Arcade1Up Big Buck Hunter Mod - Tulsa Arcades 20" Monitor Kit!

Arcade1Up Big Buck Hunter Mod - Tulsa Arcades 20" Monitor Kit!
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[@cooltoy]

What do you think is the perfect size monitor for an arcade cabinet? Let me know in the comments below!

[@granttyler1254]

What’s the total cost of all components to upgrade the screen?

[@cooltoy]

@@granttyler1254 depends on where you buy everything from.

[@bigjav240]

@@granttyler1254 be careful. I did the upgrade and the screen keeps going into “power save mode” and shutting off. I can’t finish a round of shooting! I have people coming over tomorrow and have to put the original screen back in.

[@schommer75]

@@bigjav240 you ever figure it out?

[@bigjav240]

@@schommer75 nope! Tried fixing it Thursday before my buddies came over Friday. Didn’t work. Had to end up throwing the original screen in. I have noticed that “cool toy” hasn’t said anything about it to any of us asking. Waste of money in my opinion.

[@Maizan24]

I hope when my son gets older he gives me an arcade cabinet too. Great mod. Definitely an upgrade.

[@fahriakalin5936]

this looks fantastic - i feel like if A1Up continues to make light gun cabs they should consider charging a little more for the 20’s because with shooting games you almost need the bigger play field to shoot objects in the background.

[@BouiBoui12]

Many thanks for this video which inspired me to upgrade my Arcade1Up SF2 cabinet with a 20’’ monitor (Dell 2007FPB IPS display) using the Tulsa Arcades upgrade kit. The result is absolutely fantastic. Really recommend this mod!

[@RichardCraig]

Dude, I had no idea this store existed! I live in Tulsa, gotta go check them out in person!

[@KongsRUs]

very clean install!! best you can get while sticking with the original frame for sure. Definitely feel like 32" is a little big for the front TV mount style, but I really like my 27" monitor. I think even 24" might be better too so it doesn't hang off the sides and the stretched 16:9 resolution isn't too noticeable on larger screens. good work Doug!

[@cooltoy]

Totally agree! Yours turned out great as well, very slick looking!

[@lacrossed55]

So cool that people are already coming up with solutions for making mods easy.

[@cooltoy]

Where there’s a will there’s a way!

[@douglasbutler1319]

That looks great, if any cabs benefit from a larger monitor it’s the shooting cabs! Informative vid!

[@cooltoy]

Happy I could help 👍

[@patw889]

If your having the power save issue I think the fix is to use a hdmi to dvi cable. Not the hdmi plugged into dvi adapter at monitor. I had nothing but issues during score tally with big big girls and since switching to the cable a few days ago not a single drop during the tally. Might want to give this a try, the adapter may cause a slight signal loss causing the momentary power save.

[@mikemoxi8290]

Link to the cable?

[@davidkim5400]

Nope. I used HDMI to DVI cable and have the power save mode issue.

[@hagaming2609]

Great job and awesome that you are giving this to your Dad !

[@cooltoy]

He’s a big hunting guy, so I know he’ll get a big kick out of having this machine

[@FishBeeProductions]

Wow that looks really good!

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Hopefully Arcade1Up will consider a larger stock screen for the next cabinet. I can handle the 17 inch monitors for most of their cabinets but these really need to be 20+. I don't think anyone currently produces 4:3 monitors bigger than 17 inches but maybe Arcade1Up can use their buying influence to encourage someone to start. I put a 32 inch on my CarnEvil mod, used MAME's bezel option to add graphics over the black bars and now I have a full 25 inch 4:3 playfield which is what CarnEvil had in the arcade. It makes a big difference in my opinion.

[@generalhezakiyageorge3070]

Always a great job on the build big buck hunter you rock n roll cooltoy

[@cooltoy]

much appreciated!

[@Ray-gs4td]

Thanks so much! Followed along and worked out great!

[@spacecowboyfpv5511]

Look damn near perfect. Well done.

