Ideas for accompanying/replacing a Sega NNC

[cools]

Personal preference for 2 29" machines:

Konami Windy + Konami Windy II (for looks and the smallest footprint of any 29" cabinets)

Second choice - pair of Astro City.

Third - Egret II/3

Naomi/Blast quite low down the list. Probably just me but I feel they're built a bit fussy, and they're the widest of the lot.

Aeros I've never liked.

Jaleco Pony III - outspoken advocate. They are a horrendous price now but they're by far my favourite CRT cabinet. 2nd choice is a Taito Canary, but those are even scarcer and harder to restore to a nice condition if ropey.

 

[The_A_Drain]

Don't know if this will help your adjustment.

But it opens up extra hidden geometry and colour settings on the tosh tri sync. No hold settings though. I think they are on the flyback.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/292911005666

Thanks for the info! Don't think it's compatible though. It's not the Toshiba in mine but the Weiya or Rodotron666 from what others here told me a while back.

Supposedly this fix will work for the 15khz: https://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/Rodotron_666 then it just needs pots adjusting on the chassis, but I've never had the nuts to try and do it. Was thinking about getting a specialist to do it but never got around to it. Difficult to disassemble the thing to ship it by myself, too.

 

[The_A_Drain]

I did see the prices on some of those Jaleco's in the sales section and OH BOY you ain't wrong. Honestly, it looks like a fantastic cab, but for the cash I need something I also like, and purely personally I find those hard angled cabs super ugly. The Aero and the Jaleco. The Aero not so much I'd take one of those over a Jaleco I think but, if we're talking dropping 1k+ neither would be my preference. Weirdly it's only angular candy cabs I don't like, on the American style cabs, I prefer angular and don't like the more rounded ones ha!

Konami Windy looks real nice! Never heard of that cab before. I definitely think an Astro or Blast City or Konami Windy would be my preferences in terms of looks. The Dino King is super cute honestly I just love it, but I think the suggestion that it's too small put it out of the running.

edit: I already like the Blast City but it also looks like the marquee art is the same shape as the NNC, that might be a benefit. I dunno, no hurry I'd probably be looking to get a new cabinet sometime closer the end of the year if I did. I've got about 12 new boards this month to churn though to keep me entertained! Unless a great deal pops up.

How would you guys rate the screens on the Windy/Windy 2 versus a Blast/Astro City? And do you know if they are all Tate-able? I know both Windy's are, and the Astro but not sure on the Blast. edit 2: Looks like they all are!

Thanks so much for all the helpful info by the way guys.

The_A_Drain2020-05-14 10:29:16

 

[Brettster]

Comparison photo of New Astro's with a NNC for scale

Brettster2020-05-14 10:38:03

 

[Brettster]

New Astro's for me have one of the best 15Khz CRTs I've owned, I prefer them to the Tosh PF which is also an outstanding picture quality so I tend to use the NNC for 31Hkz stuff but it still looks great with the 15Khz stuff, I did have an Egret 3 with the Wei ya Monitor, that was not in the same class for me.

 

[The_A_Drain]

Oooh you guys weren't wrong about those two New Astro's looking nice together. Looks alright next to the NNC too actually. Nice to hear they have good screens too.

The_A_Drain2020-05-14 10:46:09

 

[cools]

The Windys have the best 29" CRTs. The Sega cabs a close second. All of them rotate but the Windys are frameless so need more care and attention to do.

Cabs in pairs win over anything else