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stavros693000:
i would think mame games would look like pixilated ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- on a screen/tv monitor that big.....i have a 26" and i was worried that was too big but with scan lines and HMSL its pretty good picture for an lcd.

it looks like an overpriced dream home arcades machine
nitrogen_widget:

--- Quote from: dkersten on October 13, 2014, 11:33:36 am ---I dunno.. doing a 32" cab after a couple 27" ones, I like the 32" better, I just want more height, so my next cab for me will likely be a 48-50" mounted vertically so I can get more height. 

I have been sidetracked playing Wasteland 2 on the PC lately, and my first thought after firing it up is "I need a bigger monitor".  My 24" for my pc gaming rig just isn't big enough. 

However, when I first got my 24" 9 years ago, my first thought was "this is too big" and I ended up pushing it as far back as I could get it so I could keep the full monitor in my view the whole time.  I have evolved a little since then though, and I can enjoy playing games on bigger screens, and in fact prefer it now.  At work I use 2 27" screens, and I wish I had 2 32" screens, if not 3 or 4. 

It is all about personal preference, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.  As for this monstrosity, I think it is overkill personally, but if someone wanted one and was going to pay me enough, I would build it for them.  It is better looking than a lot of 4 player machines with tiny little monitors that I have seen..

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Exactly how far are you away from your monitors in order to even see the whole thing without moving your head to look at the whole screen?

also, 4k + $500 shipping for a mame cabinet that doesn't appear to have the grunt to play NFL Blitz or Legends?


dkersten:
I usually sit about 3 feet back from my screen(s).  I can be 2 feet from a 27" screen and see it all without moving my head, but I am not an owl, so my eyes certainly move.  I have just been conditioned to notice movements in the peripheral better than I used to, and I can still play games that require me reacting to things all over the screen.. The bigger the screen, the more immersive the game because the less of your peripheral is taken by the room/bezel/walls/everything else..  Granted, for old school arcade games you don't need it, but keep in mind, at 32" you are getting about 15" of height, so pacman looks like it is on about a 21" vertical crt on a screen like that.  Not exactly overly sized. 

I am not defending the 46" in this post, just that the width does fit the CP better so it looks more to scale (albeit a little fat).  That 46" will have about the same size pacman screen as the 25th anniversary edition has, so it isn't like it is really all that huge.  Personally I wouldn't use that big of a screen horizontally, but turned vertically with the top and bottom blocked off so I could have a 22" x 22" screen to work with for mame is not really all that crazy to me.  Add in some graphical bezels and you are actually doing really well for size..
DeLuSioNal29:

--- Quote from: Unstupid on October 16, 2014, 12:10:08 am ---I think its the same arcadesrfun fools that built the ultimate arcade for the Jace Hall show.
http://arcadesrfun.com/

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Probably.  Way back when I had my panel CNC'd by ArcadeRFun.  They do great work, but they tend to cater to Frankenpanels.  That said, the owner, Jack, is a great guy!

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nitrogen_widget:
jeez.
My cube is so small two 32 incher's probably wouldn't fit on my desk.
I want to work where you do. :)

I have a 22" TV for my main monitor at home & it is probably as big as I want to go.
I prefer to sit closer to everything so I can have lots of really small text on the screen when it comes to spreadsheets and other stuff.

I just don't find this cabinet aesthetically pleasing.
It looks short & fat plus the screen is way to close to the cp.
I much prefer the pedestal style for larger screens.

I very-much like the idea of a vertical 32" with marquee at top & controls at the bottom in the blank spots, however, it's an awful lot of work to create the layout files for mame in order to do that.



--- Quote from: dkersten on October 16, 2014, 04:45:43 pm ---I usually sit about 3 feet back from my screen(s).  I can be 2 feet from a 27" screen and see it all without moving my head, but I am not an owl, so my eyes certainly move.  I have just been conditioned to notice movements in the peripheral better than I used to, and I can still play games that require me reacting to things all over the screen.. The bigger the screen, the more immersive the game because the less of your peripheral is taken by the room/bezel/walls/everything else..  Granted, for old school arcade games you don't need it, but keep in mind, at 32" you are getting about 15" of height, so pacman looks like it is on about a 21" vertical crt on a screen like that.  Not exactly overly sized. 

I am not defending the 46" in this post, just that the width does fit the CP better so it looks more to scale (albeit a little fat).  That 46" will have about the same size pacman screen as the 25th anniversary edition has, so it isn't like it is really all that huge.  Personally I wouldn't use that big of a screen horizontally, but turned vertically with the top and bottom blocked off so I could have a 22" x 22" screen to work with for mame is not really all that crazy to me.  Add in some graphical bezels and you are actually doing really well for size..

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