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Vertical Bartop. Unnamed! Now Named!!!...GRANDSTAND
lettuce:
Being playing around with the idea of making a MAME bartop for vertical games. This will be my first Bartop project, been messing around with Google SketchUp, and come up with this design....
I shall being using a LCD monitor either 19" or 20" mounted vertically, i wanted to also add a spinner to the CP by by looking at that rough diagram there wont be enough room for one with the current design! The first thing i am going to have to do is source a decent LCD screen before any building can begin.
javeryh:
I can't wait to see your progress on this one - I'm a big fan of bartops.
I bought a 19" Dell refurb from their site and it's been fantastic. :cheers:
dmworking247:
I'd recommend you make a scale model out of cardboard or something.
I'm about a week off finishing a vertical bartop and I used a 17" LCD. I could have squeezed in a 19, but many many people advised me against it.
Now that its built I'd have to agree, on a bartop you're a lot closer to the screen and 17" looks huge, let alone 20"... your whole bartop would be proportionately larger, perhaps even big enough for 2 player controls.
Food for thought....
lettuce:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 31, 2008, 08:30:37 pm ---I can't wait to see your progress on this one - I'm a big fan of bartops.
I bought a 19" Dell refurb from their site and it's been fantastic. :cheers:
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Cheers, can you remember what model dell monitor you used, as blanka was staying that i should try and aviod TN Panel LCD screens, which the majority of 17" & 19" monitors are, what are the view angles, colour and contrast like?
--- Quote from: dmworking247 on August 31, 2008, 10:23:37 pm ---I'd recommend you make a scale model out of cardboard or something.
I'm about a week off finishing a vertical bartop and I used a 17" LCD. I could have squeezed in a 19, but many many people advised me against it.
Now that its built I'd have to agree, on a bartop you're a lot closer to the screen and 17" looks huge, let alone 20"... your whole bartop would be proportionately larger, perhaps even big enough for 2 player controls.
Food for thought....
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I was thinking that, thats why i decided to go for a 19", i wanted to get a 20" as i was struggling getting a NON TN Panel LCD screen in any other size, and thought that 17" would be on the small size, so went for the middle ground.
The diagram above is with a 19" screen and there looks to be just enough room for 1 player controls, doesnt even look like theres enough room for a spinner i wanted to add :'(, wouldnt of thought that the scale would increase that much to be able to get a 2nd set on controls on there if i went for an inch larger screen would there??
lettuce:
Been playing around a bit more in GoogleSketch, and now have 3 designs not sure which one to build i think i like Barcab 3 the best...
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