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gryhnd:
--- Quote from: drventure on June 24, 2010, 07:36:06 pm ---You might consider going after a more rarefied, but pricier market. Not sure if there would be a lot of takers, but building cabs into furniture, tables, Jukeboxes, that kind of thing, might justify a higher price and make it more worth it.
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I agree. I've had a lot of interest from friends in my "island cocktail", because of how it blends in with the decor, and passes the local inspector ( ). Regrettably, I do not live in an area of high disposable income at the moment (more economy driven than anything else), so when they really hear what goes into it, they tend to shy away. That said, if I pushed hard outside of my local area I might get some bites.
RayB:
--- Quote from: michelevit on June 24, 2010, 05:55:48 pm ---Just wondering how the home arcade market is in 2010.
Is the demand higher, same, or diminished?
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Right... well it would depend on your area really. Like was mentioned, 48-in-1 machines seem to sell well (though I had trouble selling mine for a good price). I see many ads for these machines that mention "this is not some old PC". So I guess to an extent, many buyers don't want MAME, but a "real" board. I guess they feel if it has a PC in it, it's not worth as much.
But like i said, I had trouble selling mine, even though it was Xmas season. I found out from another seller, that the key is to offer a warranty, and delivery. Then you can ask for the big bucks.
michelevit:
Seems like its the opposite for me. I have a PC based mame cabinet. No one suspects its a PC while its running Mame classics. They are surprised when I exit the game and they see the familiar OS.
The nice thing about a PC based cab, is that it is a PC. When mine is parked, it also streams internet radio, plays ripped dvd, works as an internet kioske, and tonnes of other stuff including modern games.
Thanks for everyones advice. I'm going to build another cab and see how it goes. I've got enough parts (old pc, encoder, buttons and joystick) to build another cab for practically nothing.
I/O:
--- Quote from: michelevit on June 25, 2010, 04:23:00 pm ---
Seems like its the opposite for me. I have a PC based mame cabinet. No one suspects its a PC while its running Mame classics. They are surprised when I exit the game and they see the familiar OS.
The nice thing about a PC based cab, is that it is a PC. When mine is parked, it also streams internet radio, plays ripped dvd, works as an internet kioske, and tonnes of other stuff including modern games.
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Depending on whether the intended audience likes a 'professional' look, a front-end like GameEx is suggested.
javeryh:
I bet there is a virtually untapped market out there for future pinball tables.
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