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javeryh's Small-ish Bartop ["Jack Attack!"]
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Richie_jones on June 19, 2018, 05:25:53 pm ---Nice work. Following along..
Not seen a shot with the screen in yet..you gonna have much of a bezel?
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The monitor fits exactly in between the 2 side panels - in the case. There will be about 3/4" on each side and maybe 1" or so on the top and bottom.... It fits. Probably. I think...
--- Quote from: Richie_jones on June 19, 2018, 05:26:37 pm ---Side pinball buttons?
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Nope. No pinball on this cab. The monitor will be horizontal and it will be painful enough to play vertical classics like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong on it... In the spirit of keeping things simple I don't want the extra buttons. :cheers:
javeryh:
Here's a shot of the monitor (running the RetroPie build in my Raspberry Pi NES case). It fits pretty easily. I need to figure out how to hold the 1/8" monitor glass in place as well as how to mount the monitor. I'm going to lose the Vesa mount once I decase it.
Mike A:
Is there a reason for decasing it?
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Mike A on June 20, 2018, 09:42:28 am ---Is there a reason for decasing it?
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Good question. I think so. The bezel around the monitor angles in as you can see in the pic and this will create about a 1/4" gap between the monitor glass/bezel and the actual screen. I am going to order a piece of 1/8" smoked gray tempered glass and spray the back of it black leaving the rectangle for the screen to show through. If I decase it, I can mount the screen directly to the back of the glass (using strong tape or something) and it will actually end up being slightly closer to the player making the screen seem ever slightly bigger.
Also, by opening up the case I can relocate the admin buttons for the screen to somewhere that can easily be reached should the need arise.
Mike A:
It seems like a bunch of work for no real gain. An eight of an inch is not going to make the screen look bigger. It seems like a can of worms that doesn't need to be opened. That being said, I am sure it will look good either way. You know what you are doing.
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