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Driving cabinet, use arcade monitor or flatscreen?
RamjetR:
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--- Quote from: RamjetR on June 07, 2012, 07:03:17 am ---Model 2 Emulators on an LCD....
Here's mine... :)
http://www.youtube.com/user/ramjetr?feature=mhee
Let me know what you think... heaps of videos in my channel to go over for idea's and quality of display etc...
Ramjet :)
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SHUT-THE-FRONT-DOOR!!! :o Amazing videos Ramjet. I'm even more excited about this build now. I will be checking out all of your videos when I get a chance.
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Thanks dude... when starting out... it only takes a couple of ideas the get the ball rolling... When it comes to an LCD though.... don't buy a cheap one. A crappy LCD with poor viewing angle will make even the best efforts go to waste. Mine is a 40" Samsung UA44D6600. It replaces the original rear projection system in my DX cabinet and cost $1750AUD 12months ago. Now I can get the same screen (and I did, 2 more infact) for $1345AUD. But the difference is the super clear gloss finish, excellent viewing angle, 100Hz for zero ghosting, 3D (like I need it, but it does work) and most importantly.... you cannot see pixels at an arms length away!!!!!! Number 1 thing to look for are pixels density being so close!
Do not scrimp and save on the TV/Monitor. You'll be sorry you did! A CRT is very forgiving in quality because it can mush pixels together and look smooth(ish)... LCD's can be very hard on an image and density of pixels is critical. Especially given how close to the screen you are. Take you time when choosing one. Take a laptop into a store and run the emulator on the screen to see what it looks like before you buy, and definately take your bezel into the store to overlay on the set to measure up for size.
I took 6 months looking for the perfect screen to fit this cabinet and can't recommend it high enough. I'm super happy with my image quality.
Here's some build pictures of the cabinet... https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/113878401085172785670/albums/5706973562574671825
Ramjet
boardjunkie:
A multi-mode CRT monitor (WG D9800 and similar) would be the best bet for making the games look as they were intended. Med res (and better) games will look bad at std res. And Std res games will look bad at high res. A multi freq monitor can display each game at its correct resolution so they'll look right.
mrcram:
I am still finishing up my daytona twin now but I ended up taking out the original arcade CRT monitors (1 was bad, the other was fine) and decased 2 television CRT monitors with S-video hooked up to computer. Practically free on craigslist. Works for me and fit perfect without any adjustments.
Brian74:
I just got done working on my driving cab for the night. I have a model 3 cab, the monitor had some bad burn in, so I opted to go with a 26 inch led lcd. There is some space on the sides and the top thou. Its not a big deal on the sides because the grills cover it. The top is a different story. I have the smoked glass that came with the cab. I plan on putting painted plexi behind my lcd to hide the space. So have you decided what you are going to do for controls?
ABACABB:
--- Quote from: Brian74 on June 08, 2012, 10:27:43 pm ---I just got done working on my driving cab for the night. I have a model 3 cab, the monitor had some bad burn in, so I opted to go with a 26 inch led lcd. There is some space on the sides and the top thou. Its not a big deal on the sides because the grills cover it. The top is a different story. I have the smoked glass that came with the cab. I plan on putting painted plexi behind my lcd to hide the space. So have you decided what you are going to do for controls?
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So you are saying that smoked plexiglass does not hide any gaps in your monitor/bezel? Hmmmm....I was banking on the plexi hiding any gaps for me, I may have to rethink that plan. For my controls, I'm plan on using original arcade equipment. First, I have a complete control panel from Sega Rally. I am swapping out the single view change button for the 4 VR buttons from Daytona USA. I have Daytona pedals and a Daytona seat. Pretty much all Sega gear except for the force feedback motor which is from a Midway Crusin World cabinet. It is much easier to get this force feedback motor working with a project like this than the Sega force feedback but it still pulls hard and gives true arcade quality force feedback. I am going to hack a Logitech pc wheel to make this connect to a pc. My only downside is not having an original cabinet to build in. I will be building my cabinet from scratch. I am only decent at woodworking but have a friend who is very good and willing to help. I have been watching auction sites and cragslist for a Sega cabinet in my area for quite a while and have found nothing so this is why I'll be building my own cab.
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