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Black Friday Sales: Who is going to try the Vertical LCD Based Arcade?
brandon:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on November 20, 2007, 06:54:12 pm ---Using such a big screen with mame would ruin the experience IMHO.
I always thought arcade cabs were personal one on one.
With a 42" you would lose that unless it was a virtual fighter game type scenario.
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maybe if you use enough screen real estate for artwork it might reduce the play area down to something more standard.. ??? Pinmame would be sweet though! :)
Kremmit:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on November 20, 2007, 06:10:51 pm ---I'm still thinking Tempest is the best cabinet choice for this, or something with a sleek sloped back shape like that.
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Tempest-style cab - precisely what I was thinking.
Hard to imagine anybody actually building one until the software portion is worked out, or at least proved feasible.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on November 20, 2007, 06:10:51 pm ---Here is a previous discussion we had on the topic:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=70626.0
Mr. Do replied in there.
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Thanks for posting that. I lost the discussion before and it looks like it should be doable based on what was stated. Looks like I need to figure out what goes on in the .lay files.
--- Quote ---I'm still thinking Tempest is the best cabinet choice for this, or something with a sleek sloped back shape like that.
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I'm in agreement there. Not many other options with this type of situation. What I would love to do is make a "showcase" style cab in which the monitor could tilt to almost horizontal for PinMAME. But I'm going to have to get past the thought of using it for a PC monitor first. 1920x1080 is actually a respectable computer resolution....maybe it should rotate as well and have a swappable "keyboard / mouse" panel ;D
But I'll have to get one first. The only one I have seen that looks like it will fit the bill is the $798 Polaroid (hmmm...) 42" at Walmart. Hard to spend that kind of dough without designing the cabinet for a LOT of different things.
RandyT
Singapura:
Nuff said.
unclet:
Also, would the display work properly if you use your cabinet for emulators other than Mame?