[@cooltoy]

Thank you very much!

[@videogamevegasYeOldeAccount]

CoolToy, Such a great mod! I hope Arcade1up sees your video and considers a 20 inch monitor for a future iteration of Buck Hunter (or other future lighgun cabs). I don't know if it would ever be possible, but I would love to see a company like Tulsa Arcades have a skew that comes with a monitor and hdmi board included. Maybe even a power supply that could run it all from one plug. I know that's a tall order, and it isn't the hardest to get all the parts oneself, but boy would it be cool to get a kit that does everything and you can get it from one place. Thanks as always for showing us the possibilities to make our cabinets great. Although I don't mod anymore, I really like knowing I'm not completely stuck if there is an obvious shortcoming in an original design. Stay awesome, my friend! vgv

[@cooltoy]

yep, an all in one bundle kit would be great to see. I wish Arcade1Up would move on past the 17" monitors, but I understand from a large scale purchasing viewpoint why they choose not to. One of these days though, maybe that will change.

[@videogamevegasYeOldeAccount]

Yeah, from a cost standpoint I agree with Arcade1up's choice of 17" monitors. They have been able to deliver a wide variety of cabinets at a consumer friendly price, which I never thought I'd ever see. The ability to own multiple arcade machines in my house is amazing! 17" size has been able to deliver the arcade experience on the cabinets I own so far. I'll keep my fingers crossed that Arcade1up will see the wisdom in offering bigger monitors on game types that require a bigger screen. I know I would buy a lightgun cabinet from them if they did and wouldn't mind paying more for the option. I'm glad to hear that 20" was the boost needed to bring it to that enjoyment level :) vgv

[@scottj.7639]

Great job, COOLTOY! I'm sure your Dad will enjoy it! 👍

[@cooltoy]

He better! 🤣

[@scottj.7639]

@@cooltoy Hahaha Sure He'll Love It!

[@MichaelBtheGameGenie]

That looks great actually

[@MrLloydFletcher]

Might have to do this myself. Nice upgrade for sure.

[@nobrakes3765]

I love Arcade1up and have 3 of them, but this is one of a few examples I see that need a bigger screen stock from the company. They're gonna have to offer a 21" upgrade and maybe the 17" for many games to get me spending again. Also, HD!

[@brewcrew2700]

Aeesome!!! I gotta stop being lazy and just do this! 💪🏽 KEEP IT UP!

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Great video dude and looks fantastic. The monitor itself also looks very nice

[@cooltoy]

Not to shabby for a monitor they stopped making many years ago!

[@zlanders77]

That’s really cool! I can’t cough up that much money for a bezel but I like the idea.

[@realtalk2624]

Real dad vibes talk

[@19kfox]

Awesome upgrade. 🦊👊🏼

[@cooltoy]

Thanks 👍

[@wade3pulkrabek242]

I think I’m gonna do this. I already have the game, (just need to put it together), and I have the monitor, and the Tulsa mount. Just need the bezel and the hdmi chip thing.😎

[@cooltoy]

sounds like you're most of the way there already, I think you'll be quite pleased with the end result.

[@keithh3320]

I like increasing the monitor size on this while maintaining the integrity of the cabinet. Just wondering where you all get your Dell monitors at a reasonable price. I purchased one recently but definitely overpaid. My eagerness overrode my sensibility 🤣

[@easills]

I plugged in everything… and everything works except the video… I had it working, but dell 2007fpb says no signal, entering power save mode

[@ryanpierce4158]

Thanks, your video was very helpful with my conversion.

[@cooltoy]

Great to hear!

[@Theedgecrusher93]

Looks great!

[@cooltoy]

Thanks!

[@rushmore3927]

Seems A1UP should have offered this up front and they would be making the profit from this. At the price-point, customer would pay for the bigger display and less bezel.

[@KING_KONK]

Looks dope

[@rushmore3927]

What did you do for the ground? The box also had a ground connection to it. Seems Russian electrical roulette if not connected somewhere.

