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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: GregD on October 25, 2011, 07:51:12 pm
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Just wondering what you think the minimum width would be for a two player control panel with six buttons per player and a 3 inch trackball in the middle? I want it to be comfortable for two players but I also want to fit the controls within the cabinet and not have the shelf type that is wider than the cabinet. I am working with a 19“ lcd so I can't make it too wide without the monitor appearing way too small with a huge bezel. Thanks for your input.
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Hi GregD, I am no expert at determining an ideal length for a control panel with regard to the monitor size, but ultimately it will end up coming down to personal preference. A good reference for size might the 2-player panel from Mameroom.com. It has room for 6-7 buttons, as well as a trackball in between. Their panel is 35" wide. The links below show the full dimensions:
http://mameroom.com/Products_Classic_Kit.asp (http://mameroom.com/Products_Classic_Kit.asp)
http://mameroom.com/Products_ClassicController.asp (http://mameroom.com/Products_ClassicController.asp)
I don't have their 2-player panel, but I bought their 4-player quad panel (48" wide) and I think it fits 4-players comfortably. Hope this helps!
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Check out my defender build in the project section. One if the members here designed a panel for me with 2 players and a trackball. I want to say my panel is 24 inches wide.
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It can't be done without either really cramped controls or a huge bezel around the monitor
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This is my 2P 7button + 3" trackball layout crammed into 24":
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FqWuXNwv92E/TYzozxE_H5I/AAAAAAAAB2k/B59xN7KJCBU/s640/2011-03-25_07-51-28_64.jpg)
It can be done, but it's pretty tight. I cannot imagine it being any closer.
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How wide is that screen? 15 inches? At 24 inches you are looking at a bezel that is 4.5 inches on each side.
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24" for a 2 player "street fighter layout" sans track ball, its what I did on the NeoMAME machine (using the spacing already there for a 2 player neogeo 4 button layout converted to 6 button lay out. Players are close, not cramped, cant imagine squeezing a trackball in there, and thats with a 25" arcade monitor.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=51525.0;attach=109394;image)
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Check out my defender build in the project section. One if the members here designed a panel for me with 2 players and a trackball. I want to say my panel is 24 inches wide.
That was me. I just tightened up my panel which is 27":
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I didn't want a cp wider than the cabinet either, so I had the same problem as you although I'm using a 22" widescreen LCD monitor.
The cp is 660mm wide (26") I think this is just about adequet width for 2 players but I think it would start to get a bit cramped if any smaller.(I'm going to fit a spinner instead of a trackball)
The border around the monitor is 3 3/4" thick which isn't too bad but I wouldnt want it any bigger.
I think I got the balance about right. You can't have it exactly the way you want it unless you get a larger monitor which starts to get expensive.