[Noisebridge-discuss] CRT for NGALAC (arcade cabinet)

[jarrod hicks]

Yes, if we have the stuff needed on hand, we should start doing these
comparisons.

On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 8:12 PM, Zach R <organicunity at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for this informative post Jarrod.  Excited about the project!
>
>
> That Panasonic is puuurdy.  But yeah, 32" is BIG, and will make for a
> heavy cabinet for sure.
>
> I talked with a gaming friend of mine at length about it and he also
> recommended doing a side - by -side with the raspberry pi and a CRT.  Wanna
> do this on friday?  He also thought the pi might actually be > than PC
> because of lightweight OS improvements...I'm actually tending to agree that
> we that route.
>
>
> -Zach
>
>
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> *Sent:* Saturday, February 24, 2018 5:44 PM
> *To:* NB Discuss
> *Subject:* [Noisebridge-discuss] CRT for NGALAC (arcade cabinet)
>
> Hello Noisebridge.
>
> We, the NGALAC/Maker Faire 2018 team, are looking for a CRT to use for the
> NGALAC, the "retro" arcade cabinet we're building for the Noisebridge Booth
> at Maker Faire. (There will be a more detailed announcement about this
> project soon, but we are looking for help.)
>
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/NGALAC
>
> Currently, We're looking for a 19" to 25" CRT with VGA in and a curved,
> not flat, screen. If anyone has recommendations on where to get a good
> monitor to install in the cabinet, please let us know.
>
> I called "Weird Stuff" in Sunnyvale, and they said they didn't have any.
> I've also been looking on ebay and craigslist. Some Ebay sellers have large
> Sony PVM monitors, but they tend to be out of our budget range, especially
> once including shipping.
>
> Today I got a Panasonic CT-32L8G from Craigslist, for us to hopefully
> start development with.
> Photos of it are at https://www.noisebridge.net/wi
> ki/NGALAC#Parts_Gathering
>
> It has component , s-video, and composite video inputs and seems like a
> good start for our development, but it may be too large for the final
> cabinet. It is now at Noisebridge.
>
> So if anyone has leads, please let us know.
>
>
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