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plantkingdom:


My first cab.  It's very humble compared to what I've seen here and  I realize I'm going to catch hell for using an X-Arcade.  Question is, what would you do to this cabinet if you had limited funds/skill?  It's also not deep enough to house a CRT tv or arcade monitor.  As far as LCD goes, this is the biggest square one I could find at 19 inches.  I realize the drawer is open a little bit too, sorry about that. 

Just looking for some constructive criticism.  Maybe I should just leave it alone?
yotsuya:
If it does what you want it to, leave it be.  :cheers:

Otherwise, plan a brand new scratch build, and transplant the guts.
vidmouse:
If it were me I'd think about adding
> trackball
> spinner
> bigger flat monitor/less bezel?

either by selling the xarcade part and then getting the parts I'd
want and building my own, or salvaging from the xarcade itself.
I actually don't mind the xarcade, but I'd want it to look more integrated.


keilmillerjr:
The design is not bad. Here is what I would do:


* Larger LCD.
* Paint glass black so only screen shows.
* paint glass retaining bolts black, or eliminate them all together.
* Get rid of the keyboard drawer. They are not necessary and look stupid.
* Make a proper control panel, even if you reuse some of the arcade components. (Or sell it)
SpatzST:
im no pro like some people on here, but it looks good, aside from the x-arcade stick being really out of place.  Maybe figure out a new way to integrate it into your build? submerge the lower portion of the x-arcade into the design so its a big more flush maybe?

or just start a whole new one :) thats fun too
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