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Who wants to build a micro bartop?
DeLuSioNal29:
How about this a mini PC (AOpen Makes one)
http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?sku=204206689&SearchEngine=NexTag&SearchTerm=204206689&Type=PE&Category=Comp&Gad=0&dcaid=15894
Then you can grab one of those LCD screens that they make for cars and get whatever size you want. It will be a lot cheaper and it will be a PC so it run MAME just fine.
~ DeLuSioNaL
JimmyU:
--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on January 01, 2008, 04:59:37 pm ---How about this a mini PC (AOpen Makes one)
http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?sku=204206689&SearchEngine=NexTag&SearchTerm=204206689&Type=PE&Category=Comp&Gad=0&dcaid=15894
Then you can grab one of those LCD screens that they make for cars and get whatever size you want. It will be a lot cheaper and it will be a PC so it run MAME just fine.
~ DeLuSioNaL
--- End quote ---
Looks interesting. It looks like you need to add a processor, RAM and a hard drive which would increase the price to $500-$600. It does have a TV out so that adds to your options.
Turnarcades:
Yes but all these PC's are is a Mini-ITX board with fancy casing. Check out an all-in-one package that includes a motherboard, CPU, all your required ports for less than a hundred quid (or $200 if you prefer). VIA's Epia series packages are just the trick, with reliable graphics performance (it is VIA!), all your required in/outputs and a decent price. Check out either of these two links:
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=2#p1641
or if you want smaller hand have more cash:
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=26
All you need is an old power supply, a hard drive and a DIMM ram stick and off you go.
polaris:
cant you ditch the hard drive and use a compact flash card, you can get ones big enough to hold mame and a load of 1-2 button classics, im sure ive seen that here a cf to ide adaptor or summat.
ark_ader:
Whats wrong with using a cheap old laptop?
I did the exact same thing and got my sub-mini bartop operational with minimum of fuss. ITX is a waste of money, MAMECE is a joke (pocket cult is much better) but a IBM old laptop boots from CF cards with a very small footprint.
GRanted it won't play the high graphic games but about 1000 other games including those PC/XT games like Star Control which still can play on this platform.
So I see we are spending $100 on a ITX mobo and $40 for PSU which a cheap laptop for $60 could do better...hmm
Lets see how cheap you guys can make a micro or nano bartop with a Jakks and a PS1 screen for. :applaud:
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