Help replacing my old monitor with an LCD

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Ok, first I just want to say that I know this isn't going to be a popular request, but I am at a stand still right now with my 19" monitor. I have a 60-1 that I am in the process of building and one of the last things I need to decide on is the monitor. I currently have a 19VJTP22 tube and a K4601/2 chassis in my cabinet that has seen it's better days. The monitor has some burn in and the vert/horz seem to be operating correctly, but the colors are off on it. I thought about a cap kit, but I have never attempted to do one before and I hate to put the money into a new kit and have it be the flyback or something else wrong. I can see this costing me more then the monitor is worth to try and fix it. It's like an old car that you don't quite know what is wrong with it and you just start dumping money into it and replacing parts, next thing I know I have $400 into an old tube and chassis that are worth $100.00. My other option is to yank the old monitor and put in an LCD. Can anyone suggest a good LCD to replace my current monitor? I know most of the LCDs are widescreen and it sounds like these will not look good since they stretch the picture too much. I can probably find a 4:3 LCD monitor, but this will be square and my current monitor is more the size of a widescreen LCD. Any help would be appreciated.
 
I personally use old dell 4:3 lcd pc monitors. Theyre plentiful since most businesses used them. For a 60-1 its a perfect match.
 
I thought about a cap kit, but I have never attempted to do one before and I hate to put the money into a new kit and have it be the flyback or something else wrong. I can see this costing me more then the monitor is worth to try and fix it.

Cap kits are relatively cheap - roughly around $10. For a possible $10 fix I'd say it is worth it to try, since LCD monitors cost a bit more than that. That said, I can understand if you don't want to invest the time in learning how to do a cap kit (or it feels too overwhelming), plus the the cost of buying the soldering equipment if you don't have any of that yet.
 
Cap kits are relatively cheap - roughly around $10. For a possible $10 fix I'd say it is worth it to try, since LCD monitors cost a bit more than that. That said, I can understand if you don't want to invest the time in learning how to do a cap kit (or it feels too overwhelming), plus the the cost of buying the soldering equipment if you don't have any of that yet.



The problem is that since this is a 60-1 in a old non-dedicated cabinet I was just weighing my options. If this was in a Pac-man, Galaga or another cabinet I would definitely give it a try. The chassis could be the original from the 70's and who knows about the tube. I have just read all of the stories here about people putting in new cap kits and flybacks only to have the same problems or worse. I actually would like to try and do a cap kit some day, and I would rather have an arcade monitor than an LCD, but I just don't have the time on this game to try and put a cap kit on.
 
Dude, it is a 60 in 1, go ahead and replace the tube with an LCD. However, don't destroy or throw away the old monitor. Save it and use it for practice installing a cap kit.

The 4600 is an odd duck but you are not likely to need anything other than a cap kit and some tweaking of the color/contrast/brightness pots. Use it to learn on so that you don't screw up a chassis you want to keep in the future.
 
Dude, it is a 60 in 1, go ahead and replace the tube with an LCD. However, don't destroy or throw away the old monitor. Save it and use it for practice installing a cap kit.

The 4600 is an odd duck but you are not likely to need anything other than a cap kit and some tweaking of the color/contrast/brightness pots. Use it to learn on so that you don't screw up a chassis you want to keep in the future.


Good point. If I can find a good used or really cheap new LCD maybe I will put it in the game until I have the time to try a cap kit in the old monitor. That way I won't be relying on my electrical skills to get the game up and running right now.
 
Dude, it is a 60 in 1, go ahead and replace the tube with an LCD. However, don't destroy or throw away the old monitor. Save it and use it for practice installing a cap kit...Use it to learn on so that you don't screw up a chassis you want to keep in the future.

I agree that sounds like the best choice for you so you can get this project up and running. Then you can learn how to do a cap kit later on or whenever you feel like it without any pressure.
 
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