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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: ids on July 29, 2011, 07:15:47 pm
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Finally bought into the flatscreen tv phenom. The old 36" tube is now homeless. I'm thinking showcase cab, the SO is thinking landfill. What do you think I should do?
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Ginormous cocktail cab :woot :woot
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I was thinking bartop, but you may just have convinced me otherwise :)
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Nice driving cab?
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Throwing it away seems kind of drastic. At least throw it up on craigslist for $20 before you do that. There are plenty of people out there who would appreciate a big SDTV for retro console gaming.
Does it have a component video connection?
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vertical cabinet ;D
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Throwing it away seems kind of drastic. At least throw it up on craigslist for $20 before you do that.
He could probably get a good hundred or so for it, especially if he lives close to the Mexican border.
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Ginormous cocktail cab :woot :woot
This got me thinking... how big of a TV could you practically build a cocktail around? I've got a 32".... Pac Man Battle Royale has a 32" (widescreen, LCD) I think....
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My dad's got a 40" mitubishi tube tv. The thing is a BEAST :o
But, it's still looks great.
He's wanting to get a projector, So I might have a shot at it.
Now THAT would make a hell of a cocktail (ok, not a cocktail, that'd be a dining room table cab!)
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Throwing it away seems kind of drastic. At least throw it up on craigslist for $20 before you do that.
He could probably get a good hundred or so for it, especially if he lives close to the Mexican border.
You say that cause hes in Canada?
Anyways, showcase cab with lightguns!
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vertical cabinet ;D
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You'll have an easier time fitting a bigger TV in a cabinet if it's vertical too.
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vertical cabinet ;D
+1
You'll have an easier time fitting a bigger TV in a cabinet if it's vertical too.
like this?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97260.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97260.0)
thats a 32" CRT, gonna hafta be a WIDE cab to squeeze 36" in there
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how big of a TV could you practically build a cocktail around?
Look here (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Examples).
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Most of those look to be the typical 19" size.... I bet bigger can be done.... ;D
how big of a TV could you practically build a cocktail around?
Look here (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Examples).
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spotted one in there that is a 33" cocktail. Seems much too big for my tastes.
I think a vertical over 30" would need some distance between player and screen... at which point you pretty much have a showcase cab. Just add guns and you're all set. I have a 27" horiz. now, and cannot imagine the screen any bigger without more distance.
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like this?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97260.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97260.0)
thats a 32" CRT, gonna hafta be a WIDE cab to squeeze 36" in there
Awesome, I like how pacman is bigger than the buttons.
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spotted one in there that is a 33" cocktail. Seems much too big for my tastes.
I think a vertical over 30" would need some distance between player and screen... at which point you pretty much have a showcase cab. Just add guns and you're all set. I have a 27" horiz. now, and cannot imagine the screen any bigger without more distance.
I missed that one. Can you post a link?
Yeah, I imagine a screen so close would be overwhelming.
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I missed that one. Can you post a link?
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Image:GIGANTO-mame_Massive_4_sided_Cocktail_cab.jpg (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Image:GIGANTO-mame_Massive_4_sided_Cocktail_cab.jpg)
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Thanks!
I missed that one. Can you post a link?
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Image:GIGANTO-mame_Massive_4_sided_Cocktail_cab.jpg (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Image:GIGANTO-mame_Massive_4_sided_Cocktail_cab.jpg)