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yotsuya:

--- Quote from: Pauly on July 02, 2015, 01:19:52 pm ---
--- Quote from: yotsuya on July 02, 2015, 11:27:56 am ---I'm glad people at least call it the "aircraft carrier" now. Somewhere, up there, Goz is smiling down on us.

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I actually believe I heard you refer it to that and I thought, that is the perfect description. Side note, who's Goz?

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Goz is the first person I heard us that term. He's an old-timer, and I've been greatly inspired by him.

vwalbridge:
Now THAT is an arcade. :D She is a big one for sure. And once again, if your gonna do it...might as well go big. I like it.

However, I have a couple of questions:

1. Will you be able to remove the control panel? (I only ask because you might need to fit that arcade through a doorway or around corners. Removing that control panel could help)
2. What size is that screen?
3. Do you have the means to bend those 2 angles on that marquee?

Pauly:

--- Quote from: vwalbridge on July 02, 2015, 05:19:21 pm ---Now THAT is an arcade. :D She is a big one for sure. And once again, if your gonna do it...might as well go big. I like it.

However, I have a couple of questions:

1. Will you be able to remove the control panel? (I only ask because you might need to fit that arcade through a doorway or around corners. Removing that control panel could help)
2. What size is that screen?
3. Do you have the means to bend those 2 angles on that marquee?

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Great questions!

1. Control panel will be removable, I plan on using clamp knobs to assemble/disassemble.
2. 32" - This is the one I was looking at specifically.
3. NOPE! Got to figure that out. Right now, the plan is to look for suggestions. :laugh:

vwalbridge:

--- Quote from: Pauly on July 02, 2015, 05:37:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: vwalbridge on July 02, 2015, 05:19:21 pm ---Now THAT is an arcade. :D She is a big one for sure. And once again, if your gonna do it...might as well go big. I like it.

However, I have a couple of questions:

1. Will you be able to remove the control panel? (I only ask because you might need to fit that arcade through a doorway or around corners. Removing that control panel could help)
2. What size is that screen?
3. Do you have the means to bend those 2 angles on that marquee?

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Great questions!

1. Control panel will be removable, I plan on using clamp knobs to assemble/disassemble.
2. 32" - This is the one I was looking at specifically.
3. NOPE! Got to figure that out. Right now, the plan is to look for suggestions. :laugh:

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I noticed that you opted for the 720p TV. Looks like they have a 1080p version for $50 more:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V0923TG/ref=amb_link_433310882_1

I certainly don't like spending money for people and classic arcade games are not going to look any better on a 1080p screen.But just checking for you. I'm also sure you considered it as well.

I have bent 1/8th inch plexi with a heat gun before and it was actually pretty easy. If you go slow and don't heat it too fast, it will not turn it cloudy. And now that I think about it, finding/making a one-piece marquee bracket could be the real challenge.

dmckean:
Classic arcade games probably will look better on a 1080p screen if he plans to use HLSL. I was about to suggest the same TV.

Are you going to have a coin door?

Have you thought about making the Player 2 joystick switch-able between 8-way and 4-way instead of having 5 joysticks?

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