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| truepusk:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on September 29, 2011, 05:09:56 pm ---OKay, here is what I think. Take it or leave it: Uprights are way better than cocktails; -Cocktail cabs take up way more floor space because they have a bigger foot print and need more space because you need chairs/stools to play them - Uprights can be played sitting or standing/ cocktails have to be played sitting down - uprights are more comfortable to play; you can set your screen at a comfortable viewing angle. Cocktails have the screen flat, you have be hunched over them to play. --- End quote --- Here is an alternative opinion. Cocktails: -Cocktails look much classier if done right. It's hard to have an adult looking upright once you start getting nicer stuff in your place that doesn't look childish and out of place, unless you have a ton of extra space (like a bar room or a game room or something). Personally I live in the city, so space is at a premium. A cocktail table can double as furniture. An upright cannot. -Cocktails are more ergonomic. Your forearms should form ~90 degree angle, and uprights have the controls just too low. With joystick games you might find hands cramping up after 20 minutes of playing on an upright, especially if the buttons and joystick aren't spread (they typically aren't). Gun games are definitely in, though, and they make a compelling argument. Sorry I can't help you on your monitor - look question. |
| Donkbaca:
I don't have a tv, I have a 21.3 inch NEC monitor Of course I am biased, but I think my build looks adult and classy |
| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: truepusk on September 29, 2011, 11:00:49 pm ----Cocktails are more ergonomic. Your forearms should form ~90 degree angle, and uprights have the controls just too low. With joystick games you might find hands cramping up after 20 minutes of playing on an upright, especially if the buttons and joystick aren't spread (they typically aren't). --- End quote --- Big disagree from me. Ergonomically cocktails are a wreck for me. Maybe the midway designed cocktails were ok, but some of the nintendo ones? Terrible. I prefer standing up and not craning my neck over the playfield. And the height of the controls aren't a big deal for either Cocktails or Uprights if you are building the machine. |
| honkey:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on September 30, 2011, 12:26:08 am ---I don't have a tv, I have a 21.3 inch NEC monitor Of course I am biased, but I think my build looks adult and classy --- End quote --- Crap! Now I don't know who's I was looking at that had used a TV. I do really like the stain on yours though. |
| dextercf:
I'd do a cocktail. That's why I'm currently restoring one these days. People seem to have nostalgia times gazillion when they see one, atleast here in Norway. |
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