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Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: TKW4rr10r on November 01, 2013, 05:17:46 pm
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Had a really cool idea for a future resto-mod, but trying to iron out some of the details if its possible.
Scenario:
One screen would be playing the actual game (obviously). Would prefer this to remain the original tube, but a LCD or CRT could work.
Second screen located above that could be used for game selection screen and possibly playing a movie during game-play.
Not sure if anyone has done something similar, and was curious if there were any front ends that allows secondary displays for their selection screens. :dunno
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One screen would be playing the actual game (obviously). Would prefer this to remain the original tube, but a LCD or CRT could work.
Second screen located above that could be used for game selection screen and possibly playing a movie during game-play.
I've heard a few people mention a second monitor for playing movies during gameplay? Why would you want to tie up extra computer resources/ram/cycles doing that while playing a game? :dunno
Not a knock, my friend, just a question. :cheers:
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I had an idea to have a second display built into the marquee section mirror the onscreen display. It wasn't very often I went to a real arcade, but sometimes I saw a group huddled around a machine and it would have been nice to see it, but I was a short kid, but I could see the marquee clearly.
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I've heard a few people mention a second monitor for playing movies during gameplay? Why would you want to tie up extra computer resources/ram/cycles doing that while playing a game? :dunno
Not a knock, my friend, just a question. :cheers:
No worries, my madness needs to be questioned from time to time ;).
Not concerned about the extra resources needed, not newer game(s) this would be done on. If you saw my idea you would be asking "why didn't anyone do this sooner!". I think it will add that extra wow factor I was looking to bring to a particular resto-mod. Problem is this cab is so far down my to do list I don't want to give too much away just yet.
I was originally looking for it to be a video screen, but a friend mentioned possibly having the game selection menu on the 2nd screen as well. Got the gears turning and hence the post.