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- May 20, 2019
I saw it on youtube and realized I want. You can download and play ~1000's of pinball machines. ~100 are really worthwhile, it is those I will install onto my cabinet.
I had two monitors lying around, a 32 inch and 19 inch 4:3. I eventually got this simply sitting on a table:
Then I did some research and have now started building a custom cabinet tailored for my height and the screens I have. I designed it without measurements and built it according to the monitors.
Days 1 and 2 went well.
Day 3 I finish Cabinet and spray paint it satin black. Day 4 I throw in the hardware and Day 5 I get some custom art, vinyls etc. For reference because I was able to salvage a decent PC, two monitors etc this will all up cost me ~$350 + 5 days of work. 5 hours of effort a day, so around 25-30 hours all up.
Starting fresh, this would cost around $1,500 for a 1080p setup, or ~2,500 for a 4k setup (need a high end gpu to drive a 4k panel in most of these virtual tables). Resale value if built well is very high ($3,000 used for a 1080p mini cabinet).
Consider this as a hobby project, you can't lose.
I had two monitors lying around, a 32 inch and 19 inch 4:3. I eventually got this simply sitting on a table:

Then I did some research and have now started building a custom cabinet tailored for my height and the screens I have. I designed it without measurements and built it according to the monitors.

Days 1 and 2 went well.




Day 3 I finish Cabinet and spray paint it satin black. Day 4 I throw in the hardware and Day 5 I get some custom art, vinyls etc. For reference because I was able to salvage a decent PC, two monitors etc this will all up cost me ~$350 + 5 days of work. 5 hours of effort a day, so around 25-30 hours all up.
Starting fresh, this would cost around $1,500 for a 1080p setup, or ~2,500 for a 4k setup (need a high end gpu to drive a 4k panel in most of these virtual tables). Resale value if built well is very high ($3,000 used for a 1080p mini cabinet).
Consider this as a hobby project, you can't lose.
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