NNEMO Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) Hello, Ive built my first bartop using a 32 inch vizio tv. I put alot of effort into the cabinet, and im still not done, I still got to put the backpanel on and a few minor things. Maybe 2 months to build because of experimenting with weight and diff materials, still configuring the software. Size in inches 30.5 Wide, 16.5 Depth, 27 Tall Cabinet: 3/4 Wood, and 1/8. Weight is estimated 45 pounds atm, will increase alittle once i add the backpanel. I shaved off alot of the wood thinkness, and reinforced it with fiberglass. Ive been able to load it up in my car and take it to friends houses by myself. I have 2 usb 2.0 at the front hidden on the black trim at the bottom right. Gloss white vinyl covers the whole cabinet. Currently I have all the basic systems, + wii, ps1, ps2 games, I still want to add more games once I get past a few bugs/problems with the emulators. The 32inch tv is 1080p, the speakers are from the tv, they are really loud and sound high quality, I placed the tv buttons on the top back left side, power button starts the tv. I have a power toggle switch, which starts the light for marquee, a button on the backside next to toggle switch starts the computer, and the tvs power button is on top. The pros of having the tv is pretty badass, I can use the remote to change the volume, I can turn off the screen with remote by aiming at the marquee and it works. I would say that is the biggest feature of my bartop arcade. Computer is a i5 asrock with a gtx 1050ti, 500w psu, 4gb ram. Pretty standard harware running windows 7, Bigbox boots at startup. I got 3 harddrives atm, 2tb OS, 4tb and 8tb. Controls/buttons: I messed around with diff layouts, and came to a offset 1st player, so I can solo play alot of the games and not have to break my neck looking at the center of screen. Because of the large width, 2 player games is really nice and your not bumping shoulders which a big reason why I went with this setup. I went with 2 extra buttons by the main 8 buttons to give me more options for newer consoles, so the total is 10 on top and 2 at the front. The 2 little buttons are linked to the side for pinball, and its working awesome. Im using the USB zero delay encoder the cheap one, and sanwa joysticks, buttons are Seimitsu which are pretty expensive, but man are they slick and easy to press, smooth like butter. "I tried some cheaper ebay rgb buttons which were way too stiff, I still havnt tried ultimarc rgb buttons yet" Marquee: I custom made the artwork had it printed online, its a 4" by 29" The light is led dimable. I added mostly fighters and retroarch logo, and BigBox logo that deserves a like right there lol. Overall I have everything working, I fixed alot of the problems that come with a big screen, I feel I came up with a few unique ideas of my own which really made this project last alot longer than it should have. Im still deciding on adding a trackball in the middle. Let me know what you think! Edited March 13, 2018 by NNEMO 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Wow that's a big bartop, looks great too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjohn0x Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Large bartop. Look clean. Think you need some decals, aside from that, looks fantastic. Good job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckp Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Master! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatuswalrus Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 That’s a bartop on ‘roids. I like it, the screen looks so crisp and clean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckp Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 @NNEMO, i'm in love with your cab. it's perfect. it's my dream cab. i like it more than any others i have seen. you should sell me one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatuswalrus Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 27 minutes ago, ckp said: @NNEMO, i'm in love with your cab. it's perfect. it's my dream cab. i like it more than any others i have seen. you should sell me one! I think because you said such kind words he should give it to you for free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fablog Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Look very good for a bartop. I usually don't like them and prefer the full size cabinets. For the trackball it depends of the games you want to play. Don't think to use it like a mouse in Windows. I have one and never use it outside Mame. Now, if I could change my control panel I'll use a spinner because I like Arkanoid a lot. A trackball is OK with this game but a spinner is better. Moreover you can play to car games with a spinner and an additional wheel. Edited May 7, 2018 by Fablog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatuswalrus Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, Fablog said: Look very good for a bartop. I usually don't like them and prefer the full size cabinets. For the trackball it depends of the games you want to play. Don't think to use it like a mouse in Windows. I have one and never use it outside Mame. Now, if I could change my control panel I'll use a spinner because I like Arkanoid a lot. A trackball is OK with this game but a spinner is better. Moreover you can play to car games with a spinner and an additional wheel. I agree, I added two TurboTwist 2 Arcade Spinner Controls to my X-Arcade Tankstick with the 7' wheels and they were SO much fun. They were a little expensive all up but the quality is fantastic and really enhance the arcade experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NNEMO Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 7:32 PM, ckp said: @NNEMO, i'm in love with your cab. it's perfect. it's my dream cab. i like it more than any others i have seen. you should sell me one! Thank you, For my first build I learned alot, and there is still alot I want to do. I want to add a trackball with a mouseclick mainly for the 3ds games, but that will take some custom printed parts to do. I will eventually get a 3d printer and see what I can come up with. Using 3d printed parts would make this build alot easier and faster to make, Ill probably get on it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NNEMO Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) On 9/22/2018 at 2:45 AM, RandyMackDaddy said: I like that big box theme. Which is it? theme is CleanBG theme Edited December 2, 2018 by NNEMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubRetro Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Nice finally a bartop that has room for your wrists and some width. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 There are two folders LBThemes and Themes BB Themes just go in Themse not LBThemes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzandvo Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 This is awesome! Did you ever do the 3d plans? I want to build something like this. Love the 32 inch screen! Do you have the plans you used for this build? Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzandvo Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 NNEMO, do you have plans for this build? I really like the design. Not like other designs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NNEMO Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 11/11/2019 at 11:43 PM, jazzandvo said: NNEMO, do you have plans for this build? I really like the design. Not like other designs Im still working on getting a layout done, but I will msg you and post here once I build another one, I ended up wasting alot of money trying to figure out things and going through about 3 diff panel layouts lol, Im working on 2 more panel layouts right now to try to be cheap $, but i will figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unhrzlich Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 On 9/20/2020 at 10:31 PM, NNEMO said: Im still working on getting a layout done, but I will msg you and post here once I build another one, I ended up wasting alot of money trying to figure out things and going through about 3 diff panel layouts lol, Im working on 2 more panel layouts right now to try to be cheap $, but i will figure it out. i know this thread is old as hell - but i saw this thing and its just perfect. Is there any chance you still active and got the plans for it? Would be crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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