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Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors?
05/16/16 12:39 AM


> 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?


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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* Any recommends on always-on monitors? GatKong 05/15/16 07:24 PM
. * Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors? R. Belmont  05/16/16 05:19 PM
. * Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors? GatKongModerator  05/30/16 07:48 AM
. * BONUS! (nt) Traso  06/01/16 09:12 PM
. * Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors? GatKongModerator  05/18/16 04:58 AM
. * Tube versus LCD.... Traso  05/18/16 09:11 PM
. * Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors? Traso  05/17/16 12:09 AM
. * Re: Any recommends on always-on monitors? jeremymtc  05/16/16 12:39 AM

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