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| Nemss316:
Ok, thats what I thought also, I just wanted to make sure. Since it will be my first cabinet, I will probably go ahead an use a 21" LCD that I own. I recently upgraded last year to a 23" Widescreen. The more I think about it, the more inclined I am to just get a gutted cabinet and build it up. I like the idea of using the Jamma board and wiring, and the control panel, mainly for time saving measures, but I am intrigued to attempt to build most of it myself. |
| Jack Burton:
You won't need to bother with an ArcadeVGA if you use an LCD monitor. You should just use a regular graphics card and set your resolution to whatever the native res of your LCD panel is. After that you can use the video settings in MAME to tweak your image however you like. It isn't really much time at all to set up a MAME cab with a PC, I-pac, and monitor. I would say even a beginner could do it in less than a day, and anything over three days would just be ridiculous. If you do end up going with a gutted cab and LCD monitor, the trickiest part of your build wil be mounting the LCD panel into the cab. It's not hard at all, you may need to do a little woodworking or drilling to get it to fit right. Or you might get lucky and your cab might have a shelf built in for the monitor to sit on. |
| Nemss316:
I had another offer from someone else for a Cab today. Its an old TMNT cabinet that was converted for SF2. Monitor works, and its JAMMA, and he's offering $250. Would that be a better deal? |
| Flake:
So its been almost a month since this thread was rolling. What did you ever pick up? I live in STL as well and am always on the lookout for cabinet sources. Plus I have a stepbrother looking for a cab as we speak for a mame project. Post some pics of what you got or maybe what else this guy has to offer. I'm betting its the guy in Madison IL. I believe he has a nice stockpile of empty cabinets and other arcade goodies. |
| Nemss316:
Sorry I never updated this thread. I ended up not getting any cabinets from the guy I posted about. He ended up being a real hassle to deal with. I ended up landing an older cabinet from another seller. I'm making a Superman themed MAME cabinet. I'm currently painting it, and I'll post some pics on my Projects thread once it's painted! PS. I saw the guys postings from Madison. The Soul Edge cab would be a steal at that price. Shame I don't have the room :( There is also a posting for a KI2 cabinet in great shape for $400 in DeSoto, just in case. |
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