I was just confused why none of the dealers here will sell a lcd to me saying it will not work.
I sent a email to Ceronix about the issue
here is my question and reply from Lisa
Hello
I have a 3902 game king upright with a 17 in crt. The crt went out and been looking for a replacement monitor. The plug has 17 pins. I was wondering if a 19 pin lcd or crt witll fit for the replacement. I been getting different answers from slot repair places. one says it will work, others say it wont work and I need to get a 17 pin.
Can you help clarify? Will a 17 in 19 pin LCD work? I attached a pic of the plug
response
Hi there! Yes, a LCD with a 19 pin connector will replace your CRT with a 17 PIN connector J
So what the heck is going on with the dealers here?
Your dealers don't know what the hell they're talking about...that's what's going on. As had been stated repeatedly there are two types of monitor connectors for IGT Game King/I-game's. 19 pin or 25 pin. You determine which one you have by the total number of pins the connector supports, not the number actually installed (populated) Count all the holes, even the empty ones and you will have either 19 or 25. Then get a monitor with the matching connector (19 pin or 25 pin) and you will be all set.
Ken's photo shows where it can be even more confusing for some people. If you look at his 25 pin connector in the photo, it actually only has 19 pins in it. Some people will want to say they have a 19 pin connector because of that, but you don't you have a 25 pin connector that has 19 pins populated. Buy the wrong (19 pin) monitor and guess what, it won't fit. This isn't rocket science.
As Amechanic check with Ken, he may still have some good used LCD's for sale.