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The Royal Flush Arcade
spOOf:
Thanks Ond. It's good to be here!!!
I'm assuming by genuine CRT monitor, you mean an arcade monitor, right? Could you recommend some 27" arcade monitors then? For computer monitors, it seems like 21" is the limit for those and if I'm spending money, I'd skip on computer monitor. If buying in that area, I'll go LCD. I really planned all along to use my 27" TV not really thinking about the added space of the case. Since I had 2 free TVs to use, it seemed like a great option. Plus, I don't see the needed output for it on my computer, so I would assume I need a new video card. I'm a novice in that area, so not sure.
Thanks again for the feedback.
ivwshane:
For your arcade name I'd go with either of your ideas but drop the word "arcade" altogether.
The Royal sounds nice to me.
spOOf:
--- Quote from: spOOf on June 11, 2009, 12:13:21 am ---Thanks Ond. It's good to be here!!!
I'm assuming by genuine CRT monitor, you mean an arcade monitor, right? Could you recommend some 27" arcade monitors then? For computer monitors, it seems like 21" is the limit for those and if I'm spending money, I'd skip on computer monitor. If buying in that area, I'll go LCD. I really planned all along to use my 27" TV not really thinking about the added space of the case. Since I had 2 free TVs to use, it seemed like a great option. Plus, I don't see the needed output for it on my computer, so I would assume I need a new video card. I'm a novice in that area, so not sure.
Thanks again for the feedback.
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Found a 25" LCD monitor for about $230. Looking for feedback here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93237.0 or just reply right here. Thanks!
spOOf:
Well, I went ahead and ordered that 25" LCD. I figure if I don't like it for the MAME purposes, I'll use it for the desktop as I was planning to buy one there as well. I'll let you guys know how that works out.
Feels good to be making some progress on this... next up, joystick and other control purchases!
cmoses:
Welcome and it's good to have another enthusiast. I am in the process of building my MAME machine. I was able to find the same cabinet, mine was a Mortal Kombat II originally, that was then converted to a NFL Blitz. It had already been painted black on the outside when I got it and didn't have a monitor. I felt it was a good canidate for MAMEing.
I am still working on the control panel but am almost there. I used the original box and took the original top to route out a new one. I wanted a wide array of controls to give me the most flexibility. I went with (2) U360's with (7) buttons in a curved layout. A Groovy Game Gear Electric Ice Trackball and a few admin buttons. I am planning to get (2) Turbo Twist 2 spinners and mini racing wheels. I also plan to put some side buttons in for pinball. I don't think it is to wide for that. I went with a Mini-PAC for the controller and have been very happy with it.
I think the U360's are great, with them you really don't need a dedicated 4 way. I just have them set to use the mappings and they work wonderful.
Here is the link for my project, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=87749.0