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a wireless arcade cab...?
eightbit:
I have logitech wireless controllers for my xbox and they work awesome. There are few games that I can tell the difference between being wired and being wireless.
If you used a modded xbox for your PC it would be pretty easy to go completely wireless but I don't really see the advantage of going wireless with the video.
gprime:
Wireless controls would be perfect for a rotating control panel. Just spin it and wouldn't have to worry about wires getting caught up anywhere. The newer technology from logitech provides really fast reaction timing. My neighbor has this keyboard/mouse combo set (the newer one with the new technology -- forget the name of it) and it's honestly amazing. I also have a wireless gamepad from logitech and I honestly don't feel lag at all when I play any PC game. I've had it for over a year and still havn't had to replace the batteries.
Video on the other hand ... well ... I don't think it will ever get desirable quality / speed without a huge chunk out of your pocket.
I hear there are alot of different wireless audio things (like you can get those wireless headphones now and stuff -- not *that* expensive), so it's still very possible.
Wireless controls tho, I wouldn't mind using it using it in my next cab ;)
NoOne=NBA=:
Again, what is the advantage to wireless controls in a cabinet?
You are AT the cabinet, the computer is IN the cabinet, where would wireless controls help at all.
You are still going to have to wire it all up to the transmitter, so you don't save any wiring time/effort.
I use a wireless mouse with my cabinet, but that was because I use it for a graphics rig as well, and didn't want to have a mouse hanging off the cabinet when I was using it for an arcade.
rdagger:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on January 17, 2004, 12:33:12 am ---Again, what is the advantage to wireless controls in a cabinet?
You are AT the cabinet, the computer is IN the cabinet, where would wireless controls help at all.
--- End quote ---
One advantage is you don't use 2 computers. You could have your computer on a desk in 1 room and the arcade cabinet in another room. That is my goal. However, the wireless technology is expensive and less than perfect. I wired my house for CAT 5 so I will probably build a cabinet without a computer that is connected via 2 CAT5 lines. One for VGA using an IP extender and the other for the controls using a USB over IP solution. Or if that doesn't work I will just get a USB extender and drill some more holes in the walls. For the sound I think I could get away with wireless.
Removing the computer from the cab also reduces heat and weight.
bluGill:
And you end up spending more money on the parts than on a seperate computer for the cabinet.
VGA over ethernet might work, but odds are you will not like the results.
If you do VGA over IP and USB over IP, what decodes the IP on the other end? Some sort of computer anyway. Not to mention there is a limit to what you can do with cat 5, and I suspect the best results will still not be satisfactory.
And all when you could get around the whole problem by scrounging a computer from somewhere (garrage sale).
I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm saying that either the results will be unsatisfactory, or the cost will be more than a second computer. Most likely both.
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