New Monitor In The House .....

So more of the same for myself. The wedding takes up just about all the free time I have. Its not often I even get time to watch a movie, let alone get downstairs to spend hours of something that the wife hates. Funny how life works out like that!
My dad had/has an older 25" RCA TV that he is going to part with,however when he decides to do this is the big question. Oddly he finds it totally fine to have his 50" Toshiba projection TV sit in the dining room! ( I don't get it! )

Anyway I was able to pick up three SONY PVM-2530 monitors for a great price. Not to mention they were delivered right to my door for an extra $25. That was great as it would have taken me about an 1.5 hours each way to get them, and would have cost me more then $25 in gas! (SWEET)

These monitors are HEAVY! I think they are about 116lbs each. They have an S-Video input on the back which is great. I can wire them directly from the PC video card right into the S-Video. And thanks to "altcharacter" over at CGCC I'll be picking one up today.

On Friday with a friend of mine I did make sure the monitor will fit into the Dynamo cabinet. It will be tight, but it will fit. I had to remove the trim that holds the bezel in place,but I will reinstall it when the monitor is in place. However I do think the placement of the monitor will be difficult. I say that more based on the overall weight of the item. I don't care if I have to cut a new bezel, in fact the bezel that came off the cabinet sucks anyway. I just think moving around this 116lb monitor in a tight area will pose some unique challenges. None the less this (along with installation of the new video card) is all that remains for the MAME project to be completed.

I must say that is an exciting thing, I was surprised in some ways I was able to pull it off. It was daunting at first, but I think I learned allot. I even think had I made this a priority it could have been done way sooner. Nothing was really that hard. I think 2 months of solid weekend work could have done the job. But whatever it took I'm excited. In June after the wedding I will finish the basement which has been a dream since I got the house. I'm excited for the auction next week (March 28th). I had wanted to pick up a Showcase cabinet, but I think space wise it simply isn't a wise choice. But now having these two other Sony monitors a few more cabinets couldn't hurt! (I'm sure the wife will see it otherwise) Id also like to a cocktail cabinet, I have my 19" PC monitor that I could use in that. I've picked up another IPAC so I have to do at least one more project !