I found my cab! My mame conversion starts soon :-)

[danp]

I found my cab, he's delivering it tomorrow...hoping to get started right away.  I want to use the original arcade monitor if possible; does anybody know of any resources or converters to take that to the computer?  Once the cab is in I'll take pics and document my progress. 

[CheffoJeffo]

I want to use the original arcade monitor if possible; does anybody know of any resources or converters to take that to the computer? 

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Arcade_Monitors

[danp]

Thanks for the link, I'll research the hacking process.  Here is a picture of what should be brought over tomorrow; minus the bench which he threw away 2 weeks ago 

[ablizno]

It would be soo bad ass if you were getting the bench.

[danp]

It would be soo bad ass if you were getting the bench.

Yeah I absolutely agree.  I'm using a 2p control panel which will widen it up a touch, so i'm not sure how that would work.  If I could get my hands on the bench I'd figure it out though! 

I posted on my local craigslist to see if anybody has experience with arcade wiring, could help out quite a bit with tutoring me on the monitor.  As far as alterations go, I'm undecided.  I think the cabinet gives me a lot of room to work with, only problem is there is no marquee so the tacky top may have to stay.  It's going to be a fun ride!

[danp]

Well the guy with the Landing gear cab flaked on me, but I was able to deal a trade that brought me a Golden Tee cab.  I think this is going to work well, especially since the control panel sticks out so far.  Here is a picture of what I'll be converting.  My first step is mounting a monitor into the spot, other than just running a board across for the monitor to sit on--any ideas?

[paigeoliver]

See the wood that crosses the back, behind the monitor bezel, that is what holds the monitor in, if you use the correct size. If you use the wrong size just mount your tube to wood installed in that same slot.

[danp]

I just purchased the computer/monitor I'll be using for this machine, it should be set for a while.  Here are the specs:

24 inch widescreen LCD monitor

1.80 GHZ
3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
250 GB Harddrive
Integrated Soundblaster

[paigeoliver]

The computer is overkill, I use sub-ghz machines in every machine I do, only the hard drive games require anything more than that. So it should "do" forever. Also in general there is no reason to ever update anything software-wise once you have your cabinet up and running.

I do have to ask why widescreen (wrong aspect ratio for everything) and why LCD (which aren't the hottest monitors for gaming and don't tend to have the best range of possible viewing angles). At least it will be easy to mount.

I just purchased the computer/monitor I'll be using for this machine, it should be set for a while.  Here are the specs:

24 inch widescreen LCD monitor

1.80 GHZ
3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
250 GB Harddrive
Integrated Soundblaster

[danp]

I went widescreen because there was a nice packaged deal to get it together with the Dell.  As far as it being overkill, I'll be able to use this computer to play any games I'd like.  There will be plenty of PC games, arcade games, etc that will run perfectly on this machine. 

The computer is overkill, I use sub-ghz machines in every machine I do, only the hard drive games require anything more than that. So it should "do" forever. Also in general there is no reason to ever update anything software-wise once you have your cabinet up and running.

I do have to ask why widescreen (wrong aspect ratio for everything) and why LCD (which aren't the hottest monitors for gaming and don't tend to have the best range of possible viewing angles). At least it will be easy to mount.

I just purchased the computer/monitor I'll be using for this machine, it should be set for a while.  Here are the specs:

24 inch widescreen LCD monitor

1.80 GHZ
3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB
250 GB Harddrive
Integrated Soundblaster