MrGrynch

This was the first movie I ever saw in a theatre. It was significant for me in other ways too: The theatre I saw it in closed after this run My uncle took me to see this movie and he died a month later I will always remember this movie with bittersweet memories

I'm still waiting for my new display. It should be here today or tomorrow. In the meantime, I've been building a new platform to mount the TV on, so that it tilts and can be removed easily. I also decided to inset the display. The original mount only accommodated a de-cased display, and had the screen flush with the playfield glass. I think that makes it look too "video gamey", so now it will be inset. This creates other small issues I'll deal with in due time. Anyway, here is what I've got. It took a TON of measuring and "MacGuyver'ing" things, but it works! I still have to mount the VESA wall mount plate, which will give me up/down adjustability. The steel rods let me adjust left/right, and I've got locking collars to hold it in place once I have it in the right spot mount_demo.m4v

Thank you so much! I've literally spent hours lookin on Amazon and other place, but if you don't know what something is called, it can be hard to find. Sex bolt appears to be exactly what I am looking for!

What I'm talking about looks more like this: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Find-Fastener-014973313531-Piece-8/dp/B00L1ISJXA/ref=asc_df_B00L1ISJXA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=214548984940&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18073247381562308233&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001858&hvtargid=pla-388743214025&th=1

Strange.. that's what I had in my notes (coach bolt), but when I searched, what I found isn't at all what I need

I need some help! I am trying to figure out what kind of nut/bolt this is. It has a smooth, shiny head with a long smooth shaft that's threaded at the end. It's used for mounting things through a panel, so that it looks nice on the outside. The screw goes on the underside of the panel. For the life of me, I can't think of the name of that time of screw/nut. The attached picture shows an example

I ordered this VESA mount: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SGD4TB4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Since my VESA orientation is 200 x 200, I can actually mount it vertically. The mount can't also tilt up to 8 degree, so I can play with that a bit. Next up is to build the frame that the mount will attach to.

Hi Mike! No, I didn't build it. It came this way from China. Some day, I'm going to get a real cab made... from WOOD!

I pulled out the old display. This crappy cabinet is made from dense particle board, not wood, so I have to be careful about how I add the new mounting parts. I didn't know this until now, but the cabinet actually had a swivel in the monitor mount to lift the monitor up to work on the internals.

@Mike_da_Spike I don't have the typical issues with the TV and the plunger/buttons since my apron space is taken up by my arcade controls. This creates plenty of space between the monitor and the plunger

Looking closer at the mounting of my existing playfield monitor, I doubt I will be able to reuse the existing materials. Since this will likely not be the last time I have to replace the display, I'm going to future-proof it a bit. I have an idea for a swivel mount that uses the VESA mounting screws. This way I can lift the monitor to work on the interior or simply lift it out, if I need to replace it. Since I am using the VESA mounts, I should be able to easily mount a new monitor in the future, without the risk of de-casing. I'm also going to recess the monitor a bit into the cabinet. In my opinion it makes the system seem less "video gamish" by adding some real depth. Plus it opens up room if I want to add LED lighting in the future

@Draco1962 done!

This is a thread to chronicle the evolution of my Pincab.

Hi Mike! It's a 43" in there already and the dimension all seem to work out. Harder part for me will be whether to try and decase the screen. If I don't I will definitely need to modify the interior supports, which I kinda want to do anyway. I want to be able to mess around with different insets depths and inclinations.

@Draco1962 If you want to move my other post here, please do! (Ultimarc joystick upgrade) So, I just pulled the trigger on this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WJM9GP5?tag=rtings-uxe-dabde2-20&ie=UTF8&th=1 I found it new for a steal of a price. Will be a great update to my cabinet. I just hope I wont have trouble mounting it. I'll chronicle the project here!

I figured it out.. The timestamps on the files started 5/12 and ended 5/17. This coincides with when I enabled/disabled Nvidia DSR to supersample to 4K. This must be an artifact or intermediate file used in the process of screen capture with DSR. It makes sense that all the videos were playfield videos since that is the display I was using it for.

I just noticed there are a bunch of table videos prefixed with "Base Profile" in my Videos folder. I am trying to determine where they came from. I assume they are being generated by PinballX, but don't know what they are for and why they aren't being cleaned up afterward. I appreciate any advice!

I've created new table and loading media for this table. There was nothing good I could find anywhere else. I've uploaded them to the GameEx FTP server. See video for a sample. NOTE: I have not normalized audio volume yet, so don't mind that IMG_1122.MOV

This is a thread to post updated table and loading audio files for PinballX. I just uploaded new table and loading audio for this table. The existing audio is not appropriate for this table. I uploaded it through Database Manager, so it should be available through the GameEx FTP IMG_1122.MOV

I noticed a glitch today when adding an instruction card for "The Amazing Spider-Man". I right-clicked on the icon, and selected the appropriate card title I then hovered over the icon to make sure it loaded the right one I then clicked the icon to preview the card, and it displayed the following: However, this was only a glitch with the preview, as it did indeed load the right card FYI

What are your settings in VPX? I had a similar issue and realized I forgot to set the screen resolution to match the screen in the Graphics preferences

Interesting. Need to follow this thread since I'm planning on updating my display soon. Mine has developed a vertical line of dead pixels

@draco1962 I think you can close this thread. Thanks!

Fascinating to watch evolution of this idea. It started so simple. Well done!

Thanks @Scutters!