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Kits/Plans for a CRT Bartop

  • 05-12-2014 03:44AM
    #1
    CorEire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭


    I'm looking at building a bartop for Mame and I'd prefer to use a CRT if I can still keep it reasonably compact. Most of the flatpack kits and plans I've been finding are for LCD setups.
    I have an old 14 inch CRT monitor that I measured the total tube length at about 37cm, so I'm hoping to use that for it.

    Anyone know of anywhere that sells flatpack bartop kits to suit a CRT? Or some plans for a nice looking cabinet?


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  • #2
    Damien King
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭Damien King


    CorEire wrote: »
    I'm looking at building a bartop for Mame and I'd prefer to use a CRT if I can still keep it reasonably compact. Most of the flatpack kits and plans I've been finding are for LCD setups.
    I have an old 14 inch CRT monitor that I measured the total tube length at about 37cm, so I'm hoping to use that for it.

    Anyone know of anywhere that sells flatpack bartop kits to suit a CRT? Or some plans for a nice looking cabinet?

    This might be a god place to start, Thats going to be one long bartop once you add the control panel

    http://bartoparcade.katorlegaz.com/

    this one with a 10" crt is kind of funky, could be the basis of a design.

    http://retrofuture.co.uk/build_photos/xevious_bartop/xevious-bartop-finished5.jpg


  • #3
    CorEire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭CorEire


    Damien King wrote: »
    This might be a god place to start, Thats going to be one long bartop once you add the control panel


    this one with a 10" crt is kind of funky, could be the basis of a design.

    Cheers for that. The 2nd one in the 1st link you posted is the kind of design I was thinking of.
    It'll be fairly long alright. Might see if I can pick up a smaller monitor like that 10 inch if it'll save me some depth. Haven't seen many small ones around though and the ones I have seen were pretty expensive.


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