Author Topic: 28" Bartop - Finished!!!! (Read 10744 times)

digitalarcade · « **on:** July 22, 2005, 08:03:53 am »

Just acquired a 28" CRT Monitor from a guy on E-bay. He has 15 more of these he wants to sell. I have put my name down for 2 more.

Gonna build a base for this one to allowmyself to play MAME on it. I will then take the 'cabinet' down to CGE next month....

ChadTower · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2005, 09:44:56 am »

Great monitor, but how exactly do you plan on building a bartop out of that?

javeryh · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2005, 10:36:26 am »

I'm very curious to see how this works out...

AlanS17 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2005, 11:36:43 am »

That's gonna be a big bartop.

Anyways, How much does he want for the monitors, and what type of connection do they use?

Also, where are you/he located?

digitalarcade · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2005, 01:32:57 pm »

Paid

KenToad · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2005, 01:33:38 pm »

Lookin' fine for a huge bartop project.

How much does that sucker weigh?

Cheers,
KenToad

digitalarcade · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2005, 02:13:26 pm »

This is gonna be a novelty project just for the show so It may work, it may not

Mr-Megalo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2005, 03:23:48 pm »

DigitalArcade - is that the show at kennilworth in December ?

I / we *might* be up for humping some of our cabs down for this

digitalarcade · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2005, 04:00:08 pm »

Quote from: Mr-Megalo on July 22, 2005, 03:23:48 pm

DigitalArcade - is that the show at kennilworth in December ?

I / we *might* be up for humping some of our cabs down for this

It is and it would brill to have u on board

Let me know for definate!!!

Nefesis · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2005, 10:03:47 pm »

Dang, if only I wasn't in the US. I think I could afford $20-30. Would love to play Ms. Pacman on one of those. Best of luck!!

digitalarcade · « **Reply #10 on:** July 24, 2005, 06:18:16 pm »

Done some work on this today.

Please remember chaps that this is just a cab for a bit of fun to take to CGEUK

nullb0y · « **Reply #11 on:** July 24, 2005, 06:26:46 pm »

yeah so where do i buy one of those monitors?

ChadTower · « **Reply #12 on:** July 24, 2005, 08:13:31 pm »

Awesome picture on that monitor.

Does that thing weigh 300 or 400lb?

digitalarcade · « **Reply #13 on:** July 25, 2005, 08:01:32 pm »

Oooooh, Chrome....

digitalarcade · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2005, 07:43:17 am »

I have odered 5 further monitors from this chap

danny_galaga · « **Reply #15 on:** July 27, 2005, 07:46:22 am »

Quote from: digitalarcade on July 22, 2005, 01:32:57 pm

Paid

dweebs0r · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2005, 09:13:46 am »

Looks great!!

You gonna paint the monitor case black?

AlanS17 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2005, 09:18:16 am »

Quote from: danny_galaga on July 27, 2005, 07:46:22 am

Quote from: digitalarcade on July 22, 2005, 01:32:57 pm
Paid

ChadTower · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2005, 09:24:40 am »

Hey, dude found a great local source for a great item. It happens to all of us at some point.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2005, 11:18:22 pm »

my day will come soon, i can feel it in my bones. any day now. a n y d a y n o w....

ChadTower · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2005, 09:56:37 am »

How much time do you spend actively searching?

danny_galaga · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2005, 11:02:49 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on July 29, 2005, 09:56:37 am

How much time do you spend actively searching?

ohhhh. maybe THATS why i havent picked up any bargains...

ChadTower · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2005, 05:07:56 pm »

Yep, getting deals like that usually take a lot of legwork. the more places you look, the more calls you make, the more creative you get, the more often you'll find a deal like that.

Even then, it's not very often.

digitalarcade · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2005, 03:22:40 am »

Just got to add the speaker grills now and then it's done.

Stobe · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2005, 08:09:52 am »

It wont really be done until you make a marquee with it's appropriate name:

"The Hernia"

-Stobe

digitalarcade · « **Reply #25 on:** August 03, 2005, 01:23:31 pm »

lol, good name.

