Due to cost and other issues, how does this sound for playing mame and PS2 in a homemade cabinet?
1.make cabinet. (with easy to get to backside for back of TV)
2. use 20' TV with S-Vid
3. Wire PS pads to the arcade controls,
4. buy vid card with video out,
5. buy adapters for PS2 to USB.
6. buy set of PC speakers for MAME, use old "3 part" sound system for PS2 games.
7. have Cabinet (kinda) close to computer.
Sounds like a cheap idea that will get the job done? Someone once told me that they tried to make a mame station to run all fighting games, but that it wouldn't do right because they had to keep switching the res (I don't really understand that,,,).
Any ideas? I know it's cheap, and I don't mind the 1 step to the computer to load games. If you see anything that would make the GAMEPLAY kinda messed up, please share! Remember, I'm on a low budget, so please no tech-heads getting giddy or laughing at me.