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RobotronNut:
i've just gotten mame running through the DVI connection of my panasonic commercial plasma screen (th-42pwd7uy with ty-42dm6d). the result is just awesome - big, bright, and 640x480 native resolution in the central 4:3 area.

i like the plasma so much that i've decided, at least for now, to forget about a traditional arcade cabinet and its attendant costs, bulk, and permanent space usage. instead, i'd like to make or buy a collapsible "tray" or "platform," on which to place my soon-to-be custom SlikStik Classic:



while sitting in a floor rocker like this:



i'm thinking something along the lines of those collapsible trays that were popular on the 60's, that would enable you to sit on the couch while eating a TV dinner ::). this version would need to be strong, pretty low to the ground, and probably angled.

is anybody out there already doing this? is there some product available commercially that could be used for this, or some plans? extra credit for a way for two people to sit side-by-side for two-player games.

besides the obvious drawback that it's not the traditional arcade experience, are there any other problems with this approach? (like playing robotron without the proper stance?  ;D )

quarterback:
If you bought one of these, then you could just run the controls to the screen instead of having a computer in the middle somewhere

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=47846.0

RobotronNut:

--- Quote from: quarterback on January 24, 2006, 01:14:59 pm ---If you bought one of these, then you could just run the controls to the screen instead of having a computer in the middle somewhere

--- End quote ---

not an option for me, since i've already ordered my slikstik. i'd be interested to hear how people are using their "arcades-in-boxes."

MikeDeuce:
Keyboard stands come to mind... but they're a little tall for a rocker chair:

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-20,GGLD:en&q=heavy%20duty%20keyboard%20stand&sa=N&tab=wf

Perhaps there is some potential in an item like this:

http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?q=low+keyboard+stand&pid=4869034325597885432&oid=2127403600099903778&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=&addr=&scoring=mrd

erictrumpet:
Burn-is is supposed to me a major issue with plasma screens... be careful playing arcade games on it.

Eric.

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