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| TheChairmanH2K:
if you could only have one cabinet and had to choose id go with swappable panels. i think the options for controllers (ipac, keywiz, etc) have enough cost effective solutions for smaller swappable panels. 3 panels with minipacs or a similarly sized controller, for me, would be more cost effective than getting 2 cabs with an ipac2 or 4 each. and from what ive seen of aloooot of peoples game rooms/dens on this site i have no doubt you all have the room to store a panel or two extra. luckily for me i was able to get two empty cabs dirt cheap so i can divide up the game selection and therefore the controls and avoid a frankenpanel. not that im against them exactly. i also dont play alot of the games in arcades that lead to frankenpanels i.e. tron or driving games. a trackball, spinner, joystick and some buttons will get me through just about everything thats not a fighter and the fighters are getting their own cab :cheers: |
| drventure:
I don't really have space for two (or more) cabinets. Heck, to have one, I had to camouflage it. Swappable panels sounds good but unless you build the cabinet such that it could store them, I doubt they'd get swapped out all that much. But I tend to agree with the Frankenpanel/tron stick comment. I put one on mine. Almost never use it. I'd think a topfire u360 mod would be much more practical. However, what's done is done. I just want to finish things up so I can get on to my next project (whatever that might be :) ) |
| Nephasth:
--- Quote from: TheChairmanH2K on May 27, 2011, 11:20:00 pm ---i think the options for controllers (ipac, keywiz, etc) have enough cost effective solutions for smaller swappable panels. 3 panels with minipacs or a similarly sized controller, for me, would be more cost effective than getting 2 cabs with an ipac2 or 4 each. --- End quote --- Are you suggesting each of the 3 panels has its own minipac? |
| TheChairmanH2K:
yes i am. im sure you could do it another way with one *pac or *wiz and some kind of quick disconnect system but for me i think unplugging the usb cable, swapping the panel and plugging in the new one would be simpler. |
| Donkbaca:
I love how threads go sideways. Typical thread progression: Post 1 " which do you prefer? A or B? Post 2 - I prefer c Post 3 - I prefer d Post 4 - I once dated a girl who had Ds, but she would wet the bed. Anyhow I agree I think a torn stick is necessary for a frankenpanel. If you are going to do swappable CPs, you just need one encoder, you wire it to serial connectors or cat 5, makes it easy to swap out |
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