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| seanp:
Heh. I have pretty much those same questions. My only difference is I don't want to muck with the insides of displays... So I'm leaning towards a 20" or 25" TV with S-Video. My understanding is that this would look closer to an arcade monitor than running the signal through a VGA monitor. Plus, I plan on running a MAME PC and a Dreamcast, so the TV is a good easy solution... Just gotta start working on my Parallel port cables now. I'm still wondering about the joysticks... The Perfect 360 from Happs looks awesome, but that's a lot of money for one stick. Thought about the T-Stik plus, about half the price, but several people have said they feel "different". Half the fun of this machine will be letting visitors try it out, so I'd like the sticks to "feel" like an arcade machine. I don't know why I'm hesitant about getting two good 8-ways and a dedicated 4-way. Are there any easily switchable sticks that are still considered solid 8-way performers? -Sean |
| GGKoul:
--- Quote from: Extreme8 on November 11, 2004, 11:22:46 am ---I've found that the folks in the forums always seem more than happy to help you once you've shown that you've made an honest effort to help yourself. --- End quote --- So true!!! Welcome to the forum!! Joysticks, it all comes down to your personal feel. I mean, I had Happ Ultimates for a while and they had long throws and a sloopy feel. I wanted a 8/4 way joysticks, so I bought T-Slick Plus as soon as they came out. They have a shorter throw which took me awhile to get used to, but I love them now. You may want to check out http://www.retroblast.com/hardware.html He's reviewed most of the common joysticks, so maybe it'll help you decide. Monitor: Sure a Arcade monitor would be nice, but it limits your choices. I mean I have a 27" TV in my cab, because I wanted to be able to play PS2, Xbox, Dreamcast and many other games on my cab. And it acts like a second TV in the basement. Which is something you can't do when you use an Arcade Monitor. |
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