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Which purchase is smarter! Lets duke it out!
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Superdude on May 02, 2003, 02:23:49 pm ---I disagree. If you are poor then you wont be able to afford:
1) Arcade Card - 100 bucks
2) JPAC - 60 bucks
3) New computer that supports AGP - 200 bucks
Thats 360 right there
A new 19inch should go for under 150 bucks.
Do the math.
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Ok, but you spend $150 for your new 19-inch and you can only play Pac-Man with the keyboard with it.,
Also -
Arcade VGA from ultimarc - $89, plus shipping
Motherboard combo and Duron 1.0 GHZ and Memory - $100 (and will support AGP)
Keyboard or gamepad hack - $10
$200 will get you a working arcade cabinet
shmokes:
PC, no question. Forget that 19" PC monitor.
Wienerdog:
Computer.
First, if you don't know how to get a good computer deal, make that your next question. Let us know how much money you have and we can tell you where to spend it!
JoyMonkey:
I'd just buy a cheap PC on eBay. Most P3 Dell GX1's have an onboard ATI Rage graphics card, so they're easy(er) to set up with an arcade monitor, and many have onboard Ensonique sound that also works well with AdvanceMame.
Spend about $120 on a 500Mhz one and it'll run about 95% of Mame's games at a good speed. Their HD's have enough space for a full set of Mame roms too (not including CHDs).
Plus, the old 'clicky' Dell keyboards (model AT101W) that usually come with them are simple to hack. Though you've already got a KeyWiz, so I guess you're not worried about that.
chuggy:
Wow! Well here's the skinny. I have a video card allready, given to me by a friend. It supports AGP. Im willing to spend about a hundred dollars on a comp. The same friend can get me a free CD drive (if i need it) so really all i need is a motherboard, processor, and a little bit of storage space right?also, the control panel i have (nes vs controll) only has 2 buttons so i'll only be playing NES, and atari games anyway. Right now im totally leaning toward the computer.