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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: MaineEvent on November 07, 2010, 07:59:07 pm
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I really want to make a bartop cab.
I just got an Arkanoid PCB and spinner with all the wiring harness on ebay, and I have a decent LCD monitor I found in my building.
I'm probably going to go with a bartop cab kit to make it easier on me.
But my questions are....why doesn't anyone use real PCBs in their bartops? I mean besides the obvious, " I want to use MAME to play every game possible"
Is it hard to connect the PCB and LCD monitor?
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All you need is a video converter to feed an LCD from an arcade board.
Video Converter (http://www.dirtcheaptrading.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=22&category_id=1&vmcchk=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=7)
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Thanks for the info Boba!
But still, it's hard to find anyone with a legit bartop project....
I'll try my best and post mine on here :burgerking:
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But still, it's hard to find anyone with a legit bartop project....
build a cab for 1 game or build a cab for all spinner games......
I think thats the mentality, at least thats how I take it
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Some arcade PC boards have not lived a good life and can be troublesome. Many bartop builders can troubleshoot the PC they are using but would not know where to start on a real game board. Another factor is price, some boards cost as much as a PC or more. Another limiting factor for a bartop is the physical size of some game boards. They are much larger than a small pc motherboard.
A good alternative is to build your bartop with a jamma button and connector setup. That way it can be used for a jamma game board or plugged into a PC via a jpac.