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| ark_ader:
Do what I am doing. Place a Softmodded Xbox inside and shed some expensive PC mobo issues. Buy an used TV from the thrift store. And Presto! Cheapo el Gameo Systemo. (My Spanish is rusty) Yes there is some tinkering to do, but it works great. MAME, Daphne and all the console emulators are supported. Xbox Media Player for a Juke. No Virtual Pinball though... :'( I did it for $70 All in. |
| DeLuSioNal29:
Yes, that's what I plan to do with my bartop (whenever I get around to building it). The XBox footprint is nice and small and it's super cheap to mod. I bought a used one for $25 and I already soft modded it. It's ready to go with MAME loaded on it and XBMC. ~ DeLuSioNaL |
| IG-88:
--- Quote from: robC on April 29, 2008, 02:42:22 pm ---Thanks for the input guys! After some reviewing, I went with the second option listed here. This is going to be a machine mostly for the classics, so I am hoping 1/2G mem will be plenty to roll with. .... --- End quote --- 2gigs of ram for the classics? :o What are you considering classic? King of fighters? I got Pac-Man, Galaxian, DK, Frogger ect. ect. to run on a 70Mhz machine with 16mb of ram perfectly. Paige is right. Get a broken laptop. Noise should be one of your top priorities on a classic bartop machine. |
| ark_ader:
--- Quote from: IG-88 on May 09, 2008, 11:03:59 pm --- --- Quote from: robC on April 29, 2008, 02:42:22 pm ---Thanks for the input guys! After some reviewing, I went with the second option listed here. This is going to be a machine mostly for the classics, so I am hoping 1/2G mem will be plenty to roll with. .... --- End quote --- 2gigs of ram for the classics? :o What are you considering classic? King of fighters? I got Pac-Man, Galaxian, DK, Frogger ect. ect. to run on a 70Mhz machine with 16mb of ram perfectly. Paige is right. Get a broken laptop. Noise should be one of your top priorities on a classic bartop machine. --- End quote --- Yep get a 365X passive cooled laptop off ebay for $20. They boot off CF cards, and easy to take apart. I use Thinkpads for all my mini projects. DSTN, 8mb and builting sound too. The displays are good enough for a bartop, and plenty of power for your classics. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66037.0 |
| gonzo90017:
ark_ader how about some update pics of your pacman bartop. |
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