Best place to buy a mame cabinet kit or pre-built

[magnox]

Im not much of a wood worker but would love to be able to use existing equipment, I have pcs, tvs from 32-55" spare, so I would love to be able to buy a kit just to put together. Does anyone have suggestions?

If a kit is too far outside of reality, what about complete systems? cabinet, screen, even pc I guess?

Sorry if the wrong forum and thank you in advance.

[Brian74]

Quick search with google.

http://www.mameroom.com/home.asp

http://www.dreamarcades.com/mame.shtml

http://www.eastcoastarcade.com/

[magnox]

thanks, found those but none seem to cater to bigger screens - 40+

ebay shows some but 4k up

[yotsuya]

If you want to use a screen that big, research pedestal cabinets.

[PL1]

How about a pedestal setup similar to Golden Tee, but with a different control panel?



Can't think of any regular cabinets that will house larger screens like the 55" that you mentioned.


Scott

[yotsuya]

There IS one...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jace-Hall-Signature-Series-4-Player-55-LED-Ultimate-Video-Arcade-Game-MAME-TM-/330832696118?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d072a5336

[mamenewb100]

There IS one...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jace-Hall-Signature-Series-4-Player-55-LED-Ultimate-Video-Arcade-Game-MAME-TM-/330832696118?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d072a5336

Look in the couch for some extra change.   

[2Incher]

Any uk builders worthy of note? I know turnarcades and ultimate arcades.

[BadMouth]

Have you tried playing games 2 feet away from a 40" screen?

If you must go that big, go with the TV on the wall and a pedestal you can move back as far as needed.
I have a 27" LCD in my cab and I wouldn't want it any bigger.
You might get away with a 32" if you tilt it back and have a deep control panel.

If there is an arcade auction near you, you might be able to get a showcase cab or just the pedestal portion cheap.

Browsing on ebay, I came across this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pedestal-Arcade-Cabinet-/280885726579?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4166180d73
It's expensive in my opinion, but it would save you the woodworking.

[paigeoliver]

Showcase pedestals are near free when they turn up at arcade auctions. I bought one for $20 a while back on a gamble that it might have a good monitor (turned out to be missing the monitor chassis) and I literally couldn't give the thing away. I ended up stripping the few useful parts out of it and burning the rest.