![]() Lastly, you can just use a CRT monitor, and save a lot of headaches. With CRT's being so cheap, I say just find one at a thrift store or CL that fits your needs better. Yeah, there are ways to get around these issues, but in my opinion, its not worth the time/frustration/cost/effort to make it work. If the TV does not power on after you plug it in and hold the button down, or if the tv does not stay on with the power button held down, or if it powers on, but does not power on to the right channel, I say just move on. ![]() You can either jumper the power button so its always on, or set the TV up so that the button is always pushed, I hear a toothpick wedged in the power buton is one way to do it. If the tv turns on, and its on the right channel, then you have a suitable TV. If the TV does not turn itself on automatically, then unplug the tv, and keep the power button pressed in, then plug the tv in. A lot of the newer crt's were designed to do this so they could be used with home entertainment centers to all be powered off and on easily. If it turns back on automatically, and is on the right channel, you are good. When you find a TV, turn it on set it to s-video input and then unplug it. The newer CRT Tv's usually have at least S-video in, some have component, and some even have VGA, if you can find a CRT HDTV you are golden. Video card with S-video/Composite out- $45 + a $5 return fee from when i bought the wrong kind. TVs I bought that didn't work for the project - $10, $20, hope to sell them back on Craigslist TV- $30 (I overpaid, but did my research and knew I wanted it) Thanks to the forums here for all the advice that got me started, and thanks in advance for all the help yet to come! Hoping for a 1-button turn on using the original top swtich wired to the PC-on button and a smart strip. Finally found a TV with power return the right size, with some quick measuring it looks like I should be able to use the original monitor mount, bezel, etc. no stencils for me! Might replace the coin door with another I have, the midway one was also beat up. Someone painted black around the edges of the sides and the entire front, which means I need to re-paint, but probably some minimalist Pac theme. May have to refurbish the old sitck in it or replace with some other 4-way. ![]() For some reason the cab had a mismatched regular Pac control panel I hope to modify to work. Going to keep the Ms Pac theme generally, but run the "best of" 4-way/one button games like DK, Pac Family, Pengo, Dig Dug, etc. Got this cab a couple of weeks ago, was going to toss a console inside, but the bezel art and marquee were in good enough shape (the cab is pretty beat up) to convince me to do a vertical MAME conversion.Not pushing any boundaries here- a pretty straightforward project, but definitely a stretch of my skills. ![]()
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