2 piece GLASS monitor screen for a Punch-Out/PC-10 cabinet?

[MaximRecoil]

I saw this item on eBay ( http://tinyurl.com/fhqoy ) and was wondering
if anyone knew anything about it. Apparently it is a two piece monitor
screen, with a metal bracket for connecting the two pieces together,
for a dual monitor Nintendo cabinet. I have never seen such a thing.
All Punch-Out cabinets I have seen have a single-piece tinted plexi
screen with an opaque border around its perimeter and a bend in the
middle.

Did dual monitor Nintendo cabinets ever come from the factory with that
type of monitor screen, or is that something someone had made up at a
glass shop to replace a missing or damaged original?

[mudmantim]

I have a friend who has that type of setup for his Playchoice 10.

I look at it this way, you can't really just go out and replace the
original (if your's broke), so some smart fellow came up with this
idea.

-Tim

[Shred]

Nintendo playchoice cabinets came with a dual monitor version. They are
one ebay all the time..

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=P&game_id=9043

Dave

[MaximRecoil]

Shred wrote:
> Nintendo playchoice cabinets came with a dual monitor version. They are
> one ebay all the time..
>
> http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=P&game_id=9043
>
> Dave

I'm not sure what you are saying. My question concerns the front screen
in that eBay auction being two-piece glass rather than one-piece plexi,
and whether that was something the factory did or someone else did.

[guinness]

>>Did dual monitor Nintendo cabinets ever come from the factory with that
>>type of monitor screen

Yes. PlayChoice 10 cabinets with dual monitor setups came with the two
piece (real glass) setup. That is original. PunchOuts came with the
single plexi glass setup with the middle bend in the plexi.

tim (NH)

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[Brian Morris]

All Playchoice 10 dedicated dual monitor cabs came with the dual glass
setup like this. Only way you would see a PC10 with the plexi is if
they converted a Punchout to a PC10. I have had 3 or 4 PC10 duals and
they have all had this dual glass setup.

Brian

[MaximRecoil]

guinness wrote:
> >>Did dual monitor Nintendo cabinets ever come from the factory with that

> >>type of monitor screen
>
> Yes. PlayChoice 10 cabinets with dual monitor setups came with the two
> piece (real glass) setup. That is original. PunchOuts came with the
> single plexi glass setup with the middle bend in the plexi.
>
> tim (NH)

Brian Morris wrote:
> All Playchoice 10 dedicated dual monitor cabs came with the dual glass
> setup like this. Only way you would see a PC10 with the plexi is if
> they converted a Punchout to a PC10. I have had 3 or 4 PC10 duals and
> they have all had this dual glass setup.
>
> Brian

Now that is interesting. Seems like a strange move on Nintendo's part.
By 1986 was *anyone* still using glass screens? I would imagine the two
piece tinted glass plus metal bracket to be more expensive than the
plexi they used on Punch-Out machines, not to mention the potential for
messy damage in a commerical arcade environment. Well, at least they
would be cigarette burn proof, very scratch resistant and have nice
visual clarity.

For some reason I thought that all PC-10's, along with Super
Punch-Out's and Arm Wrestling's, were Punch-Out conversions.

[kevinp...@gmail.com]

I was under the assumtion that Playchoice, Playchoice 5, Playchoice 10,
etc were ALL conversion kits. I didn't think they had a "dedicated
cabinet". (now just not sure)
Either way.... I flipped through the manuals and came to this
conclusion.

Punch Out came out first defineately having the one piece plexi style
screen (bezel). http://tinyurl.com/jmybu
The (what appears to be dedicated) Playchoice 10 manual shows the same
exact screen (bezel). It is even labeled with the part number CHP which
means it comes from Punch Out parts list. http://tinyurl.com/g7w6m
Now the Playchoice 10 "kit" manual does indeed show the
change/replacement to the two piece glass screens. (why I don't know)
http://tinyurl.com/g9qck

So in conclusion, I'm thinking you could find a dual monitor Playchoice
10 with EITHER option.
And yes, I was bored and had nothing better to do. .

[MaximRecoil]

Now that is strange. Your last link, to the PC-10 *kit* manual,
specifically stated to be a kit for converting Punch-Out, Super
Punch-Out and Arm Wrestling machines, describes that two piece glass
front screen as "front screen modification" and it is included in the
kit under the names of:

PCH Front Screen Upper
PCH Front Screen Lower
PCH Front Screen Bracket

So this is not a case of dedicated cabinets vs. Punch-Out conversions,
since this "front screen modification" is included in the conversion
kit. There had to be a reason for it. I'm guessing it had something to
do with the light gun functionality. Maybe the light gun didn't perform
as well through the standard Punch-Out plexi screen, particularly once
well scratched up? Glass would solve the scratching problem.

[Ron Lyons]

Nintendo made a BEAUTIFUL dedicated Playchoice 10 single monitor game, it's
a solid black laminate cabinet with red graphic Nintendo logos on the side
above the PC10 sideart. I've got one, probably my favorite cabinet that I
own. I'm a big Nintendo fan, though.

Ron

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[Todd Tuckey]

We converted several Punchout's to Playchoices...and the glass kit was
included to replace the scratchy old plexi....however, the glass kit was
also sold at the same time to anyone wanting to replace their Punchout
plexiglass too!
Also, don't forget that Nintendo made a dedicated cabaret Playchoice---with
a 9 inch monitor on the top and a 15 inch monitor below---I have one---never
saw another either. Todd from TNT Amusements

[kevinp...@gmail.com]

>Nintendo made a BEAUTIFUL dedicated Playchoice 10 single monitor game, it's

>solid black laminate cabinet with red graphic Nintendo logos on the side
>above the PC10 sideart. I've got one, probably my favorite cabinet that I
>own. I'm a big Nintendo fan, though.

I always thought those were R-Type cabinets. (which I thought were
cool)
Got any pics of it?

[MaximRecoil]

Wow. I have never heard of such a thing. What were the make(s) and
model(s) of the monitors? I assume Sanyo or Sharp, but I didn't even
know that either one of them made a 9" arcade monitor. Do you have any
pictures of the one you have? I'd love to see one.

[@sbcglobal.com death69]

Would love to see pics of that cabaret

On 23 Aug 2006 03:53:25 -0700, "MaximRecoil" <maxim_...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

[Ron Lyons]

There's a playchoice 10 fan site on the net, with pictures of all these.
Here's the cabaret version...

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3b3qa/pc10/pc_10sd.htm

They show pictures of the single monitor playchoice version too, but mine is
slightly different, the pc 10 sideart is about 8 inches lower, and at the
top of the cabinet is the big red nintendo logo on each side.

Ron

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[thrushguy]

I've had two dedicated playchoice 10 single monitor cabs and a countertop.
Here are a couple of pics of the dedicated single monitor cabs. I didn't
have the Nintendo logo on each side though.

http://www.agelessarcade.com/images/playfront.JPG

http://www.agelessarcade.com/images/playright.JPG

Scott

www.agelessarcade.com

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[Todd Tuckey]

my cabaret looks somewhat different...maybe for a different country....When
my new game room is finished, I will have pictures of everything up!!
Everything is in storage right now. Todd from TNT Amusements