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Do any Companies sell an arcade cabinet like this one?
Red:
Just wondering if any Companies, such as Mameroom or any others sell or will soon sell an arcade cabinet like this one below?
Seems like a perfect fit for those of us who want to put an LCD in their cabinet to save on space and weight of a traditional cabinet. Anyone have a cabinet like this already? Thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=380003067880&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=025
Zobeid:
Look at the dimensions quoted on that cabinet, it's not small.
It's footprint is 28" wide by 34" deep, as compared with about 26" wide by 30" deep for a classic Defender machine. The LCD saves weight I'm sure, but you can put a LCD into anything.
Turnarcades:
That's a bit of an oddball design, but I suppose it's alright. We do many 'slimline' machines, but always stick to the classic arcade shape. I doubt any of the big places will replicate this as it's not a normal design and may not suit many people. You'd be better off drawing up your own plans for one and doing it youself.
Red:
--- Quote from: Turnarcades on March 10, 2008, 04:36:56 am ---That's a bit of an oddball design, but I suppose it's alright. We do many 'slimline' machines, but always stick to the classic arcade shape. I doubt any of the big places will replicate this as it's not a normal design and may not suit many people. You'd be better off drawing up your own plans for one and doing it youself.
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How would I go about that? I do like the design and would want to get a cabinet like this.
If somehow I do get plans for this, is it possible to "shave" some inches off the dimensions, while still keeping the overall look. Like making it not as deep and wide, but still keeping the height? Thanks.
Zobeid:
If I were given the job of making it smaller. . .
The width is determined by the widescreen LCD monitor. A non-widescreen monitor would shave some width, and most games don't use that extra width anyhow. You could build it around a 20-inch or 21.3-inch LCD with 4:3 ratio.
The cabinet depth is determined mostly by the large, protruding control panel. You can see they are using only about half of the CP space, so you could take out several inches there . . . . depending on what controls you actually want on yours, of course. (Some people I know would just cram in more controls, rather than make the CP smaller!)
The height is already quite short, so I wouldn't see anything to gain by trying to cut that down.
I have a quibble over the location of the speakers. It looks like they are under the CP, above the coin door, and the speakers are sort of aimed down toward the player's knees. I don't have ears on my knees, only grasshoppers have that. :P
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