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miles2912:
2 Deal breakers for me. 
 
-  Less than a 27" monitor?  Need at least 27".  19" is just too small as far as I am concerned.

-  No spinner/trackball?  Come on.  Tempest, missile command, centipede!

With 2 people on a store bought standard 1 player cab it gets a little cramped.  If you just want a 1 player then you are fine.   I think all in my cab was close to $2500 or so.  That includes tools.


Here is the break down

http://www.donsnet.net/cab/Cab%20Cost.htm

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: miles2912 on August 13, 2008, 10:06:57 pm ----  Less than a 27" monitor?  Need at least 27".  19" is just too small as far as I am concerned.

--- End quote ---

I like a big monitor too, however for classic games - I prefer the 19". Many of the classic styled cabs won't even hold a 27" monitor.

If the 27" is your minimum... how much bigger of a monitor can you put in it?

miles2912:
Cool thing is on a 27" monitor mounted horizontally vertical games measure 19".  So they looks just like they did back in the day.

If you build your own then in theory any size monitor you want.  27" or 29" tube based are prolly your best bet.  A flat tv just isn't going have that 'classic' look to it.

Ginsu Victim:
but like leapinlew said, some of us can't support a 27" monitor because our old cabinets aren't made big enough. My Track and Field is made for a 19", and the way it's setup, it looks great.

Turnarcades:
A couple of hundred pound in my first arcade conversion, then since then I've been building for everyone else! If only I knew then what I know now though, I'd have built from the ground up for even less.

I've had enough of watching everyone else's builds come up now though, so this Autumn I will finally be building a replacement cabinet for myself, exactly how I want it this time!

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