Ordering 10 LCD 4:3 27" inch arcade monitors

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Through my work I asked a company we do business with in China about the possibility of manufacturing a 27" LCD monitor that was 4:3, because as many know on the forum, you can't buy these anywhere, the largest 4:3 you can find will be about 21".

With a 27" 4:3 LCD monitor you could replace your old burnt out CRT in your arcade cab with a light-weight high resolution screen.

I'd just like to see how many other people on the forum would be interested in possibly ordering. I'm still working on price quote, but have been gaurenteed that it will be far less than the $600 that flat 27" CRT arcade monitors cost.
 
That's an idea. They would ideally need to be switchable- standard & medium resolutions, maybe vga also.

I would replace my 2 Rush the Rock monitors. Be able to get the dual Tokyo Wars game going.

Depending on price...
 
That's an idea. They would ideally need to be switchable- standard & medium resolutions, maybe vga also.

I would replace my 2 Rush the Rock monitors. Be able to get the dual Tokyo Wars game going.

Depending on price...

Yes, if they would accept multiple resolutions, that'd be great. I'd definitely be interested in one for my Golden Tee... The other thing with LCD's is the viewing angle. The GT monitor is on an angle so the viewing angle needs to be a little better than just the crappy straight-on of computer monitors.
 
Panel info

LCD monitor with VGA cable video input
- 27 inch diagonal viewing area
- 4:3 aspect ratio (about 21.5" wide x 16" tall)
- Open frame monitor/display
- VGA resolution (640x480)

I am going to ask them about viewing angle and make that another requirement.
Any other suggestions, let me hear them - I'm still in the negotiating process telling them all the features and specs for the monitor.

And yeah, I'm going to use this in my Golden Tee cab too.
 
I guess if it only is available in one resolution, VGA should be it.
You can get the CGA/ EGA to VGA converters rather cheap and I've had good luck with them.

Hopefully, these will be able to fit in 25" CRT games also.

If you can't keep it original, at least you can keep it working...
 
Interesting. I have a 23" 4:3 and I thought I'd never get a chance to find anything bigger.

Why 27"? Is it needed for your application? I'd think a 25" 4:3 would be see more demand here.

At any rate, I'm interested. Any chance you can get it made for less than $400?
 
The only request I have, is that you set up a permanent relationship with them and offer them for sale on a regular basis, and make a little on them. A source for these would be great down the road, but I don't need any right now.
 
I had color issues using a converter to go from medium res to VGA, so I'll bail on this before it gets too far.
 
Color issue with CGA/EGA > VGA converter

I had color issues using a converter to go from medium res to VGA, so I'll bail on this before it gets too far.

This is a typical issue people have with the main CGA/EGA>VGA converters out there. I thought mine was broken, but realized there is are some numbers you have to adjust in the settings menu that fix this issue.


I agree though that I would prefer not to have to use any converter. I would ideally like to plug my Golden Tee Complete straight into the monitor and have it work, which tends to be the case - I haven't found many LCD monitors that don't support it (don't know about LCD TV compatibility though).

I chose 27" because that is the default size for my cabinet, but if 26" would draw more interest I could be influenced to use that instead, but I don't think I could go down as low as 25".
 
Exactly what I wanted to do except.

I want a 25-7" Plasma for some of my machines. The phospor structure is much more similar to CRT than the LCD shutters and should give a much better feel at VGA than a LCD panel at only 640x480 and 27" inches. Is this the real resolution of the Panel? This could be a problem as large shutters are slow. This is why you do not see large LCD's with low resolution anymore. Ghosting could be a issue. Also, side lit panels of that size probably will have black/white uniformity issues that will be distracting.

Pioneer did make a 40" one in the late 90's. Can someone contact Panasonic,LG, Samsung and make a 35-27 plasma please?

All this being said I still would be interested in a LCD if no plasma can be made.
 
The only request I have, is that you set up a permanent relationship with them and offer them for sale on a regular basis, and make a little on them. A source for these would be great down the road, but I don't need any right now.

This exactly. I don't need any now, but when I finally start on the dual sit down racing cab project I've been thinking about ehen i have the time/$ in a year or two, I'd definitely grab 2.
 
Exactly what I wanted to do except.

I want a 25-7" Plasma for some of my machines. The phospor structure is much more similar to CRT than the LCD shutters and should give a much better feel at VGA than a LCD panel at only 640x480 and 27" inches. Is this the real resolution of the Panel? This could be a problem as large shutters are slow. This is why you do not see large LCD's with low resolution anymore. Ghosting could be a issue. Also, side lit panels of that size probably will have black/white uniformity issues that will be distracting.

Pioneer did make a 40" one in the late 90's. Can someone contact Panasonic,LG, Samsung and make a 35-27 plasma please?

All this being said I still would be interested in a LCD if no plasma can be made.


This is excellent info. I don't know everything about LCDs, and from what you say, perhaps there could be some issues at this size that I will have to look into. I will also talk with them about the possibility of a plasma screen and report back.

Do you have any other suggestions of specifics I need to address with the LCD request? i.e. higher resolution, certain response time, etc.


This exactly. I don't need any now, but when I finally start on the dual sit down racing cab project I've been thinking about ehen i have the time/$ in a year or two, I'd definitely grab 2.

This is my intention. I know many people would love to do this at some point, so I plan on starting somewhat small with my first order and then ordering more on the second, and then as needed past that.
 
Panel type is S-IPS

What kind of panels are they?

The LCD I've chosen is S-IPS panel. It has the absolute best viewing angles of any panel out there, and since many people have their monitors at different angles, IPS is the best choice.

For me the Golden Tee cab has the monitor on a slight tilt so vertical viewing angle is especially important to me.
 
IPS panel's are not going to happen they are to expensive. Custom raw panels for medical use that are IPS are very expensive and are made in much larger quanities.

You would need to get an engineering sample for testing. Specs will not work without seeing one. I have worked in the display industry although it has been about 10 years and and have had to request this. I would instead work with them to produce a few engineering samples. There is potential for many 1000's of these to be sold every year if not more. Most likely no other facility would be willing to compete as it would destroy both of their profit margin with the limited market. It is possible new games could even use this and certain commercial/industrial use to replace VGA CRT 27'' monitors though.

resolution for LCD would have to be higher than 640/480 for many reasons some of which I already mentioned but also others. Most likely these will be low quality raw panels, actually certain at <$600 with the quantities we are talking about. Pixel failure will be high and very noticable also at VGA. I bet they would not make a 640x480 panel but XGA or higher but only except a VGA input frequency and a would use a current off the shelf driver board that may be slightly modified.
 
If these get manufactured, you should demand the manufacturer provide repair manuals and schematics so these can be repaired later on.
 
Screen size

Everyone is talking about 25" inch screen. Most CRT monitors I see people talking about online are 26 or 27", where is this 25" demand coming from and what size is your preference?
 
25" was the size used in about everything up until around the time the Golden Tee machines came out. So stuff like Daytona, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II, all that stuff used 25" tubes.

With LCD's it's a little different though, so I'll bet a 27" would fit almost any cabinet that had a 25" originally.
 
27" LCD replacing 25" CRT

25" was the size used in about everything up until around the time the Golden Tee machines came out. So stuff like Daytona, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II, all that stuff used 25" tubes.

With LCD's it's a little different though, so I'll bet a 27" would fit almost any cabinet that had a 25" originally.



Well, I don't know the details about 25" size. How wide is your typical 25" CRT Arcade Monitor?
The LCDs I'm looking at will be right at about 23-24" wide with their brackets.
 
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