[@HeadshakeTV]

Where can I get the geek worm lvds converter board? Sold out on Amazon and I just ordered Tulsa arcade 20 inch kit!

[@mattb1796]

Great Vid as always Doug!! Is it now powered up from the power bar and not the control deck after the upgrade?

[@cooltoy]

Either way, power button on the control deck still works like normal.

[@LadyLaLa4577]

Did this upgrade. It looks amazing. The game comes on and after a few moments goes into power save mode. Have you experienced this? I tried an Xbox one directly into the monitor with the dvi input converter and it works perfect. I suspect a bad geekworm board. Any thoughts?

[@cooltoy]

I’ve not experienced it myself but I’ve heard of one or two others mention something along these lines. Could be the board as they are rather finicky

[@patw889]

Be nice to see a before and after type pic to see how much bigger the 20” appears.

[@cooltoy]

I literally showed the monitors up next to each other in this video

[@patw889]

Sorry, missed that at the 4:41 mark.

[@nicholasdecker5541]

You k ow of anything to fix the frame drops?

[@hardnine]

Looks brilliant..just kne question are these actually 20" screens as the only ones i can find are labled as 19"

[@alanbowman5028]

I have completed this mod and the 20" screen works perfectly. However when I use an HDMI splitter and plug in a second HDMI cable I lose the signal to the cabinet screen. Is this due to an HDPC signal or will the splitter just not work with a normal HDMI and a convertor cable?

[@gunman2410]

Someday i will do this

[@cooltoy]

Go for it!

[@FrostyMikeGaming]

That new look with the bigger monitor looks sweet and beautiful and you did a great job there and I hope your dad enjoy the gift. :) 1:15 Can you please tell me the name of the song in this video and it's relaxing?

[@cooltoy]

“Sunset Drive”-Future Joust

[@FrostyMikeGaming]

@@cooltoy Awesome and i'm gonna put that song on my favorites so thank you buddy.

[@SamuraiXSlayr]

Better luck with v20 or v1.5, anyone? Picked up v20, really hoping I didn't just waste a bunch of money on this setup considering most people saying it wasn't working well. Hmm.

[@slangyung]

Great vid Doug! Here’s a good question, who’s better at Buck Hunter, GameMom77 or CoolToy’s Dad?

[@GnarlyKnots]

Can you add a working coin mech to this arcade?

[@SPAMsammiches]

I was able to find a good quality refurb Dell nearby. The monitor needs to be removed from its black case, yes? Is that difficult to do without damaging it? Aren't the monitor control buttons embedded in that case? Did I miss that in your vid?

[@kach069]

The geek board is joy 100percent compatible with big buck. The signal drops a lot and it is really annoying.

[@sokey70]

How does the plexi stay put? Does it just rest in the grooves of the sides of the cabinet?

[@demo23019]

$100 for piece of particle board plexiglass and some screws could at least throw in conversion adapter if call it monitor kit.. And try weasel even more money out with all these other option lol that should be included in that price.

[@cooltoy]

you can always choose to build your own monitor mount, bezel, and plexi and save money that way

[@patw889]

You think this dell monitor would fit? SE2219H - 21.5 diagonal

[@toofancyjr4700]

Hey Doug, will most Dell monitors work for this project aside from the 2007fp? I have a 22 inch Dell monitor with Hdmi now. Thanks 😊

[@jeds762]

Awesome mod....quick question. I already have the same monitor and wanted to upgrade my TMNT cab, but keep the stock PCB. Do you know if the Geekworm board will be compatible w/ the TMNT PCB and the same monitor...thanks again!

[@ShinobiShowdown]

I have the 20" monitor Tulsa upgrade in my modded TMNT cabinet it is way too expensive! $150 considering most of the dell monitors are being gouged at $100 or more is a $250 upgrade!

[@McGuinness89]

It looks like you're using the V20 Geekworm but will v1.5 work? Thanks!

