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Title: Planning stages of my first cabinet need a few pointers on height
Post by: darkmdbeener on February 26, 2011, 12:10:44 pm

alright I am a tall guy around 6'3" so i planed my cabinet to be tall. After some work in sketch up i finaly decided on a design but noticed it seemed extremely tall. I would like to know what yall think about this design. i will post a pics of what i originaly had and what i have now after i altered it abit.

also, since this is going to be a fighting cabinet for MvC3 should the cp be flat or angled (i have the dual stick from x-arcade but i can lvl it out)
Same question for the tv im puting in (32" lcd 720p) Should this be angled or straight up and down?

Title: Re: Planning stages of my first cabinet need a few pointers on height
Post by: mgb on February 26, 2011, 01:39:42 pm

It seems to me that a typical arcade cabinet is about 6ft tall.
I like mine up on 2.5 - 3 inch wheels or so. Its better on my back for the control height.
I feel the monitor should have some sort of angle on it, not straight up and down.
I think a 30 degree angle is about right for an angle.
I was playing Sky Shark one day on a dedicated machine and the monitor just seemed too vertical to me, I find it hard to play that long