How Many “Newer” Monitors do you have in your Machines?

[Brentradio]

That is beast.
How long did THAT engineering process take?!
I'm interested to know where the turntable bearing ring assembly you used came from!

That is what started it all! After I purchased that the ideas started flowing!

I purchased it off of KLOV here, that pic is the same pic the seller used when selling it. I think you can still find them but they are over $200 now.

 

[Brentradio]

double post

 

[WadeLanham]

That, my friend, is insane.

 

[Brentradio]

That, my friend, is insane.

Some people don't like the 6 in 1 switchers because they use the same remote, so having two of them on at the same time both boards will change when you change one. In my case this is perfect because having 7 of them loaded with multi kits, only one is ever on at a time, so one remote works for everything, which is super cool.

 

[journeymandt]

That is what started it all! After I purchased that the ideas started flowing!

I purchased it off of KLOV here, that pic is the same pic the seller used when selling it. I think you can still find them but they are over $200 now.

This might work? I just did a gurgle search for "20 inch lazy susan bearing" and sorted the results by images... I didn't see the exact one that you had, but there were several offerings that might work as a substitute.

https://www.amazon.com/MECCANIXITY-Aluminum-Turntable-Rotating-Dining-Table/dp/B0CDT8K71L

cheers!
Dylan

 

[bobbyb13]

Very cool and looks pretty close really.

It's a lot to ask in regard to off axis torque on that assembly given the weight of a 19" tube so having a good part is important to not drop your tube into the cabinet!
I suppose the more that the top edge of the tube is tilted back then the less dramatic the "not designed for this" type of stress the assembly is dealing with.
Of course it DOES give me an idea for the BitKit cocktail cabinet-

Hmmm....

 

[journeymandt]

Very cool and looks pretty close really.

It's a lot to ask in regard to off axis torque on that assembly given the weight of a 19" tube so having a good part is important to not drop your tube into the cabinet!
I suppose the more that the top edge of the tube is tilted back then the less dramatic the "not designed for this" type of stress the assembly is dealing with.
Of course it DOES give me an idea for the BitKit cocktail cabinet-

Hmmm....

A little thought and backyard engineering can make it safer for the tube. If it was me, I would create tabs attached to the center ring that overlapped the outer ring so that if the bearing failed, the tabs would prevent separation of the rings from each other thereby avoiding a bad day.

In the cocktail orientation, tabs would only be required on the top side to keep a drop from happening. An upright would likely need tabs on both sides so as to provide the kind of "sleep at night" security I like to try to implement in all corners of my life.

Of course, it's difficult to tell from the couple pics on Scamazon, but an in person evaluation might yield that the construction of the bearing makes the possibility of a "center dropping" failure unlikely, except in an event that wouldn't be good for that machine or any others around it... and in that type of event, one is more likely to be concerned about their own neck! lol

D

 

[Brentradio]

I need to measure mine. I do know the holes lined up perfectly with the 4 corner tabs built into the monitor.

That one says it will hold 440 lbs. Mine holds the monitor with no problem at all.

 

[bobbyb13]

Please do and report back!

I need to measure mine. I do know the holes lined up perfectly with the 4 corner tabs built into the monitor.

That one says it will hold 440 lbs. Mine holds the monitor with no problem at all.

I need to implement this brilliance.
I have oscillated on the endeavour previously, but consider me inspired.

At least one of my machines would be more fun as a result of a spinny screen.
AND...
I have run out of space as it is.

It may not be one of the newer monitors that gets used for this but-
it might be.

The really weirdo 2 player sit at console thing I built has a (not mentioned previously) Kortek 2182 in it now that I think about it.

 

[Brentradio]

Mine turns easily with one hand.

I also forgot to say, I replaced the one speaker in the cab with two speakers from the headrest of a Crazy Taxi chair. They are angled just right to fit inside the cab. It's still mono, but having it come out of both of the speaker grills in the wood sounds great. Also these speakers are great as well.

I do have an 8 in 1 audio switcher setup so I can easily change from mono to stereo (several multi kits have stereo sound like the CPSII). But I need to finish that part of the cab. This will be mounted right above the custom control panel I made inside the bottom coin door.

 

[WadeLanham]

Another less mechanical approach, for someone who would rather set up software, is to use mame/emulation and a larger monitor (25-27") horizontally. Then the later games from the 90's are mostly horizontal and were larger anyway, classic horizontals are just bigger (which can be nice), and classic vertical games on a large horizontal screen are about the original size compared to a 19" vertical monitor.

You'd still have to swap panels around if you wanted original controls though.

 

[Scumolabs]

I have an extra one of those lazy Susan's if anyone is interested. ( swoops in like vulture.)
Bought two for the same purpose but I pretty sure one will be enough .
I wish I had one for a 13" then my test rig would be boss and my neck will feel better.

 

[Brentradio]

Another less mechanical approach, for someone who would rather set up software, is to use mame/emulation and a larger monitor (25-27") horizontally. Then the later games from the 90's are mostly horizontal and were larger anyway, classic horizontals are just bigger (which can be nice), and classic vertical games on a large horizontal screen are about the original size compared to a 19" vertical monitor.

You'd still have to swap panels around if you wanted original controls though.

One of the coolest things I like about this cab is the amount of games I can play on original hardware with the Darksoft (and others) multi kits.

I would guess about 1000 or more. I do have lots of other multikits that are emulation just for the heck of it. But I prefer real boards with original roms.

 

[journeymandt]

I wish I had one for a 13" then my test rig would be boss and my neck will feel better.

like this one?

D

 

[DarrenF]

A recent comment about Vision Pro monitors being one of the best monitors out there got me to thinking, how many of you have monitors in your classic machines that are newer than say, 2000?

I've got a Vision Pro II in an Ikari Warriors (conversion) cabinet. It's my vertical monitor JAMMA cabinet (my of my stuff is pre-JAMMA-era) so I rotate a few different JAMMA games into it from time to time. The Vision Pro has been working great and looking great since I bought it brand new like 15 or 20 years ago (I wish I remembered when I got it or how much I paid).

I also use a 13" Ceronix 1492 on my workbench. Probably not post-2000, though... perhaps mid- to late-90s?

Everything else is proper old-school monitors.