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Rok:

Maybe look into a bar top? That's what I did and it ended up much cheaper in supplies. This of course can limit your computer options, however.

Another option you could consider...I originally just built a control panel and hooked it up to my computer. Much much cheaper.

CheffoJeffo:


--- Quote from: ark_ader on May 06, 2012, 10:54:21 am ---Do what I did.  Take your cab outside, get an axe and chop it up (remove the good stuff first) then get some lighter fluid and have yourself a nice little bonfire.

You will feel better.  I know I did.  ;D

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And this is why NOBODY ever takes advice from ark ...  ::)

harveybirdman:

Thanks for the advice, I know all to well about the wife that wants "furniture."  

I think I was just getting frustrated last night and needed to vent.

I think I can get into a i3-2120 machine at a reasonable price eventually, I think I'm just going to focus on the cabinet build for now.  The Pentium can run tons of games so I should stop complaining.

Now that I have the benefit of sleep, I have decided to keep my attention on the controls for now.  Therefore I'm still am interested in advice on what interface to get.

I will have a 2 player panel 6 game buttons per player, plus buttons for coin in and player start for each, and between two to four admin buttons. My current PC doesn't have a ps2 input and I want to have a keyboard hidden in the cab.

Suggestions?



AGarv:


--- Quote from: harveybirdman on May 06, 2012, 12:00:07 pm ---Thanks for the advice, I know all to well about the wife that wants "furniture."  

I think I was just getting frustrated last night and needed to vent.

I think I can get into a i3-2120 machine at a reasonable price eventually, I think I'm just going to focus on the cabinet build for now.  The Pentium can run tons of games so I should stop complaining.

Now that I have the benefit of sleep, I have decided to keep my attention on the controls for now.  Therefore I'm still am interested in advice on what interface to get.

I will have a 2 player panel 6 game buttons per player, plus buttons for coin in and player start for each, and between two to four admin buttons. My current PC doesn't have a ps2 input and I want to have a keyboard hidden in the cab.

Suggestions?



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For your controls interface, are you absolutely, 110% sure you have them mapped out to your final design?  You didn't mention a trackball or spinner, so an inexpensive joystick emulator could work well.


harveybirdman:


--- Quote from: AGarv on May 06, 2012, 12:21:19 pm ---
For your controls interface, are you absolutely, 110% sure you have them mapped out to your final design?  You didn't mention a trackball or spinner, so an inexpensive joystick emulator could work well.


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Right now the plan is to use an already owned 19in computer monitor which leaves a maximum width of about 24inches before the thing starts to look silly.  So while I'd like to have a trackball one day, I've ruled it out for this build. 

I like some spinner games but the money it would cost to put one on my panel would go a long way to building materials so, I'm definitely leaving that off this time.

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