Mod Your Arcade1up Cabinet with a 19” LCD Monitor!!

RetroRalph·video·7m 19s·analyzed·Jan 21, 2019

Analysis

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TL;DR

DIY guide: upgrading Arcade1Up cabinets to 19-inch arcade LCD monitors

Summary

Retro Ralph demonstrates a practical modification to upgrade Arcade1Up cabinets from 17-inch stock monitors to 19-inch arcade LCD displays. The video covers the woodworking process of adapting the stock monitor mount, sourcing an arcade-spec LCD with VGA input from Holland Computers, and mounting the larger display. Ralph emphasizes the modification is achievable for non-woodworkers and plans a follow-up video on creating custom bezels to hide imperfections.

Key Claims

A 19-inch arcade LCD can be successfully fitted into a stock Arcade1Up monitor mount with basic woodworking (jigsaw)
high confidence · Ralph demonstrates the modification in-video, showing the 19-inch monitor mounted and functional in the adapted mount
Holland Computers sells arcade-spec 19-inch LCDs with integrated VGA controller boards
high confidence · Ralph states: 'I got this from Holland Computers... it's got a controller board already on it, so it accepts VGA'
The stock Arcade1Up monitor mount can be reused with minimal customization
high confidence · Ralph successfully adapts the original mount by cutting a larger square hole and mounting the 19-inch display
Custom bezels can cover imperfections and gaps from the modification
high confidence · Ralph repeatedly emphasizes that bezel will 'cover up any mistakes' and plans spray-painted plexiglass solution
Ralph plans a follow-up video on custom bezel creation
high confidence · Ralph states: 'I promise I will have a subsequent video at some point covering that' regarding bezel construction

Notable Quotes

“I'm not the best at woodworking, so this kind of stuff goes a little bit out of my comfort zone. But just take your time. Don't worry about being perfect because eventually you'll put the monitor bezel over it.”
Retro Ralph@ 2:37 — Establishes the accessibility of the mod for non-technical viewers and emphasizes that perfection isn't required
“if VGA isn't something that you want to do, you can actually remove this and use the controller boards that you guys are all using to do your other modifications... you could just take this off and put your own controller board on”
Retro Ralph@ 4:07 — Explains flexibility in controller board options and compatibility with existing arcade mod ecosystems
“Makes a huge difference to play Street Fighter on a 19-inch monitor versus a 17-inch monitor. I'm really, really enjoying it.”
Retro Ralph@ 6:36 — Demonstrates practical benefit and personal satisfaction with the upgrade, used in Street Fighter 4 mod
“It's a little bit more involved and it takes some serious patience which we know Retro Ralph doesn't always have but I'm trying to get there.”
Retro Ralph@ 6:44 — Self-aware humor about personality traits, humanizes the creator and sets expectations for follow-up content

Entities

Retro Ralphperson Arcade1UpcompanyHolland ComputerscompanyStreet Fighter 4gameNeo Geogame

Signals

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community_signal: Content creator producing accessible DIY modification guides for arcade enthusiast audience
high · Ralph deliberately breaks down steps, acknowledges skill gaps, provides supplier links, and plans follow-up content based on viewer interest
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product_strategy: Arcade1Up cabinet upgrade path: stock 17-inch monitors can be replaced with 19-inch arcade-spec LCDs using readily available parts and basic woodworking
high · Ralph successfully demonstrates functional 19-inch LCD installation in stock Arcade1Up mount with minimal specialized tools
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technology_signal: Arcade1Up home cabinets are being actively modified by enthusiasts to upgrade display technology beyond stock configurations
medium · Ralph's modification demonstrates viability and feasibility of larger LCD retrofits; implies market demand for enhanced display options

Topics

Arcade cabinet modification and upgradesprimaryLCD monitor replacement in Arcade1Up cabinetsprimaryDIY woodworking and customizationprimaryDisplay technology (VGA vs HDMI controller boards)secondaryArcade restoration and hobby accessibilitysecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.82)— Ralph is enthusiastic about the modification, emphasizes accessibility for non-experts, celebrates successful results, and expresses genuine enjoyment with the Street Fighter 4 application. Tone is encouraging and solution-focused throughout.