[@schommer75]

Cooltoy (or anyone seeing this) Do you what I can do if my monitor keeps wanting to enter power save mode while trying this mod? I’m at a loss

[@UrSexieChino]

I would like to know too but it seems he’s avoiding the question...

[@ndrenckhahn4411]

He briefly addressed it in another video by saying it sounded like a bad geekworm board. Geekworm doesn't believe this to be the case. That said, it definitely is the case. I've tested with longer and shorter hdmi, signal boosters, splitters, different tvs, etc. The signal varies based on a few factors. It flickers more when on a longer or cheaper quality hdmi and less when boosted. I still haven't gotten to go away completely. Knowing it was a signal power issue, I got a second geekworm board... It was worse than the first one.

[@kE0Nnyc710]

Hey Cooltoy, I watched you install video and got everything correct it seems but when i power on the color is like a yellow green rather then normal colors. I did use hdmi to DVI into the Dell but now clueless why its coming on without the colors correct. Any info would be appreciated!!!

[@cooltoy]

there are two modes the board can be set via resolution switch. JEIDA displays weird crazy colors and that might be what you are set on. Look at your board and see if the S2 and GND pins are shorted with the jump cap instead by accident.

[@kE0Nnyc710]

@@cooltoy Thanks CoolToy! tried the advice you gave me, unfortunately didn't fix the problem. I tried numerous HDMI's / HDMI - DVI's and even another Geekworm LVDS i had with same results on my Dell 2007FPb and another monitor tested. It went on for a while with correct colors then i turned off, next time and every time after i went to turn on the green/brown color was back.

[@alanbowman5028]

@@kE0Nnyc710 try it with no jumper fitted

[@silverfox__12]

This is amazing and a much needed mod. I do question the increased reflections due to putting a solid piece of plexi over the front of the bezel. On the OG monitor, the bezel is flat black. Have you experienced any issues with accuracy with this mod?

[@cooltoy]

none at all

[@Victor-it6bv]

What is a reasonable price for the monitor you chose?

[@cooltoy]

$75-100

[@frankdux5785]

I was able to pick up a 20” dell 2001 fb, but still waiting on the geekworm screen adapter to come in. Heard that model doesn’t work with the screen adapter from another youtube channel, do you or anyone else know if that is confirmed? Or maybe his monitor was a one off? (Only spent 5$ luckily if it doesn’t, but still a bummer.

[@ac4054]

Do you have to remove the monitor casing? I have the same monitor and was wondering if i have to disassemble the case like how you have it.

[@cooltoy]

You don’t have to, I just prefer to myself

[@rushmore3927]

I'm old enough probably to be your Dad. Thanks Son! :) ;)

[@cooltoy]

🤣

[@Tech_Gainz]

I had my 20inch mod for Big Buck set up but my LVDS to HDMI board is defective 😭

[@cooltoy]

Yea that’s the downside on some of these oddball signal conversion boards, a lot of them are poorly made and end up being faulty. I’ve had my fair share of faulty lcd controller boards over the years

[@Tech_Gainz]

@@cooltoy I have one coming in via aliexpress so hopefully I have better luck with that board 🤞🏽

[@justinkernen7940]

I did this upgrade and it looks great. One problem is my picture keeps going in and out. Any ideas why?

[@bigjav240]

Same issue. I haven’t been able to play it but I instantly noticed it going into power save mode

[@schommer75]

Did you figure out a fix?

[@justinkernen7940]

No I've tried different cables/inputs/ jumpers. Now I just ordered another card to see if there are defective cards out there

[@schommer75]

@@justinkernen7940 I’ve heard a few people say they needed to go through some 3-4 cards to find a good one, at least I got mine off Amazon, just takes forever for a replacement, I mean obviously it works because Cooltoy showed it did, just hoping it’s not an old monitor setting or something

[@justinkernen7940]

Yea amazon is the way to go for returns. I might just buy 3 or 4 then to find a good one and send the rest back.

