Quoted from Eric_Manuel:So I am discovering the more standard size 32" diagonal screens are slightly to large to fit into the 27 1/4" W x 17 1/2" H space on the header of a WPC pinball. The width seems to run about 28 1/2 inches wide. It's been suggested if possible to locate a 30" diagonal screen (off standard but better sized. Has anyone on this page replaced their backglass with an 1080HD display? Also, if so, how did you actually mount it while providing access to the header electronics?? Thank you so much.
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I would love to see something like this happen!
You need to ask some of the Virtual pin forums exactly how large a 32" monitor is when the plastic case is removed.
32 is i think going to prove impossible - even if you try an ultrathin monitor and take the plastic cove off. A 32" monitor with "no bezel" is around 73cm wide and you only have 69.2CM to play with.
If you check the Virtual pinball forums - when they do a widebody Virtual pin, they use 32" screens in the Backbox - but the backbox is always wider than the lower cabinet.
I think that even a 31 inch is going to be hard - 31inch is a rare bird these days - 31.5 is available..
Dell makes a 30 incher monitor - 68.69cm wide - Ultrasharp UP3017. older version if you can find one 2nd hand - U3011 it was 69.45 cm wide..
the U3011 is available on Ebay for around $250..
Fitting - I would go down the computer monitor route - you can then use the Vesa mount and bolt it to a swing-out metal plate - hinged onto the backbox
The thinner the better..
I think the bigger worry would be the depth? Plus the TV will be pumping heat out backwards..
a 27Inch monitor would leave 4.5CM on either side and the modern ones are nice and thin - you could do a custom fixed LCARs style frame around it printed onto plastic panel to blend the screen in - could look pretty authentic because you were always going to have black bars/gaps above and below the screen anyhow.
also with a 27" monitor - you have the space to use the 4.5Cm to build a holding frame to slot it into...
I always think bigger is better, but in this case - a little smaller might make your life a thousand times easier..
a 20" screen would be perfect but I haven't seen one...