I just saw this thread now. I am the one UnknownMK sold this chassis too. he double boxed it and padded the chassis and at some point USPS did crumple the box. Personally I told him I would use thick boxes or really stiff inserts but the damage was ridiculous so maybe nothing would of saved it...
Serious question. If you are not going to use standard res CRT monitors why not just MAME it and use a standard 16:9 monitor? You already will be digitizing the video and any other monitor other than CRT is going to negate the use of the original PCB.Your looking at $1000 just in...
I am also looking to make a control panel UMK3 to put in my MK1 cab so I don't have to cut the run button. Can you make a compete panel with overlay? PM me if you are interested in selling.
Another issue I have is the LCD's they are using. It bad enough they don't bother trying to get a CRT working but they are not buying wells gardner LCD's specifically designed for arcade crt replacements either. These LCD's are $200-300 and have a proper mounting bracket. They are taking apart...
I have a friend that thinks he does these multicades too. The thing I don't understand is that if you had all of those 500 games you must have a decent job, space, and free time. Why would you go through that much time and effort to make a few hundred dollars maybe? Seems like a total waste of...
I have been looking for about 5 years for one. Not one has come up until 2 months ago. It was untested and went for over $1000. I was thinking about $800 for a tested working one. $1300 was out of my price range for one. Strange how nothing for 5 years and two in the last month. Terrible...
I think the most important spec is the CRT is pitch and type of CRT. Is it a trinitron style shadow mask? If the crt is flat vertically and has a small pitch I am not sure anyone will want them unless they are very cheap.