Dimensions to bartop?

[Musicbomb101]

I am having trouble figuring out dimensions to uncomfortably did two player. It is my first time doing a project like this. Any advice would be a big help. Thank you.

[PL1]

Q: How wide of a control panel is wide enough for two players?

A: Depends on the players.

Make a cardboard mockup or two.
- Print button layouts from Slagcoin so you can compare/test them.
(Install buttons if you have some available)
- Have the two largest people who might use your bartop put it to the test.

You will be able to tell pretty quickly if the panel is too narrow.


Scott

[ugleymatt]

Mine is 24 inches, 600mm wide as i am using a 24 inch widesceen monitor so it needed to be that wide. But its a very nice size in that we can sit and not bash elbows.

[Musicbomb101]

Even though it might be uncomfortable with the American street fighter layout, I decided to go with that one since it was a little easier for me to measure. The panel I made was 32 inches wide by 10 inches long by 8 inches deep. I haven't made the monitor parts yet.

[UEDan]

I also went with 24" for the CP, whole thing is a total of 25.5" with 3/7" thick side panels.

[Musicbomb101]

Yeah, I decided to make the CP wider then the monitor/cabinet I am using a 19 inch monitor.

[UEDan]

Damn, I almost went with a 19" 4:3 monitor with my 24" setup.. but the screen looked so tiny in comparison with with the control panel.
Ended up with a 23" 16:10. Vertical height is about the same but it seems to just "fill out" better IMO:
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13413639_10208470619635576_6157738264532428069_n.jpg?oh=3737cfc5b123420bb7318a127ffe3a5b&oe=5949E456

[Musicbomb101]

I decided to use 19" do to the fact I was told anything bigger would stretch out the pixels of the games. But maybe a bigger monitor shouldn't be too bad?

[UEDan]

As long as you keep the game's aspect ratio and don't force a streched fullscreen you should be fine.
Do you have a monitor larger than 19" available to you? Try it, its not bad at all IMO.