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Flake:
I'm curious as to why you are considering using both Dream Authentics AND Mameroom?  I would think if you are considering using Dream Authentics then you are going to have them build you an entire cabinet - and so you dont need Mameroom.  Ah! it just dawned on me, Mameroom builds complete cabs too now dont they?  So you are looking to buy a complete cabinet alltogether then correct?

Here's what I think - build your own for more than half the price.  You can use Mameroom to build a control panel for you if you feel intimidated by that process.  I actually did this very same thing except I used Arcades R Fun to build my control panel for me.  Actually on that note, Arcades R Fun builds complete units as well.

Either way, Good luck
Visitor Q:
That’s correct; I am trying to decide who should build my cab.

Arcades R Fun, I have not seen their site yet but I will be sure to check it out.

There are some main differences between DA and MR but wanted to ask in general if there has been any success or horror stories. Customer Service can go a long way sometimes, especially after the sale is done.

Thanks.
Visitor Q:
I am considering having Mameroom build a control panel for me now and then maybe a little bit down the road installing it into a cab. There is just so much to decide in the way of one of these machines and I am wondering how limited I will be with a full size cab. Right now I just built a 15 hundred dollar new PC for this project which I know is overkill but I was planning on using it for a Media Center PC with emulation as a top priority beyond that. I currently have an X-Arcade 2 player CP but wanted a little more so that I would have a track ball, spinner and programmable joystick as far as two, four and eight way joystick control.

Since I want to emulate a lot of console systems as well, I am wondering if a cab is also the best place to do this…

It’s just a little over whelming for me, trying to decide on all this and its not a cheap adventure. I figure if I buy the control panel now, I can use it and have fun. I can always house it later on without wasting a dime. If I use Mameroom, their panels are made to bolt directly into their cabs as far as I can see.

Here are some pix of the current cabs I am trying to decide on.

Monitors are making it a very hard choice...

As seen here below.

DA (Left) Wells 9400
DA (Right) Not sure of the brand but I was told it is not a PC or TV LCD monitor but a true WS Arcade Monitor

---Second Pic

MR 27" MakVision High Resolution Monitor SVGA/XGA

***Note I am not looking to buy a 4 player cab but it was the only pic I had from Mameroom so far.


Flake:

--- Quote from: Visitor Q on August 21, 2008, 11:02:28 am ---That’s correct; I am trying to decide who should build my cab.

Arcades R Fun, I have not seen their site yet but I will be sure to check it out.

There are some main differences between DA and MR but wanted to ask in general if there has been any success or horror stories. Customer Service can go a long way sometimes, especially after the sale is done.

Thanks.

--- End quote ---

Arcades R Fun website needs updating I believe so check out their e-bay auctions.  This is how you purchase from them.  You purchase the "buy-it-now" option on their e-bay auction but then dont pay now.  Jack from Arcades R Fun will contact you to discuss your options and pricing.  He will bill you after that is all settled.  To find their E-bay auctions just search "arcade control panel" and it will pop up in the list.

Cant really help you on your other questions.  While I have some console emulators setup on my cab, they are all mostly older console sets like NES, Atari and Sega Genesis.  Those dont require more than a joystick and a couple buttons per player.  I think maybe if you get into more modern console games you may find your control panel would require many more buttons to satisfy those console's game play.  Having that many buttons on a control panel may be problematic.

Still, I think I would build my own cabinet - much cheaper.  That's assuming price is an issue.  Maybe for you its not.
CodeWhite:
I ordered the UA II cab kit and the classic control panel from mameroom. Both items were shipped within the week and I couldn't be happier with the quality of the product. Also Scott of mameroom responded promptly to my emails and phone calls.  I would recommend mameroom to anybody who is looking to buy a cab.
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