My arcade setup... Overkill??? probably so!

[Unstupid]

I would be the worlds best spambot then

The world's best spambot could have got us those monitors for $80 shipped. 

What monitors did I miss out on?

[yotsuya]

What monitors did I miss out on?

 

[yotsuya]

Awww... the thread is gone.... 

[crtrrss]

I miscalculated a wee bit lol. I asked a bunch of ppl but the specs that were required were very rare and specific so I got turned down

[Endprodukt]

As everyone said and predicted.

[RyoriNoTetsujin]

I'm not usually one to say something like this (even as a joke, which this is intended to be) but...

... I just want to point out that this thread over here started on November 1, 2012

crtrrss joined on... you guessed it... November 2, 2012.

Coincidence?  I think not. 
  

[crtrrss]

I'm not usually one to say something like this (even as a joke, which this is intended to be) but...

... I just want to point out that this thread over here started on November 1, 2012

crtrrss joined on... you guessed it... November 2, 2012.

Coincidence?  I think not. 
  

I have no reason to hack any1 on this forum. Although, that is a funny coincidence

[MTPPC]

I do something similar. I have sdlmame on my xbmc box and I store all my ROMS on my home media server. I use it absolutely never because I use my Ms. Pac-mame for  single player, my MVC2 hyperspin rig for two player and my pinball simulator for pinball. There is absolutely no reason to stream gaming to multiple locations in one's home.

Now putting your game rig on the cloud might be a little different, but I don't think that's the objective here.

[crtrrss]

The only games I will store via NAS are for PS2. I own a 3tb hard drive and it has my ps2 Isos as well as my music and movies.

[CoryBee]

I'm not usually one to say something like this (even as a joke, which this is intended to be) but...
... I just want to point out that this thread over here started on November 1, 2012
crtrrss joined on... you guessed it... November 2, 2012.
Coincidence?  I think not. 
  

[crtrrss]

What is the best thing to use as a marquee light? Could you submit a link too? (Preferably on eBay or amazon)

[yotsuya]

Try cold cathode tubes. They're easy to use with a computer setup, and not too bright.

[crtrrss]

Oh is there anything that could be controlled by a PAC-drive?

[dextercf]

Fiskepinner

[crtrrss]

fish fingers in Norwegian??

[crtrrss]

Ok I have all the buttons in place and I've put all the wires into the IPAC ahead of time. All I need to do now is get plexi ( or tempered glass. For some reason, tempered glass is cheaper than good plexi) and I also need to mount the joysticks. I will do that during spring break. after that, I just add a few features ad it's done!

[dextercf]

fish fingers in Norwegian??

Helt riktig. Veldig godt gjort!

[maffewl]

Fiskepinner

Helt tilfeldig.

[kahlid74]

What is the best thing to use as a marquee light? Could you submit a link too? (Preferably on eBay or amazon)

You can get an LED strip and then wire it to the 12Volt from your PC PSU or you can get a cheap fluorescent light from Menard's or HD.

[Malenko]

What is the best thing to use as a marquee light? Could you submit a link too? (Preferably on eBay or amazon)

You can get an LED strip and then wire it to the 12Volt from your PC PSU or you can get a cheap fluorescent light from Menard's or HD.

^^ This. You can get them at Walmart and Lowes too.

with some aluminum foil, you too can have a ghetto light reflector!

[crtrrss]

That aluminum foil thing is a good idea. Ill probably do that

[dextercf]

Or just order som chinese led strips off ebay..?

[sandheaver]

Or just order som chinese led strips off ebay..?

Or order from the US: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10261

Any color you want, and you can change the color whenever you want.  Not that you'd want anything besides white, usually, but the option to tint a particular color could be useful.

[jammin0]

I bet those come from China as well, just paying extra for having someone else import them for ya.

[sandheaver]

I bet those come from China as well, just paying extra for having someone else import them for ya.

Seems to me that shipping would be less per unit if you buy from a distributor in the US who gets 1000 units at a time.  Plus you're not paying for shipping from China, you're paying for shipping from Colorado. 

There's markup this way, though.

Still, I'd rather give someone in the US my money than someone else, if at all possible.

[jammin0]

I'm totally with you where possible.  I've seen a few LED strips that are made in China but then have gone through a more rigorous quality check here in the US and they would cost closer to $30 for the same thing.

Shipping can take 2-3 weeks from China air mail but here is the same type of thing for $11 with free shipping:
http://dx.com/p/rgb-multicolored-1-meter-30-led-6w-light-strip-dc-12v-14965

If you don't mind paying twice that after shipping you will get it in 1/3 the time and have a better transaction / better customer service if your order goes wrong. I buy USA when I can.

[crtrrss]

I have a 6m strand if this stuff with a remote.  Works great. I never thought of using it in a marquee. I might order some later

[mcseforsale]

CCFLs FTW.

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g6/c75/s1570/list/p1/Lighting-Cold_Cathode_-_Kits-6_Dual_CCFL-Page1.html
AJ

[griffindodd]

I used LED strip for the Marquee lighting in Revolution...

[crtrrss]

I used LED strip for the Marquee lighting in Revolution...

That's a good idea. Ill probably do that.

Also, is there a limit to how many LEDS you can ground from one ground slot on a PAC-Drive?

[crtrrss]

I got the joysticks mounted today. Ill upload a picture when it is complete

[mcseforsale]

Without neat wiring, it's a fail.  Take your time.

AJ

[crtrrss]

Ok. I reused the wires that came with the machine because they were color coated and that gives me another sense of neatness

[brihyn]

Feeling some withdrawal. Where are the updates to this totally overkill build?

[Nephasth]

[chopperthedog]

wow pre anthrax days. Didn't know.


good day.

[mcseforsale]

Holy bootleg cassette trading batman!   

AJ

[kahlid74]

I like how the one guy is standing on a milk carton crate.  High class picture!

[Nephasth]

Who? Rat Skates? Yeah, he's the runt of the litter.

[crtrrss]

Sorry I haven't posted anything. I'm pretty sure that my puppy stole and chewed up my joystick wires because it is missing and I've been finding bits of wire around the house so I ordered a replacement one from Paradise Arcade but they still haven't shipped it.