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unclet:
Dont be torn .... you can find cheap 27" TV's in the classified section of your newspaper easily (or at least I can all the time around me) since people are moving towards wanting thin plasma screens.   Getting a nice Sony or JVC TV with S-Video out can be found near me for about $50 to $70 only.    This is a great deal and would look much better in a cabinet compared to a 19" computer monitor.   You can also search craigslist.com for sales in your city.

I never understand why people worry themselves over an extra $100 to $300 worth of parts or enhancements for their cabinet.  I mean if you are going to build this cabinet from scratch and intend to keep in around for a long time, then the money spent is pretty minuscule in relationship to how long the cabinet will be in the family.   If you can not afford an extra $100 to $300 on a cabinet, you probably should save your money for more important things ... like food, clothes, etc....  :P

Ok, just my opinons of course........ but go with the TV ..... you will love it. 

PS:  You will need a video card to connect the TV to your computer, but dont worry, you can find one for about $20 delivered on Ebay since Mame does not need the top-of-the-line video card.



shorthair:
Oh, you mean you just want a sit-down type cab similar to a Candy. Sure, that's been my primary design criterion. My problem is that I like to have more foot room than they offer. But in my current hackneyed set-up, where I have the panel on a small wheeled desk in front of my monitors, I found out I like to be back a bit, so I don't need the CP to mount to the cab. Anyway, curious to see how you make out in this...
NoOne=NBA=:
The one measurement I would highly recommend that you disregard is CP depth.
Make sure you leave yourself room for whatever controllers you decide you want.
Almost all the candy cabs are made for the thin Asian sticks/buttons.
chrisb:
Check out this neat project over at killercabs:
http://www.killercabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2743&sid=e3425376bd0a0235b1b868add9e84717
shorthair:
That's cute. SMALL, though. Though perhaps wasteful of wood, he had a neat idea to fairly easily get a round-cornered CP. And though of course I'd design it a little differently, the only thing I'd make a big change on is the rear support. I'd make it a larger container; more wood, but wouldn't be as deep...plus you could store things in the back if you wanted.
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