Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Episode#5 Custom Virtual Pinball Cabinet Build
This video shows possible options for where to get your monitors, the specifications for your 3 monitors (playfield, back glass, and DMD) that are needed for virtual pinball, how to roughly set up/layout your monitors for a look at what it will look like in a cabinet (and so you can play for the first time!), and finally how to decase the monitors so they will fit into your cabinet.
Monitors I show in this video: The playfield monitor is a Samsung LN46B750U1F and is a 46" 1080p monitor but looks amazing in game mode. Many hours of testing and I was quite impressed with it for vpinball. The 32" backglass is a Sharp LC-32D62U and the specs are just as good as the playfield, it would make a good playfield monitor for a mini build too. The full dmd monitor is a run of the mill 19" Dell 1908fpt monitor.
The best thing about this video is that if you need specific help with a particular issue you are having, I have created timestamps so you can jump to the info you need and get yourself going waaaay faster. I found that I had to hunt down a lot of this information so I thought it would be good to have this resource for other people trying to figure it all out.
00:30 Where to get your monitors
01:58 What size playfield monitor should I get?
03:20 What is refresh rate and what refresh rate should I get?
05:12 What is response time and what response time should I look for?
06:59 What is viewing angle and what viewing angle should I get?
07:58 Example of viewing angle
08:11 Where does the rom folder go?
09:50 Back glass monitor required specifications
12:13 DMD (Dot Matrix Display) required specifications
13:24 Set up a mock layout to show/test what it could look like
17:35 Start decasing the playfield monitor
22:13 Measuring the playfield display dimensions for designing cabinet
23:10 Decasing the back glass monitor
29:14 Decasing the DMD monitor
Once again, a special thank you to all of the members of the virtual pinball community who have created these wonderful programs, tables, front ends, and installers for everyone to enjoy! We could not do this with out all of your efforts!
Special thanks to Nailbuster and Terry Red for their inspiration and help with setting up my practice virtual pinball pc build. Check out their channels and give them a like and a subscribe for all of their efforts! Links below.
Nailbuster Software
youtube.com/channel/UCva3oixZQmniYLo55FAGQ_w/featured
Terry Red
youtube.com/channel/UC_yaZliqSbPC1-AgqRgZkBg
If you would like to keep up with behind the scenes info, pictures, and videos, follow us at instagram.com/way_of_the_wrench
If you enjoyed the video, learned some cool tech tips, or would like to use my plans, I would appreciate a like and a subscribe so I can be inspired to create more videos and continue to make better content for you guys! Thanks for watching and if you hit the post notification bell, you will know when our next videos are out!
Music for this very special episode by :
We Take it All Back - Synthwave - Royalty Free Music
youtube.com/watch?v=hYg5BlqLkPQ
Heart Valve - Synthwave - Royalty Free Music
youtube.com/watch?v=jsvvhuMcVuI
Thanks to Teknoaxe for his royalty free music for our intro/outro music. Please check out all of Teknoaxe's sweet music tracks!
teknoaxe.com
Intro music is Synthwave D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDvO...
Outro music is Sythwave E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBxnY...
Way of the Wrench is looking for a collaboration with any Youtubers out there hard at work making royalty free music, just send me a message with your link for consideration.
Disclaimer: These videos are intended for entertainment and inspiration. Working in a woodshop, metalshop, or autoshop is dangerous without proper safety and experience. Always seek professional advice and training before using any power tools/machinery. If you have any uncertainty before performing any shop procedure, stop and learn a safe method/technique. Do not attempt anything simply because you saw it in one of my videos. Be smart, use common sense, respect your power tools/machines, and be safe.
Episode#5 Custom Virtual Pinball Cabinet Build
This video shows possible options for where to get your monitors, the specifications for your 3 monitors (playfield, back glass, and DMD) that are needed for virtual pinball, how to roughly set up/layout your monitors for a look at what it will look like in a cabinet (and so you can play for the first time!), and finally how to decase the monitors so they will fit into your cabinet.
Monitors I show in this video: The playfield monitor is a Samsung LN46B750U1F and is a 46" 1080p monitor but looks amazing in game mode. Many hours of testing and I was quite impressed with it for vpinball. The 32" backglass is a Sharp LC-32D62U and the specs are just as good as the playfield, it would make a good playfield monitor for a mini build too. The full dmd monitor is a run of the mill 19" Dell 1908fpt monitor.
The best thing about this video is that if you need specific help with a particular issue you are having, I have created timestamps so you can jump to the info you need and get yourself going waaaay faster. I found that I had to hunt down a lot of this information so I thought it would be good to have this resource for other people trying to figure it all out.
00:30 Where to get your monitors
01:58 What size playfield monitor should I get?
03:20 What is refresh rate and what refresh rate should I get?
05:12 What is response time and what response time should I look for?
06:59 What is viewing angle and what viewing angle should I get?
07:58 Example of viewing angle
08:11 Where does the rom folder go?
09:50 Back glass monitor required specifications
12:13 DMD (Dot Matrix Display) required specifications
13:24 Set up a mock layout to show/test what it could look like
17:35 Start decasing the playfield monitor
22:13 Measuring the playfield display dimensions for designing cabinet
23:10 Decasing the back glass monitor
29:14 Decasing the DMD monitor
Once again, a special thank you to all of the members of the virtual pinball community who have created these wonderful programs, tables, front ends, and installers for everyone to enjoy! We could not do this with out all of your efforts!
Special thanks to Nailbuster and Terry Red for their inspiration and help with setting up my practice virtual pinball pc build. Check out their channels and give them a like and a subscribe for all of their efforts! Links below.
Nailbuster Software
youtube.com/channel/UCva3oixZQmniYLo55FAGQ_w/featured
Terry Red
youtube.com/channel/UC_yaZliqSbPC1-AgqRgZkBg
If you would like to keep up with behind the scenes info, pictures, and videos, follow us at instagram.com/way_of_the_wrench
If you enjoyed the video, learned some cool tech tips, or would like to use my plans, I would appreciate a like and a subscribe so I can be inspired to create more videos and continue to make better content for you guys! Thanks for watching and if you hit the post notification bell, you will know when our next videos are out!
Music for this very special episode by :
We Take it All Back - Synthwave - Royalty Free Music
youtube.com/watch?v=hYg5BlqLkPQ
Heart Valve - Synthwave - Royalty Free Music
youtube.com/watch?v=jsvvhuMcVuI
Thanks to Teknoaxe for his royalty free music for our intro/outro music. Please check out all of Teknoaxe's sweet music tracks!
teknoaxe.com
Intro music is Synthwave D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDvO...
Outro music is Sythwave E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBxnY...
Way of the Wrench is looking for a collaboration with any Youtubers out there hard at work making royalty free music, just send me a message with your link for consideration.
Disclaimer: These videos are intended for entertainment and inspiration. Working in a woodshop, metalshop, or autoshop is dangerous without proper safety and experience. Always seek professional advice and training before using any power tools/machinery. If you have any uncertainty before performing any shop procedure, stop and learn a safe method/technique. Do not attempt anything simply because you saw it in one of my videos. Be smart, use common sense, respect your power tools/machines, and be safe.
