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DIY 2UP MAME Cabinet 22 Years Later

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Surfrdan:
22ish years ago I murdered a Mortal Kombat 3 cab with a J Pac and an ArcadeVGA card with a Debian based MAME PC. I think I sold it when moving house rather than try and move it. The history is a blur but I do have this photo as a memory of the good times.

Now I'm getting the urge to build a new one. Much as I'd love to use an Arcade Monitor again, I can't ignore the practicalities of modern hardware and will likely use a QLED 50" TV in portrait. I'm going to build the cab from scratch starting with the control panel. I've been enjoying scrolling through the CP albums on here for inspiration. I will update this thread as I progress.

markc74:
Good luck in the build! Just one thing I want to point out before you get too far into the design/build...

Portrait screens look great and can maximise the screen real estate you have but be careful when positioning the monitor. Ive found on mine that if you're setting a custom resolution (2160x2160) on mine it will be centered on the screen. My monitor was lower in the cab than I would have liked which meant I had a real job with layout files trying to get the games to appear exactly where I wanted them!

Surfrdan:

--- Quote from: markc74 on September 04, 2025, 02:10:38 pm ---Portrait screens look great and can maximise the screen real estate you have but be careful when positioning the monitor. Ive found on mine that if you're setting a custom resolution (2160x2160) on mine it will be centered on the screen. My monitor was lower in the cab than I would have liked which meant I had a real job with layout files trying to get the games to appear exactly where I wanted them!

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That’s interesting to know. My initial inspiration had come from [mention]griffindodd [/mention]’s lovely implementation

https://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,169151.msg1776063.html

He mentions similar positioning issues under windows. I wonder if Linux would fare any better with custom. Xmodes. I don’t mind effort if the result is worthwhile. And I have a relatively short list of favourites I wish to emulate. All under MAME so far but I realise I have the capacity to go beyond that


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Ond:
Go better than a QLED TV with one of these:

https://www.highway.net.au/arcade-parts/monitors-chassis/26-inch-4x3-lcd-monitor-for-arcade-machine-2880-2160/19866-1.html

Dedicated monitor to replace CRT.  No need for those weird custom screen settings. I will be using one of these in the not too distant future myself.

Surfrdan:

--- Quote from: Ond on September 04, 2025, 07:24:25 pm ---Go better than a QLED TV with one of these:

https://www.highway.net.au/arcade-parts/monitors-chassis/26-inch-4x3-lcd-monitor-for-arcade-machine-2880-2160/19866-1.html

Dedicated monitor to replace CRT.  No need for those weird custom screen settings. I will be using one of these in the not too distant future myself.

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Oh now that is very interesting! Pushes the budget somewhat but looks like it would be worth it.

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