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Grasshopper:
I'm a big fan of the plug 'n' plays. It's truly remarkable what you get for your money, and I can't believe that people moan about the lack of authenticity.

That being said, I wouldn't use one for a cabinet unless I was building something very small like a bartop. Why? Well because second-hand PCs, more than capable of running MAME, are given away for free these days and very often a monitor is included. You just can't beat the flexibility of a PC, and the MAME versions of the games will be far more authentic.

If you're obsessed about legality then just buy one of the many compilation packs available.

ChadTower:

While that's true, you also can't beat the incredible simplicity of the plug and play joysticks.  No setup, nothing, just decase the TV, plug the sucker in, and optionally hack in a better joystick.  I've talked to a lot of nonbuilder people about bartops and the complexity of the PC inside, mostly the software, usually scares them off.

Grasshopper:
The complexity of the software shouldn't really be an issue if you're running one of the classic game compilation packs.

lokki:
There are more than a two roms

http://www.mamedev.org/roms/

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Grasshopper on April 29, 2007, 11:45:29 am ---The complexity of the software shouldn't really be an issue if you're running one of the classic game compilation packs.

--- End quote ---

Then you're not taking advantage of any of the flexibility you mentioned.  You're just running one program with a limited selection again, like the joysticks, but with every disadvantage of a PC in hardware.

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