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| ratzz:
Hi all, I'm building a mini galaga / pacman cab and wondered if anyone had succeeded in installing a CRT of any size in one. I know it will be wide enough but will it be deep enough taking into account the unique angle of the monitor - I.e. will I struggling to get the back on? Any advice would be great. Ratzz :cheers: |
| leapinlew:
ok - so I have a bit of experience with this. I just completed a mini galaga style cabinet (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68683.0). Here is a pic: As you can see, the monitor mounts straight up. This cabinet is true to scale in the fact that the bezel is properly sized and was reduced to 25% of it's normal size, same with the sideart and marquee. Before I built the mini bartop cabinet, I had considered a mini cabinet that had proper proportions. I made a mockup with cardboard. Here is a pic: After I built it, I could see the monitor would not really be visible, and thus the game would be more for looks than playable. The monitor is a 10"/9" viewable CRT monitor. So I went with the more playable but not 100% accurate bartop. Your call! What size monitor you talking about using? |
| javeryh:
It is not possible to scale a Ms. Pac-man/Galaga cabinet down to 75-80% and fit a 19" CRT in there properly. I looked into it when I was building mine and it wasn't even close. I didn't want to put a tiny 14" or 15" one in there so I didn't look into that and decided to go with a 19" LCD which fit quite nicely. You might have better luck with a smaller monitor... |
| ahofle:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on August 21, 2007, 06:38:50 pm --- I just completed a mini galaga style cabinet (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68683.0). --- End quote --- Wow, that is simply AWESOME. :applaud: |
| CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 21, 2007, 06:40:45 pm ---It is not possible to scale a Ms. Pac-man/Galaga cabinet down to 75-80% and fit a 19" CRT in there properly. I looked into it when I was building mine and it wasn't even close. I didn't want to put a tiny 14" or 15" one in there so I didn't look into that and decided to go with a 19" LCD which fit quite nicely. You might have better luck with a smaller monitor... --- End quote --- Isn't 75% of 19" less smaller than 15" ? ;) |
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