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SuperShadowRyan:
ok. i gotta go. bye.

weasel-like_animal:
Hey man, I understand how it feels to be completely lost as to how these things build up...

First, read, read, read. I bought Saint's book (linked above) and read it cover to cover before I posted a single thing on here. It will honestly answer a LOT of your questions.

Its hard to say how to start out. I originally wanted to build my cabinet, build a new CPU, etc. etc. I realized that I just don't have the time, tools, or the space to do that. (You'll figure it out really quickly too!) I ended up getting a used JAMMA cabinet with a working monitor, using an old PC, buying an ArcadeVGA, building my control panel, and viola, its up and running.

If you want this to be quick and simple, just to play games, you don't need a cabinet. You can always hook video out on a video card to a TV and build a portable control box. I'm sure its *almost* as fun.

Good luck. Oh, and don't ask where to get "R" words on the forums.  ;D

tomsurfnj:
The bezel thing was something I was confused about. After I got a free golden tee cab I had to take it apart because it was too big for my hallway. The bezel was just some thick construction paper cut to fill up the gaps around the monitor. It surprised me that there was not more to it. Just take your time and research first. Check out the examples other people have made. Good luck.

Cakemeister:
For your budget, your best bet is to do what weasel-like animal and DaveMMR said. Get a working JAMMA cabinet and a JPac to connect it to your PC. A JPac is $57 + shipping and you should be able to procure a working JAMMA game for under the rest of your budget.

Or you can spend a little more and future proof by getting a ArcadeVGA board and an encoder of your choice from Ultimarc or Groovy Game Gear.

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