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My MAME machine is TOASTY...need advice
NoOne=NBA=:
Will a trackball FIT in their existing CP's?
Based on a 9"/11" length, the depth looks to be about 4-1/2 to 5".
As far as monitors go, I'm partial to PC monitors because arcade monitors won't do vector resolutions for the most part.
You can ugly up a PC monitor to closer simulate an arcade monitor (adding scanlines, etc...), but you can't GAIN resolution that isn't there on an arcade monitor.
vader:
They offer a TB option in their layout selection, so I am assuming it would fit but I did email them earlier to verify. As far as monitor selection....the VisionPro is a hybrid monitor that will do 800x600, I guess that would be sufficient for vector games, just wondering how true the arcade look would be even if I did dumb down it with scanlines...
TIm
NoOne=NBA=:
It's completely a matter of preference.
I always thought arcade monitors looked pretty bad to start with, so I don't mind the image being cleaned up a bit.
I usually run mine with anti-aliasing turned on, but scanlines off, so that it smooths the pixelization inherent in the PC monitors rendering.
Oscar has a comparison of different monitors on his website.
RayB:
Whoa whoa WHOA!
The Vision Pro won't do arcade resolutions?? Where'd you hear that? Please clue me in because that's what I bought (but I haven't taken it out of the box yet). You have me worried...
I got this one: http://www.happcontrols.com/monitors/49132900.htm
"CGA" resolution is the same as "standard" resolution. No?
??? Ray B.
PS: This may sound a bit perverted Vader, but do you have pics of your burnt cabs?
JoyMonkey:
I'm putting the finishing touches to an ArcadeDepot cabinet right now. Here's what its looking like. By far the most difficult thing about these sytle of cabinets is getting your monitor mounted correctly. If the monitor doesn't sit at an exact right angle, then the cabinet won't close correctly. I used a WG D9100 monitor, which was never intented to be mounted like this, so it took a few hits and misses before I got it there.