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Dervacumen:
Seems this forum isn't too interested in trying to fuse lots of different technologies into one big honking do everything kinda doohicky.   If you want market response for your Grad class, you're probably better off finding a more consumer oriented forum, like video game console boards.  If you want to build it for yourself then by all means have at it.  But methinks it would be a PITA.

And bummer about the wife issue.  Mine keeps asking when I'm going to get my machine done so I can bring it in the house.

AlanS17:

--- Quote from: More Cowbell on November 10, 2006, 11:00:42 am ---I just think you're asking the wrong group. We are build-it-yourselfers looking for an arcade experience. Your question would be better asked at a home theater site.

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Personally, I think PL should ask there in addition to here. He should also ask in general arcade forums (but he might get flack from the purists about emulation). Oh, and he should try PC gaming forums.

I think the reason he started here is because this is what he knows and he kind of wants to build it for himself.

Stingray:

--- Quote from: Matthew Anderson on November 10, 2006, 11:03:20 am ---Look, I want to answer your poll but the option I would pick is no thanks not interested. You do not give me the choice, I can either say I am interested or that I feel it is offensive or I don't understand why people would want this. Well, I don't feel it is offensive nor am I mystified as to why someone would want it.

So where's my no thanks?



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I was thinking the same. I chose the one that's closest to my actual opinion, but "no thanks" would have been more appropriate.

-S

Purple Lemon:
My apologies if I have offended anyone.  The last thing I want to do is post spam.  I have seen other posts discussing product ideas here, but the moderator should remove this post if it is inappropriate.

I would have preferred to wait on posting this concept until I actually built it myself, but my class is pushing to get people's opinions.  I have been reading this forum for a few years, actually; I wanted to completely understand other members' successes and failures before I contributed something myself.

Yes, I agree that this concept doesn't fit within the traditional arcade experience.  However, the thought of playing Pac Man on a 55" screen in 7.1 audio appeals to me.  Maybe I'm just unique in that way.  I have seen that there is software such as GameEx that allows people with a Home Theater PC to play MAME on their big screen TV.  I was curious if there was similar interest here.

RayB:
If you're going to play games in a "home theatre", there is absolutely no reason to rotate the screen. It will be so large compared to the original video games, that playing vertical games with "black bars" on the sides would be more than acceptable. The game would still be many times larger than it was ever meant to be. (So a "native" resolution is completely unecessary here).

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