I will post some pics of the cabinet being played at the CGEUK even ( www.cgeuk.com ) a week Saturday (August 13th).

I will also be building a small mini-cocktail cabinet throughout the day at the show - please come buy and say hello if you are attending

ChadTower · « **Reply #26 on:** August 03, 2005, 01:30:08 pm »

No hernia there, that's a bulging disc.

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #27 on:** August 03, 2005, 05:00:59 pm »

Where did you get the chrome T-molding?

digitalarcade · « **Reply #28 on:** August 03, 2005, 08:29:49 pm »

www.t-molding.com

JonnyBoy · « **Reply #29 on:** August 03, 2005, 10:54:46 pm »

Yeah that is a radical deal. I have a few questions, is the computer fitted into that base connected to the CP? Did you gut it or use a laptop? That thing looks awesome, I'm jealous.

Minwah · « **Reply #30 on:** August 04, 2005, 06:13:11 am »

Quote from: digitalarcade on August 03, 2005, 01:23:31 pm

I will also be building a small mini-cocktail cabinet throughout the day at the show - please come buy and say hello if you are attending

See ya there, I'll be the one that looks like Jesus

Nice idea for a cab btw

digitalarcade · « **Reply #31 on:** August 04, 2005, 08:29:26 am »

Quote from: JonnyBoy on August 03, 2005, 10:54:46 pm

Yeah that is a radical deal. I have a few questions, is the computer fitted into that base connected to the CP? Did you gut it or use a laptop? That thing looks awesome, I'm jealous.

There is enough room in the cabinet for a Dell GX1 computer (not gutted). What I will be using at the show tho will be my laptop. As well as playing games, I will be using the monitor to demo a preview of the DVD I 'may' make and also some of the content from my other project, the fanzine Retro Revival (www.retrorevival.co.uk).

Minwah, make sure u come and say hello at CGEUK m8.

Also check out an event I am arranging to hold in the UK which will take place in December, www.play4charity.co.uk .

Franco · « **Reply #32 on:** August 04, 2005, 12:25:03 pm »

Quote from: digitalarcade on August 04, 2005, 08:29:26 am

Also check out an event I am arranging to hold in the UK which will take place in December, www.play4charity.co.uk .

Cool. 1st I have heard of it. I think I will pop down, im only a couple of hours up the road!

digitalarcade · « **Reply #33 on:** August 04, 2005, 12:56:30 pm »

Quote from: Franco on August 04, 2005, 12:25:03 pm

Quote from: digitalarcade on August 04, 2005, 08:29:26 am

Also check out an event I am arranging to hold in the UK which will take place in December, www.play4charity.co.uk .

Cool. 1st I have heard of it. I think I will pop down, im only a couple of hours up the road!

danny_galaga · « **Reply #34 on:** August 04, 2005, 08:38:42 pm »

how is it sitting so close to that screen?

digitalarcade · « **Reply #35 on:** August 06, 2005, 12:00:55 pm »

Last Batch --BINGO! Either that, or I was attempting to say "before" but it was too many letters to type-- CGEUK...

digitalarcade · « **Reply #36 on:** August 15, 2005, 10:32:58 am »

Cabinet being displayed and played at the CGEUK 2005 event here in the UK (www.cgeuk.com) as promised (me behind the camera):

TheRed · « **Reply #37 on:** August 15, 2005, 05:52:29 pm »

very nice!

Is it hard on the eyes? it looks really close...

either way...cool stuff!

Bones · « **Reply #38 on:** August 15, 2005, 06:34:44 pm »

Biggest bartop on Earth! That's pretty cool...

digitalarcade · « **Reply #39 on:** August 22, 2005, 04:00:33 pm »

Quote from: TheRed on August 15, 2005, 05:52:29 pm

very nice!

Is it hard on the eyes? it looks really close...

either way...cool stuff!

It plays surprisingly well considering you are quite close to the screen. I did see a number of ppl actually take their glasses off at the show to play it tho


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