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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: ratzz on August 21, 2007, 05:53:36 pm
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Hi all,
I'm building a mini galaga / pacman cab and wondered if anyone had succeeded in installing a CRT of any size in one.
I know it will be wide enough but will it be deep enough taking into account the unique angle of the monitor - I.e. will I struggling to get the back on?
Any advice would be great.
Ratzz :cheers:
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ok - so I have a bit of experience with this. I just completed a mini galaga style cabinet (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68683.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68683.0)). Here is a pic:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=51525.0;attach=81992;image)
As you can see, the monitor mounts straight up. This cabinet is true to scale in the fact that the bezel is properly sized and was reduced to 25% of it's normal size, same with the sideart and marquee.
Before I built the mini bartop cabinet, I had considered a mini cabinet that had proper proportions. I made a mockup with cardboard. Here is a pic:
(http://tkfiles.storage.live.com/y1pXQcKb_D0cNd3MULkOUs4C-evEXpFcO3UaWPMniKxwnkNGRQYCX5MmOsAhOYdgINNqfjTGg6GOBE)
After I built it, I could see the monitor would not really be visible, and thus the game would be more for looks than playable.
The monitor is a 10"/9" viewable CRT monitor. So I went with the more playable but not 100% accurate bartop. Your call! What size monitor you talking about using?
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It is not possible to scale a Ms. Pac-man/Galaga cabinet down to 75-80% and fit a 19" CRT in there properly. I looked into it when I was building mine and it wasn't even close. I didn't want to put a tiny 14" or 15" one in there so I didn't look into that and decided to go with a 19" LCD which fit quite nicely. You might have better luck with a smaller monitor...
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I just completed a mini galaga style cabinet (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68683.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68683.0)).
Wow, that is simply AWESOME. :applaud:
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It is not possible to scale a Ms. Pac-man/Galaga cabinet down to 75-80% and fit a 19" CRT in there properly. I looked into it when I was building mine and it wasn't even close. I didn't want to put a tiny 14" or 15" one in there so I didn't look into that and decided to go with a 19" LCD which fit quite nicely. You might have better luck with a smaller monitor...
Isn't 75% of 19" less smaller than 15" ?
;)
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It is not possible to scale a Ms. Pac-man/Galaga cabinet down to 75-80% and fit a 19" CRT in there properly. I looked into it when I was building mine and it wasn't even close. I didn't want to put a tiny 14" or 15" one in there so I didn't look into that and decided to go with a 19" LCD which fit quite nicely. You might have better luck with a smaller monitor...
Isn't 75% of 19" less smaller than 15" ?
;)
yeah... my math skills aren't what they used to be. ;)
Something looked "off" when I scaled down the size of the monitor during the design phase. I'm not sure why since the ratio was the same all the way around. Because of this, I decided to scale down everything except for the size of the monitor. Now I have a min cab with a monitor that looks pretty big comparatively and since bigger = better, I win! :cheers:
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Thanks for that guys. Thought that might be the answer, but was hoping!
And I know your thread well leapinlew -- great little cab!