Installing an LCD where there was a CRT?

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Yes, I know I'll get killed here for asking about this, but what the hell.

I got in a Mspac/Galaga that has severe burn in and the screen is missing green. Rather than replace the monitor with another, I'm considering going the LCD route. How would an LCD mount into the cabinet? Do I need a resolution converter board? Anything else I need to know?

Thanks,
mike
 
I have seen people use existing brackets covered with velcro. Not going to say that is the best way, but it worked out well for his cocktail machine.
 
It also depends on the LCD you use. I've mounted about 10 LCDs into cabinets and they all go in the same way.

There are four screws that enter into the back of the monitor. So instead of placing the screws through the stand into the shell, I install metal brackets. The brackets are the same used in closet storage shelf arrangements. They are metal, usually coated in white paint and easy enough to bend with your hands, yet strong enough to support the weight of the monitor. Just find the correct placement for the brackets, after measuring the cab and bezel areas, then screw in the screws through the pre-drilled holes of the brackets into the shell. Bend the metal 90 degrees at a pre-determined place on the bracket, then drill into the sides of the cab with nice, stout wood screws through the brackets to hold it in place.
 
Yes, I know I'll get killed here for asking about this, but what the hell.

I got in a Mspac/Galaga that has severe burn in and the screen is missing green. Rather than replace the monitor with another, I'm considering going the LCD route. How would an LCD mount into the cabinet? Do I need a resolution converter board? Anything else I need to know?

Thanks,
mike

Get a real open frame arcade LCD and you can mount it to he existing brackets.
 
I buy the square 1/2" metal hollow tube stock from Home Depot, and cut it to length to span between the original monitor cabinet rails. Then I remove the LCD stand and save the four small screws used to secure it. I drill the square hollow stock to accept the small screws, on the same centerlines as the monitor stand mount pattern.

Then drill through the opposite side of the 1/2" stock with a 3/8" bit and gently bevel the small holes with the tip of the bit so the beveled heads of the small screws recess flush. I also deburr the cut ends and clear all metal chips to protect the boards, neatness counts.

Finally, drill the ends of the 1/2" stock to accept bolts with matching holes in the cabinet rails. Now you've got a sturdy mount that is also serviceable.

A couple of tips- be sure to account for any offset between the screen and mount pattern so your final monitor alignment is correct in the cabinet, and make sure the reuse of the original screws allows for enough thread engagement, but not so much it damages the screen from behind.
 
I'm not against using repro parts, repainting a cabinet, etc.. but seems like there's a point where the game it no longer authentic enough to bother having it in a 300lb upright cabinet. That's how I feel about LCD vs classic games..and the monitor seems to be the one part of the game I can usually fix.
 
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