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What's the low down with these 60 in 1 JAMMA boards?
Q*Bert_OP:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on November 30, 2009, 11:27:04 am ---You can toss an old PC in a cabinet to play those 60 games for WAAAAAAAY cheaper than you can buy one of those boards.
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I disagree! I can't get even a free PC interfaced to connect to a CGA monitor, even using a keyboard hack as the control interface for less than the cost of one of those boards!
I am getting them brand new for less than $50. In the 10 cabinets I've done, none have failed so far. Do not ask me about where to get them though... :police:
FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: NOP on November 30, 2009, 10:06:35 am ---so if they are technically illegal (selling roms+mame together) can we/should we report them via ebay and make the seller's lives a little more miserable?
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You can... but why be a dick? Are they bothering you that much? Seriously.
FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on November 30, 2009, 11:27:04 am ---You can toss an old PC in a cabinet to play those 60 games for WAAAAAAAY cheaper than you can buy one of those boards.
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Where are you going to get an old PC and all the components required to run it on a CGA monitor and interface with a joystick for $50 or so (be it in actual dollars or time required to hack something)?
Waay cheaper? Nope.
Ginsu Victim:
I tend to use free computers and free CRT PC monitors, but you're right. I didn't think about the cost of key encoders and whatnot.
FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on December 02, 2009, 08:37:25 am ---I tend to use free computers and free CRT PC monitors, but you're right. I didn't think about the cost of key encoders and whatnot.
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Plus PC monitors displaying classic arcade games = FAIL (for the most part).
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