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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: ragnar on August 15, 2010, 03:41:10 pm
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Are there commonly accepted hieghts for CPs and monitors?
I am planning to have a level finished surface on my CP and am estimating that 40" high is good (for me) and that my monitor should land in the 48"-60" range (bottom most height to top most height for a 24" widescreen LCD).
But I am 6' taller and shorter people will be play. Are there commonly accepted heights? I plan to have the monitor surface almost 100% vertical. Maybe a slight tilt but not much.
Is there a site that hosts plans for cabinets so I could get a feel? I know these forums have some scattered information but one place for everything would be nice.
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I wouldn't go higher than 36" myself (which is the height of most kitchen countertops).
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http://www.jakobud.com/plan-list.php (http://www.jakobud.com/plan-list.php)
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the front edge of my current 2player control panel is 39.5" from the floor, and it is very comfortable...small kids need bar stools to play properly though
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Control panel heights of some games. Keep in mind that hte hjoy/button locations are probably between the front and back heights.:
Mortal Kombat:
front: 35.75"
back: 38"
Neo Geo (ver 3):
front: 36.625"
back: 37.75"
Simpsons (and teenage mutant ninja turtles):
front: 35.875"
back: 38"
X-men (6 player panel, flat top):
front: 36.25"
back: 36.25"
My opinion:
The front should be 36-37" and slope at 1" for each 12" of depth. I might do a slight slope on mine but it will only be a few degrees, almost unnoticeable.
Opinion EDIT 1:
As fate has it, I have tower speakers that are 35" tall. Not a bad height for a common cabinet that many people use where people of all heights would be playing. But stacking books let me do some height testing. I'm 6 foot tall by the way and I am planing on an almost level control panel. 36.5" doesn't quite make it either for me. 37.5" is starting to feel doable. 38.5" is what I'm going to go with I think, but I can see why some like 40" heights. The 38" height makes sense since manufacturers have to make the cabinets shorter in order to serve people of various height.