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Any recommends on always-on monitors?
#354274 - 05/15/16 07:24 PM
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Still rebuilding my broken MAME cab.
By always on I am referring to the monitor being plugged into a slave outlet, so when I turn on my MAME cab, everything about it comes on as well.
Looking in my local T.V. stores, none of the new T.V.s I saw will work. All the ones I looked at, you need to turn them on, either with a remote or a button on the set itself. I need a monitor with a physical "on" button such that it's always on, and so the monitor can come to life when power comes to it.
Any ideas?
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Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors?
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#354281 - 05/16/16 12:39 AM
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> Still rebuilding my broken MAME cab.
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> By always on I am referring to the monitor being plugged into a slave outlet, so when
> I turn on my MAME cab, everything about it comes on as well.
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> Looking in my local T.V. stores, none of the new T.V.s I saw will work. All the ones
> I looked at, you need to turn them on, either with a remote or a button on the set
> itself. I need a monitor with a physical "on" button such that it's always on, and so
> the monitor can come to life when power comes to it.
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> Any ideas?
No specific recommendation for model of monitor/TV, but if you're decasing it, perhaps you could bypass the momentary power switch? Look for PL1's example in the linked thread. You'd have a little bit of soldering to do, but it looks easy enough.
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Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors?
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#354300 - 05/16/16 05:19 PM
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> Looking in my local T.V. stores, none of the new T.V.s I saw will work. All the ones
> I looked at, you need to turn them on, either with a remote or a button on the set
> itself. I need a monitor with a physical "on" button such that it's always on, and so
> the monitor can come to life when power comes to it.
Many newer sets have a setting in the menu to turn on automatically after a power failure; this will give the behavior you're looking for.
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Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors?
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#354322 - 05/17/16 12:09 AM
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> > Looking in my local T.V. stores, none of the new T.V.s I saw will work. All the ones I looked at, you need to turn them on, either with a remote or a button on the set itself. I need a monitor with a physical "on" button such that it's always on, and so the monitor can come to life when power comes to it.
> Many newer sets have a setting in the menu to turn on automatically after a power failure; this will give the behavior you're looking for.
This is a weird thing. I recently got this otherwise ki-ller 32" Element LED back-lit LCD for my main PC rig ($150 at Wallyworld; viewing angles are fabulous). The suck of it is it has to be turned on. The power led lights red with power, but it's like a pre-power-up kind of thing. Turns blue only when power or remote button is pressed. Nothing in the menu for it, either.
I recall people at byoac would stuff a toothpick in the button gap to jam it 'on'.
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Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors?
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#354369 - 05/18/16 04:58 AM
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> Many newer sets have a setting in the menu to turn on automatically after a power
> failure; this will give the behavior you're looking for.
Thanks RB. I'll check this weekend for this feature. If I find a good match, I'll report back for others who may want to follow suit.
I remember when the big debate was tube vs flat screen. Gone are those days, eh?
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Tube versus LCD....
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#354392 - 05/18/16 09:11 PM
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There were flatscreen CRTs, remember. But....POPCUL.
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Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors?
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#354969 - 05/30/16 07:48 AM
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I ended up finding a like-new monitor on Ebay that serves the need perfectly, and I won the bid with just $14, which included shipping. Probably cost more than that just to ship!
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#355145 - 06/01/16 09:12 PM
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