or would i be better off taking apart another microwave again? lol
for those that are wondering im building "juke on a budget" everything possible will be scavenged motherboard, sound card, video card, cd rom, HDDs, TV, speakers and amps. nothing will be new unless impossible to find. it will be in a scavenged arcade cab (what ever i can find) and instead of running happ buttons ill be runnning a usb "roll up" keyboard mounted to the facing, and a usb keypad as well, perhaps i will scavenge a trackball from somewhere, but the idea for mine is to spend "as little as possible, as easy as possible" in hopes that others (that may not be technically skilled) can build and replicate my juke on a weekend with thier kids as a way to get them both technically and mechanically inclined.
basicly what im planning it to look and act like is a pc with a built in stereo (400 watts plus) that can be rolled wherever you need it built out parts laying around.
it will be a dedicated juke though, with the possibility of being used in a severe pinch as a pc. IF it works, im hoping to create this monster for under $500 considering that im useing scavenged parts (some i already have). its still in concept mode, becuase i was waiting for a bit of free time.
oh and popples? i decided to go with the side firing speakers and rear firing sub to avoid any potential sheilding issues... theyre more than 2 feet away from the monitor ;)
Statistics: Posted by reptilehead — 14. Mar 06, 01:07
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NOW ON TO WHY I CREATED THIS POST FOR REAL. YOU SEE MY BUDDIE REPTILEHEAD POASTED A COMMENT ABOUT MY CASE ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CASE DESIGN SO IM GOING TO ANSWER YOU HERE.
reptilehead wrote:
> Hey bro,
> The mouse single pixel sounds like a great idea,
> however if you would need to exit out of the
> juke, isnt it going to be just as hard to see?
> Personally I'm all for a "hide mouse
> cursor" command in the kiosk mode in the
> next release.
> PS did you know that happ has volume discounts
> that can be substantial? Thats assumeing you can
> deal with the same color button all over the
> place. have you figured out how to print onto the
> buttons for the alphabet and arrows ect? Curious
> to know what youre thinking there. I thought
> about gettting the button sheilds, but theyre
> more expensive than the buttons. If you go with
> the setup and color scheme you sent me, im
> thinking black buttons with a gold or silver
> color lettering would be smoking hot. Oh yeah,
> what kind of speakers are going to fit into that
> setup anyways? they looked like 6x9 car speakers,
> but you were talking about a home amp setup... you
> realize that the difference in impedance will
> smoke an amp? And have you figured out a way to
> sheild the speakers since therye so close to the
> monitor?
IM NOT GOING WITH A HOME AMP SET UP THE BOX IS SETUP FOR A 4 WAY CAR AMP, 2 CHANNELS FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT (YES YOU WERE RIGHT ON THE SIZE) 6X9'S AND THE OTHER TWO CHANNELS WILL BE EATEN UP WITH A SUB-BRIDGE
MAKE IT LOUD FOR DADDY! ANY HOW THE HOME AMP IS JUST A SPLITTER IN THE BOX THAT MAKES IT SO CAN SET UP 3 1/4" HEADPHONE JACKS AND RUN THEM AS A DIRECT CONNECT 6 CHANNEL OUT-PUT FOR AN EXTERNAL AMP WITH A 5.1 SET UP, IT CAN HOWEVER BE DONE BETTER WITH A SINGEL RCA CO-AX HOOKUP. IM STILL DEBAITING ON BOTH OPTIONS I MAY JUST END UP WITH BOTH WHY NOT RIGHT? AND ABOUT THE BUTTONS MY GRANDMA USED TO GET THIS COLORED VINAL 8.5X11 CONTACT TYPE SHEETS THAT WOULD HOLD TO ANYTHING, AND BY ANYTHING I MEAN ANYTHING, IN FACT I USED IT AS TAPE ONCE IN MY BEDROOM WHEN I WAS LIKE 12 TO HANG A POSTER AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE JUNK OFF THE WALL WAS TO SAND DOWN AND RETEXTURE AND PAINT THE WALL 
SO I FIGURED I USE THAT WITH 3/4" LETTER TEMPLATES FORM THE HARDWARE STORE. THE COLOR OF THE BUTTONS REALLY DONT MATTER TO ME MUCH I STILL DONT KNOW HOW IM GOING TO PAINT THE BOX, THAT AND I STILL DONT KNOW IF I WANT TO STICK THE LABELS ON THE BUTTONS OR ABOVE THEM. OH AND ABOUT SHEILDING I DON’T KNOW IF AN LCD MONITOR IS SUBJECT TO GETTING MAGNATISED IT DOESN’T HAVE A TUBE YOU KNOW? BUT HEY SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ILL GIVE IT A SHOT ON ONE OF MY MONITORS AT WORK 
Statistics: Posted by popples — 14. Mar 06, 00:03
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