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New project: poker cabs->MP3 jukeboxes
filenabber:
I've been wanting to build an MP3 jukebox for a few years now, and finally got a cabinet yesterday. I'm actually making two - one for me and one for a friend. My friend gave me the cabinets for free and he will pay for all the parts for his. I'm going to document the steps/parts/etc. in this thread as it progresses.
I'm really not very good at wood-working so I didn't want to build a cabinet from scratch but I also didn't want to use an arcade game cabinet cause they just don't look enough like jukeboxes. I thought a poker machine cabinet would be perfect - small, and shaped different enough that it didn't look like an arcade game. So, here are the cabinets I got (free):
http://thebrokenjoystick.com/pictures/jukearrival
(I'll post the mesurements next time - they are shorter than most arcade games) I think they will be perfect for jukes. I'll be posting new pics as things progress. First step is to gut/clean them - man are they dirty!
For my friend's I'll be putting in a 17" computer monitor. For mine I'll be squeezing in a 19" eygo VGA arcade frame monitor:
http://thebrokenjoystick.com/pictures/firstpass/vgamonitor1
it should JUST fit.
I've got some cool (I think) ideas for some decorations that I'll discuss in a separate thread in the future.
That's it for now.
Til next time,
Brian
http://thebrokenjoystick.com
unclet:
When your done, post your jukebox in the new "Jukebox" section on the "Examples" page
Chris:
Those should make excellent jukes! With a little creativity in a DOSCab/WinCab skin, you could probably use those control panels without modification...
--Chris
filenabber:
--- Quote from: Chris on August 26, 2004, 05:08:59 pm ---Those should make excellent jukes! With a little creativity in a DOSCab/WinCab skin, you could probably use those control panels without modification...
--- End quote ---
I was planning on using VMJ, but I took a look at your WinCab - last time I looked at it was a year or two ago. Man, it's really nice now! I think I will make it work with Wincab too! If it had full support for album mode I would use WinCab exclusively! I couldn't get the album mode to work - I assume that's because it's not finished? Also, I think I found a bug - do you have a fourm or direct email I can talk to you about it?
As for the control panel, I'll be making new ones in the same shape/angles as the originals.
Brian
http://thebrokenjoystick.com
Chris:
--- Quote from: filenabber on August 28, 2004, 12:36:01 pm ---I was planning on using VMJ, but I took a look at your WinCab - last time I looked at it was a year or two ago. Man, it's really nice now! I think I will make it work with Wincab too! If it had full support for album mode I would use WinCab exclusively! I couldn't get the album mode to work - I assume that's because it's not finished? Also, I think I found a bug - do you have a fourm or direct email I can talk to you about it?
--- End quote ---
Album mode isn't quite finished; there's a bug in the album addressing that I haven't found yet, and I don't have support for album covers yet.
Bug reports or suggestions can be sent to celamantia@charter.net. Any reports are appreciated!
--Chris
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