[@ReubensLair]

Dell monitor link doesn't work....any help? Great video 👍

[@cooltoy]

Updated, eBay is the only option online since Amazon appears to be completely out of stock.

[@DriverGuy23]

Nice Mod, but 15 minutes? Lol, that would take me a couple hours.

[@khmerGenocideChild]

Can you please Where you got all the parts ?

[@cooltoy]

It’s already in the video description box

[@rushmore3927]

@@cooltoy Looks like the video board is perpetually out of stock. Any others you're aware that could work?

[@LadyLaLa4577]

What powers the monitor on? I did the upgrade yesterday to the letter and the monitor doesn't come on. I guess I need to physically turn the monitor on and just leave it on??

[@cooltoy]

I have my monitor and Arcade1Up power supply both plugged into a surge protector. When I hit its toggle switch on both devices power up at the same time

[@ginjaninja8024]

@@cooltoy I'm having the same problem as Laurie. I have both power switches on a surge protector and I've tested both power cords to make sure they work. I did remove the power button board that was on the front of the monitor. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

[@imnotstupidjustslow9366]

With this mod are you using the factory speaker or the speakers built-in the monitor?

[@cooltoy]

factory speaker

[@zweihander7465]

Will these work for standard a1up cabs? I'm curious if this would fit the current dimensions without having to alter the stock bezel too much

[@cooltoy]

You’ll have to be more specific as to what cabinets you are asking about.

[@timmy2310]

Clean

[@GlenBaisley]

Can you post a link to the monitor that you are using or the model number?

[@cooltoy]

It’s in the video description box. The monitor hasn’t been made in years so all that’s available is used options on the secondary market via places like eBay or Amazon marketplace. Some people have got lucky finding some of them at thrift stores as well

[@coreygibson9510]

Do you still have to use the ground wire?

[@cooltoy]

No

[@marathonfreak67]

@@cooltoy This mod is a great idea ... and I bought everything to do it based on this video... (2x on the LVDS boards: 1 - 1.5 and 1 LVDS2 board). The 1.5 was useless. The LVDS2 board works but has signal drop, usually when switching scenes. Geekworm is blaming the PCB and yet everyone's experience seems to be just a bit different with the common denominator being picture loss. Might be time to update the video title with a "YMMV". I have one more LVDS2 board to try but I'm not holding my breath.

[@LadyLaLa4577]

Does the geekworm board act to turn on the monitor when the game is turned on?

[@cooltoy]

No, it merely relays the input signal

[@rushmore3927]

You’re father is lucky like me with my sons 😊

[@zero2000k]

How did you get the sound to work? The previous experiences I've had with DVI to HDMI converters is picture but no sound so I've always had to find a work around for this issue.

[@cooltoy]

sound comes through the stock speaker connection from the PCB

[@mikecousineau901]

Do you know where to find those adapter boards?

[@cooltoy]

geekworm.com/search?type=product&q=lvds

[@k9willy424]

Which adapter board do I want to buy for this V1.5 board or the V20 board?

[@tomluxton8692]

Did you find out which one to go for?

[@k9willy424]

@@tomluxton8692 no

[@McGuinness89]

Please does anybody know? Lol

[@kach069]

Anyone get the new geek worm board a go with big buck yet? Curious to know if the signal will still drop like the older board.

[@seanoneal777]

Just ordered the 1.5 version and it shipped from China. I assume it will be here in a week or two. I will be using an HP LP2065. It is basically the HP version of the Dell 2007fp. I'll let you know.

[@kach069]

@@seanoneal777 thanks Sean.

[@seanoneal777]

The 1.5 board doesn't work with the 2007fbp. I also hooked it up to the HP LP2065, which is the HP version of the 2007fbp. After discussing in some discords it sounds like no one is having luck with the 1.5 board and these monitors. There is just no signal at all to the montors. I got it working on a 32" TCL tv, but nothing to the montors.

