab
Post by: Ummon on January 13, 2009, 03:28:57 pm

Look round, look round.

Title: Re: Putting a TV in my cab
Post by: Crapahute on January 16, 2009, 05:45:29 am

I have put mine straight in one of my cabs, without taking off the case. Luckily, it just fitted in place of the old monitor.

Title: Re: Putting a TV in my cab
Post by: web.geek on January 20, 2009, 05:44:17 pm

In my first cab using the Ultimate Arcade II design, I put a 27" SDTV straight in. The design provides for a platform on which to set the TV. I built up a couple of 3/4" MDF pieces behind the TV to keep it from sliding backwards. I then taped the outline of the screen on a piece of plex and spray painted it black to hide the TV case. The TV fit really well in that cab design.

Title: Re: Putting a TV in my cab
Post by: Ummon on January 21, 2009, 07:29:55 pm

Ooooo, need to change the aspect for vertical games so's they don't look like terrible 80s console ports.

Title: Re: Putting a TV in my cab
Post by: web.geek on January 24, 2009, 05:27:48 pm

Yeah, the family didn't like having the blank space on the sides of the screen. I'll have it my way on the next cab  ;D

Title: Re: Putting a TV in my cab
Post by: richms on January 25, 2009, 12:00:03 pm

I have family like that, who get quite annoyed when there are old or american TV shows on and there is the pillarboxing on the side of the screen. They prefer it with fat-o-vision.