Transcript

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Come on, I got this. I got this. Yeah! Come on. I got this. Small screen got you down. Retro Ralph's got your back. Hey guys, Retro Ralph here. So I wanted to cover a couple things before we get started. So one, I'm assuming that you know how to take your arcade one-up apart because you put it together. So I'm not going to show you how to get your stock monitor out. but pretty easy, you just kind of reverse the process. I'm also not showing you how to create your bezel. So I won't be covering the bezel in the video. We will cover it in a subsequent video, though. It's pretty straightforward. It does require a little bit more customization because you have to go buy a piece of plexiglass and you have to cut it and do some spray painting and some masking. So in this video, it's going to be definitely more of a proof of concept showing that you can take a 17 inch monitor stock one up and put a 19 inch monitor in. I am using a product that is designed for arcades. So it's designed to take out CRTs and put in an LCD. So it is a little bit more expensive. However, it makes the modification a lot easier. So sit back, relax, and let's get started. Okay. So what we're going to do in today's episode is we're to modify this stock arcade one-up monitor mount to accept the 19 inch arcade LCD. Now, um I took the arcade one monitor out I took all the supplied hardware off So all I got right now is the actual board You going to need a couple things to do this You going to need a jigsaw with a wood blade Hopefully you have a working space obviously and something to secure the monitor mount down to make the required cuts What I did prior to this is I outlined the cut I need to make. I'll show you that after. And then hopefully what we'll end up with is being able to reutilize the stock monitor mount to accept a much larger 19 inch LCD display. All right, let's get started. All right, guys, let's speed things up a little bit here. So lessons learned as I was doing this is make sure you drill some holes around that square just to get your jigsaw started. I've told you guys this in the past. I'm not the best at woodworking, so this kind of stuff goes a little bit out of my comfort zone. But just take your time. Don't worry about being perfect because eventually you'll put the monitor bezel over it, and any of those little mistakes or little issues that you came across will be hidden by the bezel. So no worries there. okay guys so what we have when we're all finished is a retro ralph version of a square hole um or a square um it doesn't have to be perfect obviously if you have a table saw you could do this a lot cleaner but all i have is a jigsaw so i got to make do with what i have and i know a lot of you aren't necessarily woodworkers so you don't have a bunch of these tools laying around but a jigsaw you can get fairly cheap if you have a harbor freight or you know you find a deal at home or something like that. So anyway, so providing I've done this okay, it should fit right in and my balance of where I'm a little forgiving is the bezel I'm gonna use because if I use a bezel I can kind of cover up any you know mistakes I might have made because there might be some small gaps because of course it not going to be perfect But anyway so we go inside see if this thing fits and then you know we pretty much off and running Okay, guys, so I'm back inside, and I have my monitor mount that we did outside. You can see it's the Arcade 1-Up stock monitor mount, and I've got my 19-inch LCD. I got this from Holland Computers. I'll have a link to the description below, but it's got a controller board already on it, so it accepts VGA. So if VGA isn't something that you want to do, you can actually remove this and use the controller boards that you guys are all using to do your other modifications, and I'll have links to those as well. So if you wanted this to be native HDMI, you could just take this off and put your own controller board on. But I'm probably going to leave it as VGA because I think that'll work for the modification that I'm doing and I'm planning on using this for. Okay, so how do we get this inside this mount? So what I would say we're going to do is we're going to take this out of the way, put the monitor down like this. So first I'm going to see if our cuts came out okay. And keep in mind, guys, like I said, I'm not a woodworker. I'm not great at that. So if it came out a little bit sloppy, no big deal. so I'm going to see if I can push this on into place without too much force all right so you know I see a little bit of see a couple gaps and stuff but uh it fit pretty good so it's snug but that's okay now I'm going to carefully flip it over and that's that I mean we got it mounted so here's the thing it's not going to be perfect you're going to have gaps and stuff um but what I would say is um we're going to put a bezel over so we're gonna cover all this up. There's a couple options you could do here. You could just go get a piece of Plexiglas from Home Depot and you can cut Plexi with a jigsaw too There a special Plexiglas blade you can buy I put that in the link in the description too But what I was thinking about doing is laying a piece of plexiglass over this kind of outlining where I want the monitor to show through, masking taping that off and sort of spraying it like a gloss black or something. So all I would see at the end of the day is just the screen. And the cool thing about that is I could use the stock holes here where they mounted the stock one-up bezel. I feel like that's probably a pretty cool solution. That's probably what I'm going to do on the Neo Geo mod that I haven't done a video for yet. I did something different, but I think that's what I'm going to do for this one. So, um, that's as far as I'm going to go with this video. Um, but I just wanted you guys to know that it is possible to put a 19 inch display in these stock boards and you don't have to come up with any funky configurations because as you can see, it, uh, it mounts straight into the front without an issue. And, um, there's still plenty of room. There's actually still room to use your stock one-up mounts. So it's beautiful, easy to do. Hey guys, we forgot to cover something. So what did I do with the 19-inch monitor? I actually ended up putting it in the Street Fighter 4 modification. So super excited the way it turned out. Makes a huge difference to play Street Fighter on a 19-inch monitor versus a 17-inch monitor. I'm really, really enjoying it. Again, I didn't cover the bezel, but I promise I will have a subsequent video at some point covering that. It's a little bit more involved and it takes some serious patience which we know Retro Ralph doesn't always have but I'm trying to get there. Anyhow thanks again guys I had a lot of fun with this one and I'll see you in the next one.