[@Jason-zm4xq]

Looks great, such an expensive kit though. $120ish for it with the graphics before the monitor. Yikes

[@justinrocc5734]

So I have my cable connected to the second row of pins on the Geekworm board, could this be why I’m getting screen flicker issues? I thought I had read to not use the top row of pins as that could fry your board.

[@cooltoy]

you may just have a faulty geekworm board

[@justinrocc5734]

@@cooltoy I contacted Geekworm and they replied telling me that it’s not a board issue and refused to send me a new one. I may attempt to snag one on Amazon. Just wondering if you or anyone had any issues arise with your boards. Thanks for responding. Cool channel.

[@ndrenckhahn4411]

Geekworm makes these boards for other uses. It seems that when mixed with big buck hunter, it doesn't give off enough power. It's the board, but not everyone is having the same issue

[@justinrocc5734]

@@ndrenckhahn4411 plug the HDMI into the DVI port and turn off the buck hunter girls and thank me later.

[@patw889]

Not following why you suggest this?

[@pinballGuy911]

Love it but $151 us for a bezel and a wood mount, Crazy.

[@pintrooper2412]

Hey Doug one more question bud I’m still having trouble with my big buck 20 inch monitor mod I’m using a dell 2007fpb when I power it on everything works then the picture will shut off and it tells me change the resolution to 1600x something but when I go into settings I can’t change the resolution it seems fixed any help would be great thanks in advance

[@schommer75]

Figure anything out?

[@jeffkamensky8369]

I got everything hooked up, then my dell monitor kept going into “power save mode”. Any suggestions?

[@kach069]

Try grounding the arcade1up pcb. I just used a button wire

[@jeffkamensky8369]

Where did you ground it to. Do you have a picture?

[@kach069]

@@jeffkamensky8369 I haven’t completely finished it since my family took me away from it, but I just used an encoder wire to ground it. Stripped one end to expose the wire and screwed that to the corner of the board while its still sitting in the original housing. Then I took the end with the metal crimp that would normally go on the button and literally screwed through it onto one of the metal housing holes. Played an entire round and bonus and no in and out. Going to play more when I get home and if it’s good, I’ll install the dell permanently.

[@jeffkamensky8369]

Thank you!

[@patw889]

Any update?

[@chrisgalinskie3634]

I tried this mod, any idea as to what would cause the dell monitor to go in and out of power save mode? I tired connecting to a Samsung tv and had no issues.

[@bigjav240]

Crap. Just did my mod today and instantly noticed that happening.

[@chrisgalinskie3634]

I bought a few cables and adapters to troubleshoot, I'll keep you guys posted on my findings.

[@patw889]

Are there any modern monitors that work and have proper aspect ratio? You all finding 20” to be significant upgrade over the 17”? Does power switch turn everything on and off like stock setup?

[@chrisgalinskie3634]

For me yes, the stock set up will turn the monitor on. My problem is that it will power save on and off constantly.

[@patw889]

Let us know when you figure out what the problem is

[@heathbass]

What is that background music? 🔥

[@bigjav240]

Anyone else having the “power save mode” issue with the dell 20” monitor? Please help.

[@patw889]

Yep.. same issue, did you get it figured out?

[@bigjav240]

@@patw889 no I haven’t had time to mess with it. I’m going to open it up and see if the monitor has a power save on/off option. If you have any luck please let me know.

[@presidentofalphabeta25]

You don't have the cable pushed down far enough on the pin connectors.

[@seanjamison3957]

Awesome vid, however I am having some issues w this mod Got everything set up and am getting an error message on the monitor that reads "no DVI-D, entering sleep mode" I have the geekworm converter and an HDMI to DVI adapter cable. What do you suppose I am missing??

[@systemkiller3974]

😭😭😭

[@Preds860]

Don’t do this the boards don’t work and it cuts in and out got 2 from geek worm they r no good..agreee with above was of money could have bought another cab for the time and effort