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tetsujin:
Hey, I still haven't built my first cab yet but I'm thinking about the design I want and also how it's going to fit into the house I'm looking to get within the next few months.  Right now it looks like I'll have some kind of family room, probably 12x20 or 16x20 (feet), and one thing that occurred to me about my design (CP's a bit narrow for the amount of controls on it, but it's still fairly wide - basic design right now is kind of LuSID-ish in overall size) is that if I put it flat against a wall it'll reduce the amount of usable space in the room significantly - it'll stick out about four feet and occupy at least 4-5 feet of wall space (when you factor in elbow room for the players) - that would be a significant impact on that size room, I think.

Anyway, I'm trying to figure out ways to deal with this and one thing I came up with was to have a cabinet designed to sit diagonally in a corner - the back of the cab would be narrowest, and it'd get wider toward the front (to accomodate the CRT and control panel).  'Course, it also sacrifices the typical game cab aesthetic, and for that reason (plus the fact that it's more complicated construction-wise) I probably won't attempt this - but I was wondering if there were any existing examples of this type of design that people could point out for me.
lloydcom:

--- Quote from: tetsujin on November 03, 2006, 12:22:45 pm ---
Anyway, I'm trying to figure out ways to deal with this and one thing I came up with was to have a cabinet designed to sit diagonally in a corner - the back of the cab would be narrowest, and it'd get wider toward the front (to accommodate the CRT and control panel). 

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Considering the cost of LCD TFTs today is dirt cheap (the Daewoo Pivot is totally awesome) that should factor in the issue about how far it sticks out.  Family rooms are a great place to put a cabinet, but it shouldn't be a focal point that's blatantly obvious.

Have a look at some computer furniture catalogs, especially the corner Digital Dock ones as the overall structure is a good way to build corner arcade cabinets.  I looked at building a corner arcade cab, but with my requirements went for a cabaret design.

I use my cabinet as a multimedia station, and a place to hook all my electronic gear.  Figure a nice 19" Daewoo Pivot (for those vertical games) and a adjustable control panel that hides away when not in use, which is a bonus if the other half starts complaining.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=394487
Bill Mote:
A corner cab would not be more difficult to build.  Seriously.  I too was going to suggest that you choose a smaller monitor/TV.  I built my first cab around a 25" TV that I had.  It's big.  Really big.  My next cab will be based on a 20" screen.  Keep your CP to a 2-player design and I should think you could really build a compact cab!

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CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: lloydcom on November 03, 2006, 04:04:35 pm ---Family rooms are a great place to put a cabinet, but it shouldn't be a focal point that's blatantly obvious.
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Blasphemy!!!  :dizzy:

OTOH, if you guys are looking for something that doesn't intrude on your space, look at cocktails (the floorspace required is greater, but the imposition on the room is less), classics or something like Knievel's Woody.

Cheers

Donkey_Kong:
 
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on November 03, 2006, 09:48:52 pm ---
--- Quote from: lloydcom on November 03, 2006, 04:04:35 pm ---Family rooms are a great place to put a cabinet, but it shouldn't be a focal point that's blatantly obvious.
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Blasphemy!!!  :dizzy:


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I second the...Blasphemy!!!

If an arcade machine should not be the focal point of the family room...lloydcom: What, may I ask should be the focal point in the family room? eh? I gotta tell ya, I ain't done yet but when I am that arcade machine is gonna SCREEEEEEEEM  :hissy:  focal point baby!

Looking at my house, I don't even have a corner available for a machine...Fireplace in one, doors in the way of all other corners. I would also check into a cocktail cabby as an alternative. Althoug if you had a corner available it could be very cool and unique. I would just be afraid that your game would always be restricted to the corner...
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