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Author Topic: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?  (Read 2004 times)

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Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« on: May 17, 2005, 12:58:40 pm »
I wanna build a cocktail cabinet based on Ms Pacman dimensions, but I want to be able to use my 27" SVGA monitor. Anybody try anything of this sort?
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2005, 01:41:03 pm »
Won't be possible with the MS pac dimensions.  It would have to be increased in size.  I have a 27" in a mspac style cocktail.  I found 24.5 x 25.5 inside dimensions are enough to accomodate the monitor and brackets and leave room for the panel clamps.
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2005, 02:00:29 pm »
Can you post a picture of the thing?
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2005, 02:01:15 pm »
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2005, 02:02:20 pm »
Where did you find those itty bitty trackballs, and how much did they cost? And does that thing have a ticket dispenser?
« Last Edit: May 17, 2005, 02:06:26 pm by AlanS17 »
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2005, 07:15:42 pm »
Alan, I'd be more than willing to take that 27" SVGA monitor off of your hands.  ;) 
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2005, 04:58:39 am »
Whammo! you aren't the ONLY 27" cocktail, I have one as well.
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2005, 08:53:49 am »
its not the size that counts.
its how you use your joystick. at least that's what I have allways been told. :-[
now I fell small with my puny 19" :-\



Man,  I crack myself up  ;)
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2005, 10:16:56 am »
Quote from: paigeoliver on May 18, 2005, 04:58:39 am
Whammo! you aren't the ONLY 27" cocktail, I have one as well.

Yeah, but yours is ginormous!  ;D

Can you take a picture with someone sitting at it so we can get a sense of scale? I bet you could use yours as a breakfast table. (A really cool breakfast table.)
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2005, 10:19:16 am »
Quote from: paigeoliver on May 18, 2005, 04:58:39 am
Whammo! you aren't the ONLY 27" cocktail, I have one as well.
OK.........
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2005, 10:20:52 am »
Quote from: whammoed on May 17, 2005, 01:41:03 pm
Won't be possible with the MS pac dimensions.
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2005, 10:22:38 am »
Quote from: AlanS17 on May 17, 2005, 02:02:20 pm
Where did you find those itty bitty trackballs, and how much did they cost? And does that thing have a ticket dispenser?
They are 2 1/4" trackballs.
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2005, 11:05:56 am »
Quote from: whammoed on May 18, 2005, 10:22:38 am
Quote from: AlanS17 on May 17, 2005, 02:02:20 pm
Where did you find those itty bitty trackballs, and how much did they cost? And does that thing have a ticket dispenser?
They are 2 1/4" trackballs.
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Re: Can you cram a 27" SVGA monitor into a Ms Pacman cocktail cabinet?
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2005, 04:29:53 pm »
Ok I've determined that if I were to expand the dimensions of a cocktail cab to fit this monitor then it would no long fit through the doorway into my game room. Therefore, I'm just gonna stick a 19" monitor into a cocktail cab and build a classics MAME machine.

I will likely be building the 27" SVGA monitor into a TMNT cab as originally planned. That's a project for a much later day, though. I'll be doing the cocktail MAME cab first. That one will make it up the stairs and into the game very easily.
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