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rubberpoultry:
OK, I have to make a decision. Do I buy a Refurbished JVC AV 27530 for $240 (shipped), or do I buy a new Insignia for $230 new at best buy? Both fit in the cabinet.
rubberpoultry:

--- Quote from: TOK on December 04, 2006, 03:59:54 pm ---Sorry for this huge kludge and the image quality, but here is a step by step account of my cab booting and adjusting the res in MaLa.

The sideways startup!  ;D


Desktop overscan... This is at 640x480 and you can see the Windows toolbar is cut off.


Mala has started and is using it's custom resolution


Right click the mouse and Mala options come up... Hit the Options menu item:


Hideous image quality, but here is the key to the whole thing... After you're in the Options, hit Mame Config, go to the Mame Executable line and hit the Config box. Click Advanced, then Custom Res.
I'm using 640x432.


Donkey Kong at 640x432!  ;D




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Thanks for your post. That's pretty cool that MaLa will do that. Is it a hard front end to setup for a newbie? Nice cabinet. Do you have smoked glass installed?

TOK:
The first time I used MaLa was with this cab. It was my first vertical, and I asked which front ends had good vertical support. MaLa and AtomicFE were both mentioned, I downloaded both but tried MaLa first. I literally had this machine swapped to vertical and playing within 15 minutes. I was dreading it due to how much hassle I went through with another front end on my horizontal cab, but setup was a breeze. Some of the menu items are buried a little bit, but they're all clickable and easy to find once you remember a couple of key setup tabs.

I actually discovered the custom resolution thing by accident while messing with Powerstrip. That is the option a lot of guys end up going with, but I think that might be because other cards don't support all the modes ATI does. Since you have a good card, I think your decision on what TV to use is much easier.
I'd be more concerned with one that does an auto power on after being unplugged than service menus, etc.

TOK:
Sorry, missed your question about the bezel... Yes, that is smoked plexi.
I had difficulty finding a local glass shop that had tempered tinted glass. I wanted to have the machine in a playably complete state by Thanksgiving for company so I went with the plexi. I bought a whole sheet of 1/4" smoked for 84 bucks. It was like 4x6 feet, so I have enough for a lot of projects!  ;D

I love the way it looks, but you have to be careful not to scratch while cleaining. I use a soft cloth and a mix of water and dish detergent. So far no problems.
rubberpoultry:
I called about 5 places today trying to get a quote for a 25x27 piece of Graylite 14 tempered glass. Prices ranged from $53 to $85. I wonder if plexi is  a better solution. Where'd you get it?
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