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X-Arcade Showcase Cab, BYO Monitor.
pbj:
I like this style cabinet and have flirted with the idea of building one on wheels that could be pushed under the TV mounted on the wall when not in use.
Problem is, once you mount a TV on the wall and stand eight feet away from it, you're not too far away from just putting the TV on a stand and sparing the sheetrock.
Once you've done that, it's not too hard to stand there and think, gosh, I should would be more comfortable on the couch.
After you've taken that step you think "that Xbox controller is actually pretty decent."
Then you end up laying on the couch playing Battlefield 4 instead of Pac-Man.
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
severdhed:
I think it is a cool idea..after all, I just built a similar unit for my house. I think the price is a little steep, but these things aren't targeted to the build your own crowd that understand the costs involved. These are for the people that want an awesome arcade and don't have the skill/knowledge/tools/desire to attempt to make their own.
I like x-arcade and what they do. Their products are easy enough for anyone to use and I look at them as a gateway drug into this hobby. If I had not seen their add on ign years ago and purchased their 2 player stick, I don't think I would have ever built my own cabinet.
I bought the stick to use with consoles, then tucked it away for a while. Then one day I re discovered mame and realized that I didn't have to use a keyboard to play, I could use my x arcade...one thing led to another and now I have several mame cabinets.
I hope they sell a lot if these, they look nice
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Cynicaster:
--- Quote from: pbj on November 04, 2013, 09:24:13 am ---Then you end up laying on the couch playing Battlefield 4 instead of Pac-Man.
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
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Heh, speak for yourself.
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: Cynicaster on November 05, 2013, 01:02:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: pbj on November 04, 2013, 09:24:13 am ---Then you end up laying on the couch playing Battlefield 4 instead of Pac-Man.
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
--- End quote ---
Heh, speak for yourself.
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Actually it is pretty accurate. Worse part about pedestal cabinets is the standing. Most designs related to pedestal like HOTD are for short or limited gameplay. If you build or buy a pedestal you are going to need bar stools, then you have to store the bar stools, then the portability factor is gone as it now a fixture.
Then we look at angle of the screen. Most TVs are mounted on the wall, so you are going to be either looking at it directly or at a higher angle. Now you are starting to feel your shoulders hurt and then your neck. Just like when you build a CP on a cab. What looks nice on paper doesn't mean it will be comfortable to play on.
Let's look at reality for a moment. How much time do you spend playing arcade classics? A hour? I would like to spend all day but classic gaming gets old pretty quick, so its what PBJ says: " couch and PS3/Xbox controller" playing GTA 5 or Skyrim. Yes we can do THAT game all day. We don't need a pedestal to play those games.
Like boats, RVs and other large impulse purchases, which end up being left rotting in the driveway. Unique toys like that X arcade pedestal, (and pool tables) will slowly get moved to the spare bedroom, the garage and eventually craigslist. Unless you get a chance to "try it out", purchasing this will be an accident waiting to happen and a waste of cash.
Probably why it is priced the way it is, and most likely farmed out to another company to manufacture.
TPB:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on November 05, 2013, 02:35:55 pm ---Worse part about pedestal cabinets is the standing.
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No way.
You must like those Asian arcades, where they all sit whilst playing the machines. In the arcades where I grew up, you stood to play ALL the machines (the only exception being the cocktail cab's).
Standing "feels right" when you play these games, it really brings back the memories and gets the blood pumping. Sitting just doesn't feel authentic.
An added benefit with standing, it has proven health benefits ...
Sitting less could extend your life :
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-09/sitting-less-could-extend-life/56117870/1
Prolonged sitting linked to breast cancer, colon cancer :
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/medical/health/medical/cancer/story/2011-11-03/Prolonged-sitting-linked-to-breast-cancer-colon-cancer/51051928/1