Posted by Dudah on 27, 2001 at 8:57 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Good monitor idea (I think) posted by Xiaou2 on 27, 2001 at 4:47 PM:
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: Yep... its been thought of. I Was going to use a drill motor to do it... but because of the weight and the non-perfect roll to my setup... it wasnt feasable.
: Doing more thinking... I think its best not to rotate a monitor vertically, but to do it horizontally. Instead of the monitor facing you, it faces the ceiling - and is directed to you via a mirror. THis method would make rotating devices a lot easier to build... and would put less stress on the monitor itself.
: Also, if you use the 'Police' mirror material... (you know... like reflective sunglasses) you will be able to place another tv (or lighted artwork) behind the mirror (mounted facing player, but behind the mirror ((When anything behind the mirror is lighted... it will show through - but still appear behind the image in front of the mirror))) so that it appears 3dimmentional.
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: : Today in study hall, I was thinking about arcade monitors and got to thinking of how people make it so you can rotate it to switch between vertical and horizontal games. Well I have a great idea. Instead of cutting holes on the side of your cab to spin it, why not use motor(s)? You would have to put some electromagnetic shielding (aluminum foil) around the motor to prevent damage to the monitor. But that would be so cool! Have a SPDT switch or keyswitch and rotate the monitor any way you want. Plus you could mount microswitches so when the monitor reaches a certain point, it cuts off power to the motor! Tell me what ya think.
: : -Kev