Small LCD touchscreen - what to do with it? - I need input

[diverdown]

Ive just acquired a small lcd touchscreen. I found xp drivers for it and after some soldering, guesswork and a bit of luck got it to work.

My problem is ..... now what do I do with it.

It is too small for a bartop so I thought of intergrating it into a mame cab as a 2nd monitor.....

Is this possible?  Would it be of any use?

I thought maybe I could display artwork or history or c/p info when a mame game is playing


Are there any FE that support duel monitors?

I realize i have too many questions so i thought i would just throw it out to the forum for input

[Angry_Radish]

Perfect for a jukebox!

[diverdown]

it may just become 1

I have a 14inch elo crt touchscreen that is destined for a bartop jukebox...... so i was after something different

[bfauska]

I could use it for a control panel for my HTPC 

OR if your feeling greedy and keeping what is yours for yourself... how about setting up a cabinet with the front end configured to run on the touchscreen (doesn't really have to be an official FE either XLobby or something would work) and then configure your emulators to run on the main monitor.  That way you could allways have a "menu" of what is available and then the games would play on the larger screen.  It could take some of the guesswork out of new players figuring out how to use the cabinet.

I am sure you can come up with something, it's just asking to be built into some kind of "toy."

Later,
Brian

[vrf]

Build a really small bartop! 

[NIVO]

you should send it to me for OFFICIAL BYOAC further testing <cough> 

[headkaze]

GameEx has a feature called GameExtender that can output the marquee, cabinet etc. on a secondary monitor. I also believe J5 can do this sort of thing.

[diverdown]

thanks

I just had my first look at Gameex.......... Thats fantastic...........  now to build a cab arounf the lcd and game ex