tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post4241325003923251462..comments2024-03-28T15:41:37.170-04:00Comments on Ben's Journal: Adventures in Furniture RestorationBen Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-84721975602988273312017-03-10T15:27:50.138-05:002017-03-10T15:27:50.138-05:00> Hopefully you can use an old vacuum tube moni...> Hopefully you can use an old vacuum tube monitor for the display, it would probably look great but only with a resolution... not too much<br /><br /><br />Ha! We left the original monitor at my mother-in-law's house when we took the TV console. I was pretty convinced that any attempts to transport it would have resulted in broken glass or getting a massive electric shock.<br /><br /><br />> don't forget to put a chromecast audio in the box too.<br /><br />Definitely! That's the plan.<br /><br />> as for the TV? what are the dimensions? I'm guessing you will have a hard time finding a CRT <br /><br />I figured I'd find an LCD screen and just wedge it in place behind the glass. Step one though is properly measuring the dimensions of the space I have to work with.<br /><br />Ultimately, I just want to throw a chromecast behind there and turn on a live YouTube stream of a fishtank or something.<br />Ben Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-43188170972003870092017-03-10T08:57:50.217-05:002017-03-10T08:57:50.217-05:00don't forget to put a chromecast audio in the ...don't forget to put a chromecast audio in the box too.<br /><br />as for the TV? what are the dimensions? I'm guessing you will have a hard time finding a CRT (http://venturebeat.com/2017/03/03/what-the-death-of-the-crt-display-technology-means-for-classic-arcade-machines/)NickChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247600634502111298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-22109024187093827662017-03-09T16:01:15.808-05:002017-03-09T16:01:15.808-05:00Hopefully you can use an old vacuum tube monitor f...Hopefully you can use an old vacuum tube monitor for the display, it would probably look great but only with a resolution... not too muchgrant rettkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439997834215273665noreply@blogger.com