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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: Trip on February 25, 2012, 09:08:58 am
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I am considering my first mame cab and not very good at woodworking. Considered going kit from mameroom, but is 25-27" monitors really big enough for a 4 player cab? I really like the look of the 37" LCD cabs on ebay, but I really want to do all the internals myself.
I definitely want a UAII design look over a showcase. I just prefer the classic look over the new style.
Anyone know of any plans or anyone I could talk to that has done a large monitor size 4-player cab?
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Classic look? The Ultimate arcade II doesn't really resemble any real arcade cabinets. It isn't the best design for 4 player cabinets, as it has a screen that basically sits straight up and down, while most factory 4 player cabinets leaned the monitor back quite a bit in order to improve the viewing angle for the 3rd and 4th player. Look at a Simpsons or TMNT machines to see what I mean.
25" monitors are indeed big enough for 4 player machines, every 4 player machine you remember came with them standard.
I am considering my first mame cab and not very good at woodworking. Considered going kit from mameroom, but is 25-27" monitors really big enough for a 4 player cab? I really like the look of the 37" LCD cabs on ebay, but I really want to do all the internals myself.
I definitely want a UAII design look over a showcase. I just prefer the classic look over the new style.
Anyone know of any plans or anyone I could talk to that has done a large monitor size 4-player cab?
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Classic look? The Ultimate arcade II doesn't really resemble any real arcade cabinets. It isn't the best design for 4 player cabinets, as it has a screen that basically sits straight up and down, while most factory 4 player cabinets leaned the monitor back quite a bit in order to improve the viewing angle for the 3rd and 4th player. Look at a Simpsons or TMNT machines to see what I mean.
25" monitors are indeed big enough for 4 player machines, every 4 player machine you remember came with them standard.
Well it looks more like a standard arcade than the showcase kit mameroom offers. Looking like the best I can do with a kit anyway. I have found a couple local places in Chattanooga that sell used arcades, may see if I can get something with an ok condition cabinet (insides don't matter) that I can replace the monitor, control panel, and fix up the art/paint to my liking. Hooray for my own vinyl equipment. Probably will still go with the mameroom 4 player cp kit. Wish the 4 way was in the middle of the CP though.
Good info on the monitor angle, found a few threads where some people have changed it to make it work better.
Now I need to start researching monitors, cause it doesn't look like I will get a plan for a big size LCD, still lusting after that 37" on ebay, but I really want to build this myself.
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I'm actually looking for the same thing. I like the arcades r fun cabinets on eBay. I already have a 37 inch lcd and I'm in the process of building my CPU. I was hoping to find a cabinet kit or at least some plans so if nothing else I can build one. Id much rather get a kit though. Does anyone know where I can get this? Worst come to worst anyone know of any showcase cab kits for lcds. Also to the poster above, you can make your own layout at mameroom.
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Just keep it 2P.
Player 3 and 4 can use a BT XBox or PS controller.
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My new stickied build a cabinet project thread may be of some use to you . Not so much from a 4 - player cab design, just build methods, assembly etc. It's a WIP but keep it in mind.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=118612.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=118612.0)
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Also to the poster above, you can make your own layout at mameroom.
I will have to look into that.
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I think I found my option, have a local repair shop that is going to sell me a stripped NBA Jam/NFL Blitz cab with refurbished monitor and artwork of my chose/design without control panel. I will probably buy the control panel off mameroom and save myself from any woodworking issues.
I may start looking for some basic woodworking classes and build a from scratch cab next though.