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Title: Virtua Fighter Cabinet
Post by: SirPeale on January 02, 2004, 12:36:45 pm: I've got a line on a Virtua Fighter cabinet for $40. What should I know about it, ie how the monitor goes in? Is it a 25"? Monitor shelf?
Title: Re:Virtua Fighter Cabinet
Post by: derek1800 on January 02, 2004, 01:31:05 pm: check www.klov.com for info
Title: Re:Virtua Fighter Cabinet
Post by: Zakk on January 02, 2004, 01:43:44 pm: Quote from: Peale on January 02, 2004, 12:36:45 pm
I've got a line on a Virtua Fighter cabinet for $40. What should I know about it, ie how the monitor goes in? Is it a 25"? Monitor shelf?

Grab it, that's a good cabinet for mame. Nobody is going to miss one of those. The monitor is like a 29" I think, at the very least a 27". The mounting is via bolted rails, but it's easy enough to re-do it for a monitor, or even install a shelf. Here's my conversion:

http://www.mameworld.net/massive/Cabinet/Virtua/Virtua.html
Title: Re:Virtua Fighter Cabinet
Post by: SirPeale on January 02, 2004, 02:35:11 pm: Quote from: derek1800 on January 02, 2004, 01:31:05 pm
check www.klov.com for info

You mean this? (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=V&game_id=10328)

First place I checked. None of the info I was looking for there.

Thanks for the info, Zakk. I'd forgotten you'd done a VF cab. Big monitor though, eh? Wonder how I'm gonna put something in there. This is supposed to be a budget project.
Title: Re:Virtua Fighter Cabinet
Post by: OSCAR on January 02, 2004, 09:51:49 pm: Keep in mind that Virtua Fighter is a medium res game, if you have any plans on re-using the monitor (or if the one you are talking about even has one). I had a monitor that came out of a Virtua Fighter, and it was a 25" switchable std/med res Pentranic 1425. Some pics of the chassis are at http://www.oscarcontrols.com/pentranic, just for kicks. :)
Title: Re:Virtua Fighter Cabinet
Post by: slicer_d on January 02, 2004, 10:09:15 pm: Dam 40 bucks is a steal I would do it in a heart beat! I love the look of the virtua machine it is my #1 fav for doing a upright 2 player cab. You should go get it before somebody else does.
Title: Re:Virtua Fighter Cabinet
Post by: Zakk on January 02, 2004, 10:17:39 pm: Quote from: Peale on January 02, 2004, 02:35:11 pm
Quote from: derek1800 on January 02, 2004, 01:31:05 pm
check www.klov.com for info

You mean this? (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=V&game_id=10328)

First place I checked. None of the info I was looking for there.

Thanks for the info, Zakk. I'd forgotten you'd done a VF cab. Big monitor though, eh? Wonder how I'm gonna put something in there. This is supposed to be a budget project.

Well, I ended up using a 20" monitor (used) and a 19" monitor bezel. Worked out well, and you can pick up 19" arcade monitors or 20" comp monitors for a good price usually, if you look around long enough...
Title: Re:Virtua Fighter Cabinet
Post by: Harakiri on January 03, 2004, 12:00:58 am: Damn, that's a good price for that kind of cabinet! :-X

Well, don't bastardize it like many people did on their cabs! I cannot give you anything because i can't really...

Good luck in your future project! :)