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Raspberry Pi vs a 60 in 1 for a Cocktail Cabinet
Maximus:
I wanted to grab one of the Android sticks for media center ideas too so I'll throw it all in the same bucket of testing.
I'm going to play with a Tronsmart MK908 Quad Core 2GB/8GB set up and see what it's like.
Tronsmart MK908 - $90
Mini-HDMI to VGA adapter - $10
ZD USB Keyboard encoder & wiring- $20
added the extras to the list so we can call it a real alternative for a MAME/CAB set up.
To mirror comments already covered here, an easy-on, non-windows solution, fanless and small but also with the ability to add your own games is really interesting. At the moment the quad core sticks are more expensive at around $90 but they will fall quickly in price so you could consider them more viable in a few months.
Currently a 60 game board with a decent Jamma Harness will cost you approx $75 shipped anyway
TheShaner:
--- Quote from: michelevit on June 14, 2013, 06:02:27 pm ---Maybe a time for stick computer FAQ or forum subsection.
As long as my builds have room for a mobo, powersupply and hardrive, I'll probally keep going that route. You can pick up P4s all day used for nothing. I'd like to build a micro console one day and then Rasberry Pi sounds XLNT.
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Mich, as stated, I am not trying to replace the need for a motherboard, how in the hell would you play killer instinct? Cant have that. For a cocktail, or mini cabinet, the 60 in 1 jamma makes a lot of sense, but is just too dated. But the allure of having a quick power on and boot, and practically dedicated software with no moving parts to break is hard to resist. It would be nice to find something comparable though, in the relative price range, with roughly the same functionality, and the ability to update / tweak etc, and I think we are on the right track.
I will buy something early next week after I get a little more input from those who have done this already and done a little research of my own. MaxiGriff, I will make sure to do something different from what you are going to do so we can have a good comparison.
paigeoliver:
Raspberry Pi is basically the worst possible solution you could come up with for a game cabinet, it is underpowered and requires a crap ton of adapters to even be used.
Here is the secret about good results with the common 60 in 1 board. Turn off all the 8-way games. The majority of the games on the board are 4-way or 2-way anyway, and those 8-way games happen to have almost all the serious sound and emulation problems that people always complain about.
If you absolutely need PC hardware and a small form factor I have found that Pentium 2 and Pentium 3 tablets can be had for under $100, and are small enough to slip into a bartop easily. Just make sure the model you get has VGA out (all the ones I have owned had that, but it never hurts to check).
Rigby:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on June 14, 2013, 10:47:58 pm ---Raspberry Pi is basically the worst possible solution you could come up with for a game cabinet, it is underpowered and requires a crap ton of adapters to even be used.
Here is the secret about good results with the common 60 in 1 board. Turn off all the 8-way games. The majority of the games on the board are 4-way or 2-way anyway, and those 8-way games happen to have almost all the serious sound and emulation problems that people always complain about.
If you absolutely need PC hardware and a small form factor I have found that Pentium 2 and Pentium 3 tablets can be had for under $100, and are small enough to slip into a bartop easily. Just make sure the model you get has VGA out (all the ones I have owned had that, but it never hurts to check).
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Pfft. The RPi isn't bad at all, unless you want to drive an arcade CRT.
Is it an absolutely 100% accurate arcade emulation solution? Not at all. Is it a $30 arcade emulation solution? yep. Running MAME4ALL on there runs approximately 1500 games from the MAME 0.37u5 romset at full speed without any issues I can notice. The midway 53hz games don't run full speed, but nearly everything else is perfect. Pretty sure an i-pac will run on the RPi perfectly without any configuration.
If you've resolved to using an LCD, the raspberry pi is not a bad choice.
The board Maximus mentioned would run iMAME4All reloaded (0.139 romset) full speed, no problems whatsoever, almost certainly.
TheShaner:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on June 14, 2013, 10:47:58 pm ---Raspberry Pi is basically the worst possible solution you could come up with for a game cabinet, it is underpowered and requires a crap ton of adapters to even be used.
Here is the secret about good results with the common 60 in 1 board. Turn off all the 8-way games. The majority of the games on the board are 4-way or 2-way anyway, and those 8-way games happen to have almost all the serious sound and emulation problems that people always complain about.
If you absolutely need PC hardware and a small form factor I have found that Pentium 2 and Pentium 3 tablets can be had for under $100, and are small enough to slip into a bartop easily. Just make sure the model you get has VGA out (all the ones I have owned had that, but it never hurts to check).
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Underpowered compared to what? Remember, the title of this thread is comparing this to a jamma board. Those things cant have much power to them. I understand we can get cheap PC's etc, but that is not the point here. I want to run about 50 games of my choice on a newer . Im trying to find another solution other than these crappy Jamma boards. I dont mind an adapter or two if it gives me a better experience than the Jamma.
With that said, this is exactly what I had hoped would happen. Opinionated conversations and debate from both sides on the subject!
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