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Let's make a "Well-Designed Cabinet Guide"
Maximus:
Cupholders
Should I accommodate cup holders in my cabinet design, if so how many?
Yes, lots with LED lighting, but make sure not to include them in the final build.
mcseforsale:
Good idea. Seems like we're just updating the book online (although I never actually saw or held the book in my hand).
AJ
--- Quote from: selfie on August 01, 2013, 05:56:01 pm ---Looking at the list of points, at this stage, most of the points are in the planning and design stage. I think it should be separated into Planning, Designing and Building stages.
IMO these should be three different and divided stages to achieve the best results. Squeezing more controls on to a CP than there is room for is a easy way to crapMAME.
I am more than happy to contribute a guide to working with plastics to add to the MDF tips
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ionbasa:
Not sure if this was covered already, but there should be 2 sections per say, one for PC emulation and one for using an original Jamma board. This would be great as some people (including myself) will be using an original Jamma board for their first cabinet.
As for suggestions, I have a few book marks that I can post:
Cabinet AutoCAD files: http://jakobud.com/plan-list.php
How to wire a Jamma harness: http://www.therealbobroberts.net/jh.html
AC wiring: http://www.therealbobroberts.net/acwiring.html#earth
More AC wiring: http://www.therealbobroberts.net/buildit.html
Jamma pinout: http://www.coinplaysa.com/images/Gamma.jpg
Jamma + pinout: http://www.therealbobroberts.net/newjam.html
Video Converters:
http://www.jammaboards.com/store/video-converters/
http://www.jrok.com/hardware/RGB.html
Cleaning edge connectors: http://retrorgb.com/cleangames.html
Usefull for using actual 15khz monitors with a PC.
VGA to RGB (assuming 15 khz compatible GPU): http://retrorgb.com/rgbvideocard.html
VGA to RGB converter: http://retrorgb.com/emotia.html
DaveMMR:
Here's another topic suggestion, based on a briefly revised thread:
Height of Control Panel
rCadeGaming:
+1 on everything Badmouth said on the number of buttons.
+1 on ionbasa's suggestions about non-MAME setups
How about these:
-Sticks and Buttons: American/Japanese
-Controller Encoders
-Wood/material choices: MDF/Laminate/Plywood/Hardwood/Hardwood-plywood/others
-Finishing options for all the above
-Speaker choices and mounting options
-CRT concerns: native resolutions, bezels, how to avoid composite and s-video with TV's, safety (discharging)
-LCD concerns: HLSL, lag
I think the importance of low input lag for gaming should at least be suggested, and how to choose a low-lag LCD:
-response rate is not a measure of input lag
-monitors lag less than TV's, this type of panel is better, etc., are not always accurate as a general rule, know what model numbers are confirmed low-lag
-Importance of testing the ergonomics BEFORE the final build, making physical mock-ups to try out:
-button layout
-panel height and angle
-monitor position and angle
Is this getting into any software/MAME setup stuff, or are we strictly talking about the physical build here?