Arcade1up Terminator 2 recessed monitor overview!
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- This video shows you how I recessed the monitor in the A1up T2 arcade cabinet using an additional A1up monitor bezel. The monitor has been moved back 8 3/4" with the bezel itself 1" from the back K panel. Enjoy!
I did something similar like this to my sit down Out Run Arcade 1up, but I used Fresnel lens pushed the 17” monitor back and added a plexiglass with a bezel in the front. The monitor looks 25 to 27” big now. It looks amazing!
Yes! I believe I saw that a while back. Great idea to enhance the monitor size!
Awesome mod!! This makes me now want to get this cab !
Thank you! Yea man, I couldn't pass this cabinet up despite only having one game. Just love the look of the cabinet and pushing the monitor back just brings the look together even more.
Excellent VIDEO 🔥👍💯💯💯👍
excellent work sir!
Thanks so much!
Finally I thought I was gonna be the only one to do it!… looks good 👍🏻… not as good as mine though lol
Hahaha, it was a fun mod! Figured put a video out for those that want to do this mod
Awesome mod, man! I'm gonna do what I can to get more eyes on your vid. Excellent work!
Thanks man! Greatly appreciate that!
You could of just spray paint the wood black and kept the silver monitor metal frame expose as it fits the theme of the T2 bezel.
Why didn’t Arcade1up put the monitor further back like this “officially” for the T2 and time crisis cabinets? It looks better and more like the original arcade like this
I question a lot of things A1up chose to do with the design of these cabinets. I feel they wanted to tweak each cabinet just a little making it their own with their Arcade1up logo all over like the newer cabs today rather making an exact replica of original cabinet. I get it if that was their goal but man they missed the boat on this. They're the only 3/4 cabinet business out there and they are still just starting to make these cabs look more like original. Right from the start it should have been exact replica like new wave toys does. Oh well. For me that's what makes this hobby fun. Changing and adding stuff on to them to look better like original.
I'm not going to do all that work. I'm just going to mount the metal monitor to the K panel with super strong two way tape.
Hope it works out for you. I went all out like this because i wanted to learn to use a router and stuff and the results were great.
I put fresnels lens on my cab! It makes a ton of difference! It makes the monitor look bigger. I think you should check it out! I’m a load up a video.
Looking forward to it!
Do you have a measurement of the distance from the back of the side panel to the router grove?
I did this mod so long ago i never wrote it down. Did I say the measurements though in the video? I will say though the pcb is just before the K panel at back of cabinet. Like a 1/4 of an inch away from it, if that helps?
To do the recessed mod do you have to purchase a new bezel to do the recessed mod or can you just mount the monitor back inside the cab?
You can definitely mount the monitor with out a bezel. I would buy at least 2 pieces of wood though so you can attach the monitor to the wood and then the wood to the insides of cabinet using L brackets. Also if you go to Tulsa arcade website they are now selling recessed monitor kits for this mod.
Where did you get the bezel graphic decal? I looked on etsy I couldn’t find it.
I asked a guy on etsy that does arcade graphics to make one for me. I gave him measurements. He was selling the entire bezel graphic design for the full sized original t2 arcade cabinet. I believe i left a link to his etsy store in the description area of my full review video of this cabinet's cosmetic mods. DBX graphics i think it's called. Ask him.
so if you use a 20" reccess...is that a viewing problem ?
Not at all. With a larger screen set further back you'll still see everything just fine. I would like to put a 20" in but no where near doing that yet.
Have you thought about removing the pcb from the case?
Hasn't crossed my mind. For what reason you thinking of removing it? Air flow?
@@FROSTINATOR since it's close to the back now, removing it from the case will give it more airflow
@@MiamiLoco ahhh yes. Umm could remove it yes but I wouldn't want the pcb exposed i guess. That's why i cut the vent holes in the back for some air flow. Those metal casing collect most of the heat anyway.
Very nice however that inner plexi needs to go and that black tape covering the frame looks very dyi…should just pull that out mask and paint it. Great job thanks for the inspiration.
Yea i hear ya, just will be a pain to to get at it now. Bodily though when playing it with lights turned doen you dont see it.
You don’t need a router and you don’t even need a real wood.. We used an old IKEA top from a bookshelf in the kitchen knife to cut it lol
Hahaha. Hey whatever works, works.
IS there a HOW-TO for this Mod? I would love to do this with my cabinet.
Ugh, i so wish i thought of filming myself doing this mod but i did provide pictures of how it looks and where to route out the grooves on the faceboo a1up mod group. Are you a part of that group?
How much was the marquee with shipping?
Marquee was $40. I also bought a $35 item with this purchase and the total with shipping came to around $86 I believe. So shipping is about $8- $10.
@@FROSTINATOR I just looked and it was $36 and u live in the states
@@tdubpinoy13 yes, the three midway decals were $35 and the marquee was $40. Just know if you end up ordering, it did took a lot of weeks to be delivered. This guy is always super busy with lots of orders. www.szabosarcades.com/
I want to do this to my T2 when I build it to make it more like the arcade. I also want to mount the guns higher somehow so that they face the screen instead of the bottom of the bezel. Maybe even make the guns swivel like the arcade. I'm looking for certain parts to do that. And paint the guns black.
Nice creativity. Would be interesting if the guns could be mounted on some kind of pedestal(s) that raise them up and still function well still being that close to even a recessed monitor
The guns work closer to the cabinet with the monitor moved back. The arcade guns weren't light guns, they were like big joysticks that moved a crosshair on the screen. I think AliExpress or something has guns like that.
So what you did was install the screen in the back install the front plexi to the front
Yes! Plexi and wood bezel are still in place. Just removed the monitor. Then I was going to make a frame for the monitor but a buddy of mine had an extra a1up monitor with bezel so i used his bezel. Worked great!
@@FROSTINATOR hell ya i might buy one there 399$ for the t2 now
@@kevinthorn9672 i know, it's killing me i preordered it way back. A1up cabinets have never ever gone on sale this quick and if you wait too long they were gone. Sucks. Oh well i love the game and cabinet! If you enjoyed playing it as a kid i say definitely buy it. Just looks great in person either way. Look for a new video from me soon if you like adding more details to A1up cabinets making them look more original. I plan to put up another video very soon of all the cosmetic mods i added.
@@FROSTINATOR i been wanting the ki cab
@@kevinthorn9672 definitely get that one too!