Prong (Wall mounted, slimline, vertical screen for square bezel, first build!)

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zestyphresh:
Haven't done loads more on the cabinet as i've been working on the software side. Control panel is all wired up and working though;

Not the tidiest, the panel is a bit too cramped to do much in the way of cable routing (especially with all the lighting). At some point I think i'll pick up a dupont crimp kit and create a new harness.

The software side is coming along nicely, albeit time consuming. I've currently got ~130 games and I want to keep the total under 150. I've updated the colors/controls ini files for all of the Mame games, setting up alternative controls for the handful of games that need it. Thanks to Laythe I have bezels for a good number of the Mame games but will need to add the ones that are missing.

zestyphresh:
I've started to drag my heels a bit on this as it approaches crunch time and I try and align the whole thing to screw it together. I've decided to change how the cleat atatched to the unit so i've got to build those tomorrow. I'm also going to install a proper support towards the bottom that will be screwed into the wall. The 2 together should give it more than enough strength.

I was about to 'fix' the side panel that had the veneer protruding above the t-moulding (and already sanded one of the slots) when I though i'll just check the moulding itself - turns out i'd been sent 5/8 instead of 3/4, feel like an idiot for not checking first! Means my routing is ok though so I can just fit the new stuff that will arrive next week. I've covered the speaker grilles, always forget how much I hate this. Really should do some sort of upholstery course!

I've laid it all out today for a dry run and to make the last few fixes to get everything aligned. Still need to make some batons for a few of the panels.

All panels in place. The opposing sides were both pulling inwards on the marquee. I looseded the pocket screws off slightly and installed some heavy duty brackets. It's now square so will fit over the yet-to-be-made battons fine.

This gives a good view of how much of the length of teh cabinet the TV consumes, and the design problems that creates if you want the panels to be removable.

Good view of the VESA mounts, holes for improved ventilation. I'm still a little worried about heat but having thought about it more i'll only be using max ~57% of the screen and Plasma screens effectively switch off any black (unused) pixels.

This 'rib'was originally intended for use elsewhere but i'm going to use it to keep the bezel in place, should I use one.

Close up of the marquee, no blocking shown although will be used to bolt in place. 2 bolts will be rebated next to the vent and 2 will be hidden under the speaker grilles. These will keep it in place but also make it easily removable.

javeryh:
Looks great. How are you going to tell the computer to display only in the 57% of the monitor that is visible? I really love the cabs around here that do what you are doing - seems like you get the best of both worlds (horizontal and vertical games) without having to figure out a rotating solution. :cheers:

zestyphresh:
It's pretty straightforward, you just have to set a custom resolution from within the Nvidia or AMD control panel. There are some emulators (not Mame and Retroarch thankfully) that don't like it, but you can use something like Reshade to fix the aspect ratio on those.

zestyphresh:
Made the two brackets that will hold it to the wall (minus a couple of holes).

And here's a dry fit of the components.

The new t-moulding arrived today and i've picked up the various fittings for the wall brackets so very nearly there!

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