Hi folks, I'm just at the initial stages of putting together a Thin MAME Cabinet for my home.
I recently upgraded/fixed up a 20" Sony CRT based cabinet for someone else (new computer, software, MiniPAC & trackball) and now my family is interested in having our own, but it needs to be thin since we don't have a lot of room (read LCD based).
Looking at the local ads, I found someone selling a used Panasonic TC-20LA2D 20" EDTV for $80. Sadly, it doesn't have a VGA input, so I would need to pick up a component to VGA adapter from Monoprice (~$30) or find a video card with component out. Being limited to 640x480 shouldn't be a problem for the types of emulators I run. I like the fact that it's 4:3. Is this a good find?
The alternative is to pick up a used 26" Widescreen LCD TV with VGA input. It would make my front end look nice, but the extra screen real estate wouldn't be of much use for actual gaming. A 26" 16:9 screen would provide an approx. 21" 4:3 image, but cost double the amount.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
ComputerAbuser