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monkeybomb:

My MAME cabinet has a horizontal 27 inch TV and I have never once thought that the classics seemed small.  It seems like you would lose way more screen playing horizontal games on a vertical monitor also.  I'd go horizontal.

paigeoliver:


--- Quote from: btoddkelley on July 14, 2005, 04:35:52 am ---Paige i am curious, what is your day job?  I always look foward to reading your answers to questions because you have a lot of knowledge about gaming. But i also hear you complain about housing from time to time. (the motor home peeked my interest.) Is your job taking you on the road?
     On another note, i have a 9200 and i believe that the vertical games are more than large enough. They are almost the size of a vertical 19 inch. I wouldnt go to the extra trouble of rotation.



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My day job is a middle of the night job. I am a hotel auditor, pretty much a nothing job, I might know a lot about a lot of things, but I have never been able to land myself a decent job in my entire life. I make no impression in interviews, and there is nothing outstanding on my resume, and those two just feed off each other like you wouldn't believe. Pretty much every job I have ever gotten was because I knew somebody, unfortunately I don't know anyone who could get me a decent job.

As far as housing woes, well, I am single, make $11.35 an hour and don't want to live in the ghetto, and all my good friends are married. That makes for housing woes.

Also, I wasn't even considering a fulltime vertical install, only a rotatable install. I'll likely just go with horizontal.

Lilwolf:

If you have the monitor already, don't rotate.  The space needed to rotate is a bit over the diagonals.  27" do vertical games just fine (about 19" as mentioned before)

Or I could see doing a rotating 19" instead.  Lighter, easier and all.  And 19" for either is fine.  Some games are better at 19" anyway, and when you can't compare, its always good. 

As for the job.  I have a TON of friends that sound just like your situation.  They can do everything good.  But never really pushed in one field that they like.  Trouble is in each field, you kinda have to pay your dues to get the good jobs.  And if you change the type of job, your back to the beginning.  It might be worth sitting down and doing some soul searching to see what you WANT to go into.  Then see what it would/should take to get there.  It might be taking a job that is really below you, and doesn't pay well... for a year or so... until youve proved yourself.   Or taking a night class or two... 

As for the moble home.  I think they are prefect for some people.  Nothing wrong with them at all.  My wife lived in one when we met, and to tell you the truth, it was pretty nice.  The only trouble is they don't retain any value (ie, better to rent them then buy them if you can get away with it).  A 25 year morgage on a trailer will never amount to an investment.  Its really just rent since you can't sell a 25 year old moble home for nearly what you put into it. 



paigeoliver:

Well, mine is a MOTORHOME, the kind that can drive around, and I bought it in cash (I may not MAKE a lot of money, but I am good with the money that I do make), its a 1975 model, so it has already finished dropping in value, and (judging ebay prices), I paid about $1000 below market value to begin with (I paid $1800 for it with 70,500 miles, fully working, with 6 new tires and 400 hours on the generator).

Trailers drop in value like rocks, and can't REALLY be moved (especially the newer ones, which are multisection and are usually damaged if you try to move them after initial install), so you are stuck with whatever lot rent they decide to toss at you. I won't ever be buying a trailer unless it comes on land, or if I have my own land already (sometimes you can get the older ones free if you are willing to have them moved).

Lilwolf:

Opps... :)  I didn't mean to offend :)

How is the power?  Will you be able to use arcade?  Or just when your 'plugged in'?

You might also consider building 'parts' instead of a full cab.  IE, build a box around your monitor.  Then build a controller that can clamp down... And hide the computer someplace.  You will be able to rotate the monitor... But the better part is if you get a good TV input card, you can use it for TV also.  You will probably want to get rid of some items in favor of multi function versions.

But a cocktail table would be sweet if you don't want multi-functions.  Are you going to be able to close out the bottom and still be able to use the table?

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