I've been a long time reader here from way back. I am going to be finishing my basement in the spring and wanted to turn one of the rooms into a game room, so...I blew the dust off my old plans and began reading everything I can on this site and the 2nd edition of Saint's book.
I want to make a Knievel woody cabinet of sorts. I'm trying to determine the width I need to make the cabinet. I've read it looks like I should be making it about 25"s. I've already purchased an HP LP2065 off ebay and it has arrived. It's 17.5" across, then of course adding an inch or two for a bezel. I would like to have an LCD Marquee and it looks like people were looking at this:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-M2900S-BN-panel-display-widescreen/dp/B001F4R2KQ Prices have come down to the point that I'm okay with it. BUT...it's 30" wide. My concern is, if I make the cab wide enough to handle it, wouldn't that make the bezel look too big (or my main monitor too small)? What are your thoughts?
I thought maybe I could take up some of the space by putting a small 6" LCD in the bezel to show the controls for that particular game, but then where do I put it? I thought about putting it below the 20" monitor and center it for P1 and P2, but if I go with that LCD Marquee, it's the sides of the bezel I think would look funky. If I put the 6" LCD on the side, would I need to go with two of them (one for P1 and one for P2)? If I do get to put a 6" LCD in here, are there any recommendations on which one would work best? I thought about a PS1 LCD, but honestly, I really don't want to need to hack it, I'd prefer to plug-and-play if possible.
What do you guys think?
Thanks in advance.