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LCD display for marquee, anyone ever done that?
brandon:
--- Quote from: shorthair on June 25, 2007, 02:56:43 pm ---Just re-design the cabinet. Mappy had basically an extended marquee piece. And there are other, more recent games like this, too.
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and of course there was Dragons Lair and the GEM of a game that was "Batman Forever"... I'm Maming one at this very moment and I feel ZERO remorse! >:D
RandyT:
For anyone with the excess scratch and the unquenchable desire to try it, I was just visiting the local Wal*Mart and took a look at the offerings there. It seems that the lowest price of admission to do it "right", not counting the clearance model, was a 26" HD LCD with HDMI for $448.
The actual screen was about 24" wide and about 13" tall, so a very good match for a standard size arcade cab. The marquee area on my Defender cab has an 8" vertical including molding, so a very non-imposing 5" of screen would be sitting on top of the cab, which sounds just about right for game instructions, etc...
I'd give it a shot, but that's still a little rich for my blood. Maybe when the prices drop some more.
RandyT
ChadTower:
If you wait for a reasonable sale at an online retailer you can get one like that for half the price. There are 32" HD LCDs going in that price range now.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 26, 2007, 09:27:57 am ---If you wait for a reasonable sale at an online retailer you can get one like that for half the price. There are 32" HD LCDs going in that price range now.
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I actually started looking for those :). If anyone finds a great deal on one throw me a heads up please.
Strangely, I noticed that last night as well. 32's were going at very close to the same price as the 26's. Probably one of those "economies of scale" pricing oddities. I chose the 26 because it seemed to have the best fit in a cab with 24" or less of interior width. It also won't be as tall, if that's a concern to anyone (as it is to me.)
RandyT
knave:
I wonder if 4 small LCD's would fit in a Neo-Geo 4-slot marquee? y'know in place of the mini-marquee's. That way you could just set the image for the carts that are installed.