De-casing them isn't always necessary, but it depends on the design too. If the monitor you have has built in speakers or something like that on the bottom, or if the case is some oddball shape, then de-casing is usually necessary.
Wall Mounted Arcade Cab? Plans, kits or for sale?
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Compute
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Do you think it would be possible to make a wall-hanging cabinet that just looks better? Perhaps something less inspired by a urinal. I could see a basing a design around something with an actual marquee, like a 90's midway cabinet. Build a 1/3 cabinet to put flush to the wall, then paint the wall to look like someone smashed the cabinet into the wall. Maybe stick a fake arm out the side.
joeycuda
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I've been trying to come up with a design for a bar top type cabinet.
Instead of the generic cabinet, what I want to do is make an exact copy of a full size upright cabinet, but scaled to 68% size with a 13" monitor, and from the control panel up.
Think like a shrunk down Galaga cabinet from the waist up, but with a horizontally mounted monitor for JAMMA and testing odd boards with JAMMA adaptors.
I think the Galaga cabinet would work well, simple and black. Thought about shrinking a DK cabinet down.. Also thought it would be neat to use a design of a cabinet that's rare. Can't make up my mind!
Instead of the generic cabinet, what I want to do is make an exact copy of a full size upright cabinet, but scaled to 68% size with a 13" monitor, and from the control panel up.
Think like a shrunk down Galaga cabinet from the waist up, but with a horizontally mounted monitor for JAMMA and testing odd boards with JAMMA adaptors.
I think the Galaga cabinet would work well, simple and black. Thought about shrinking a DK cabinet down.. Also thought it would be neat to use a design of a cabinet that's rare. Can't make up my mind!
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DavidSKi
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i think that style is called cabaret right?
What you're describing is basically what I did with my Stargate bartop. I initially planned on putting a 19" CRT in it, but wound up using an LCD. I'm now going to build a base for it so it stands like a regular upright and make a smaller bartop to sit here in computer room.
I love checking out the games that are being discussed that I'm not familiar with in MAME.
Tonym
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Cabarets are usually stand up floor models, just shorter and skinnier. I have to say that I'm very unimpressed with a lot of table top and wall mount arcade cabs. Maybe if someone came up with something cool I'd get on board but idk. Before I built my mame cab I had the computer plugged into my living room tv and the joystick layout on the coffee table, just like any othher home console. If I didn't have the space to dedicade a real cab I'd have just left it like that
joeycuda
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A cabaret is a smaller, free-standing cabinet. I think he's describing something different (i.e. wall-mounted, and too thin to stand on it's own).
