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Bought a Cabinet! Getting started but need some advice.
Ummon:
Hmmmmm. Normally that kind of cab doesn't hold a 27, especially with that much space. A rare edition? I dunno. Read through the wiki and monitor/video threads to get a better idea of how monitors work, how they're set up in cabs, and about game boards, etc.
dethfactor:
--- Quote from: Ummon on August 20, 2008, 08:00:38 pm ---Hmmmmm. Normally that kind of cab doesn't hold a 27, especially with that much space. A rare edition? I dunno. Read through the wiki and monitor/video threads to get a better idea of how monitors work, how they're set up in cabs, and about game boards, etc.
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Hmm.. could be.. I hadn't realized I had an oddball cab when I picked it up. I was in the area and was picking up an 8-liner for my mom and figured to give it a go. I've been checking the wiki's and posts here and there as I go along, thanks.
november:
Looks like a nice pickup and that isn't a hole, hehe, that's just a minor blemish.
I have the same cab :-D just about to get done with it....I think.
Only a few steps left, but I'm getting lazy, cut PC case to mount to wood drawer, mount power strip inside and also put the monitor back in.
With mine I chose to go with red with black modling and it turned out pretty damn good. I'll post pics soon
DeLuSioNal29:
Either way, whatever you do, be very careful with the monitor. You don't want to touch the wrong thing and get fried. Really.
~ D
dethfactor:
--- Quote from: november on August 29, 2008, 11:40:12 pm ---Looks like a nice pickup and that isn't a hole, hehe, that's just a minor blemish.
I have the same cab :-D just about to get done with it....I think.
Only a few steps left, but I'm getting lazy, cut PC case to mount to wood drawer, mount power strip inside and also put the monitor back in.
With mine I chose to go with red with black mlodling and it turned out pretty damn good. I'll post pics soon
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Heh, yeah it "was" a blemish. Got it worked out with bondo and stripped the entire thing. Still working on the control panel, that tack they use is a B*TCH to get off. As for my finish, I think I'm going to go all black. I'd love to see yours so definitely pm me or link me to the images. Also, what kinda PC are you using?
--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on August 31, 2008, 12:40:07 am ---Either way, whatever you do, be very careful with the monitor. You don't want to touch the wrong thing and get fried. Really.
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Heh, Thanks for the concern but I've actually pulled the monitor already. I had some help and we didn't the chassis/yolk so we came out un-scathed.
Here is my new dilemma:
I decided to pull the monitor and pick up a Betson Imperial (Bensonville isn't too far from here so I can pick it up) and I have a few P4 evo's laying around with some empty 160- 250 gig hard drives and am teetering between rigging one of those up with an AGP ArcadeVGA and the Betson. Or possibly Frankensteining a new machine from some parts and geting a PCI-E ArcadeVGA and future-proofing my MAME box for a while.
Not sure what route I should take though, as I'm actually not sure if a P4 is more than enough or am I going to need something better as the Library keeps growing.
Any advice would be greatly appreciative as I'm looking to order the ArcadeVGA in the next day or so I can get it about the time I pick up my Imperial.