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Title: Do you think this will look funny? My "shallow" arcade machine.
Post by: eds1275 on February 23, 2010, 12:54:39 pm
So I was putting together ideas for my up and coming project [several years in the planning or at least dreaming of... but career and home renos have kept the urges quiet until recently]. Due to the high cost of real estate these days [and I don't mean literally, I just mean my house is no mansion] I am thinking a cab that is only 2 feet deep, with a control panel that doesn't extend too far off the front. Where the monitor iwll go it starts out at 12 inches at the bottom and 7 or 8 at the top [using an lcd screen]. And it'll be 30 inches wide side to side. Here's a 3d thing I drew up in sketchup - look funny or alright?
Title: Re: Do you think this will look funny? My "shallow" arcade machine.
Post by: eds1275 on February 23, 2010, 12:59:09 pm
Oh and my control panel isn't modeled yet - it is going to be 9 inches tall at the back [due to having a keyboard tray built in among other things] and will sit on that shelf there attached with stove bolts and wingnuts. The screen will be widescreen.
Title: Re: Do you think this will look funny? My "shallow" arcade machine.
Post by: HaRuMaN on February 23, 2010, 01:04:50 pm
Will you be seated to play?

Looks uncomfortable for a standing person...
Title: Re: Do you think this will look funny? My "shallow" arcade machine.
Post by: eds1275 on February 23, 2010, 01:10:06 pm
Looks uncomfortable for THAT standing person lol. like I said, my control panel will be 9" above that bottom shelf. I just haven't modeled the CP yet but will repost when it's done.
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Post by: DJ_Izumi on February 23, 2010, 01:12:19 pm
Without showing where the monitor and control panel will be, that really just looks like a poorly designed book shelf.
Title: Re: Do you think this will look funny? My "shallow" arcade machine.
Post by: Ginsu Victim on February 23, 2010, 01:13:22 pm
Quote from: eds1275 on February 23, 2010, 12:54:39 pm
look funny or alright?

The first one. :lol
Title: Re: Do you think this will look funny? My "shallow" arcade machine.
Post by: eds1275 on February 23, 2010, 01:16:00 pm
Ohhhhh I get what you're saying, due to height. No I don't think so. I dunno how tall that dude in the photo is supposed to be, but I'm 5'7 and my machine stands 6' tall with a 7 1/2" marquee.
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Post by: Ginsu Victim on February 23, 2010, 01:17:37 pm
Without dimensions, it's hard to say anything really about the design.
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Post by: Havok on February 23, 2010, 01:20:32 pm
Just make sure you're not staring into the marquee - that could get annoying...
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Post by: Gamester on February 23, 2010, 02:59:05 pm
Yeah, you're going to have to provide a more complete mock-up with dimensions. 

What you did is like posting a picture of a car frame and suspension and asking if the car looks okay...   ;)
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Post by: MazzMn on February 23, 2010, 04:40:00 pm
There are quite a few examples of slim standups now that lcds are being used more and more....I think one that stands out that I recall is evil knievels woody
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55789.40 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55789.40) 
So the thin form factor can get some high praise on this forum
Title: Re: Do you think this will look funny? My "shallow" arcade machine.
Post by: eds1275 on February 23, 2010, 11:18:30 pm
Well here's my 3d image. I like it, I suppose that's all that really matters. My choice to use a 27" widescreen will definately give it some weirdness but I think that I'll get used to it fairly quickly.