Few qu's about cabs

ray_7 · Feb 4, 2006

after seeing pics of other member's cab, i'm starting to dig it.

the thing is i've already had a supergun + 27" no flat crt tv setup to try emulate the best arcade setup as possible, but it will never give me that 'true' arcade experience.

i'll use my cab mostly for neo, awave and in the future, cps3.

so here goes.

1. which cab suits above needs best? astros? candy cab? or any other? i love jap sitdown cabs btw.

2. is it easy to switch board inside the cab? is it just like the 'gun, just plugging the jamma harness?

3. price. how much do they cost normally? and since i don't have a truck for pickup or anything, how much does it cost to ship them?

thanks in advance.

Ralfakick · Feb 4, 2006

I'm not the resident expert, but I have a Japanese Neo Candy 29 and a 4 slot American cab.

When I had my get together, we had no problems swiching between my mv-1c and the atomiswave.

You should be able to get a candy29 between 400 and 600 dollars + shipping I imagine.

Good luck

ray_7 · Feb 4, 2006

a question about the monitor..

you know how in normal tv's neo games usually is not centered, it get cuts in the left, right, etc.

now in arcade monitor, does it automatically get centered, or can it be adjusted?

Ralfakick · Feb 4, 2006

Both my American cab and my Japanese cabs allow for adjustments up down/left right. The candy has a degause button too.

ray_7 · Feb 4, 2006

Ralfakick said:
Both my American cab and my Japanese cabs allow for adjustments up down/left right. The candy has a degause button too.

exactly the answer i'm looking for, thanks!!

i just hate how image on tv got so messed up. it's mostly based on luck when you bought the tv. if you're lucky you get a good one with good tube so image is perfect. what i just bought is pretty bad... on the left side of the screen the horizontal line is messed up...

Ralfakick · Feb 4, 2006

Good Luck with your soon to come purchase :mr_t:

ray_7 · Feb 4, 2006

Ralfakick said:
Good Luck with your soon to come purchase

hook me up man!

i'm located in san francisco, so which place is best for me?

Dr. Jigglin · Feb 4, 2006

Get a Sega New Astro City, they are awesome cabs.

ray_7 · Feb 4, 2006

lachlan said:
Get a Sega New Astro City, they are awesome cabs.

yeah after looking at your page, that's the one i decided to get..

i can play atomiswave and cps3 in there too right?

SNKJorge · Feb 4, 2006

ray_7 said:
yeah after looking at your page, that's the one i decided to get..

i can play atomiswave and cps3 in there too right?

Atomiswave doesn't look all that on the Astros though, at least on mine.
Low res monitors...

I do have several cabs btw, see pics below:

http://www.neo-geo.com/guides/cd/pics/right.jpg

http://www.neo-geo.com/guides/cd/pics/left.jpg

ray_7 · Feb 4, 2006

hmm the cab with 3rd strike is very tempting... :drool:

jorge you're in bay area too right?

Dr. Jigglin · Feb 5, 2006

SNKJorge said:
Atomiswave doesn't look all that on the Astros though, at least on mine.
Low res monitors...

Then again doesn't it depend on what game's you're playing?
Games with high res sprites like Guilty Gear look like crap on low res but games with low res sprites like NGBC and KOF look better on low res, right?

Ray, you can put any JAMMA arcade hardware in a New Astro City.

SuperPang · Feb 5, 2006

SNKJorge said:
Atomiswave doesn't look all that on the Astros though, at least on mine.
Low res monitors...

AW looks great on a lot of low res monitors but I found I got the same result on my Astro's Nanao 29. It's the only system I've found that needs RGB completely altering on there. AW is just not suited to the Astro. CPS2 & 3 however are right at home.

ray_7 · Feb 5, 2006

lachlan said:
Get a Sega New Astro City, they are awesome cabs.

is Blast City any better than the astros?

they look quite similar but blast has 31khz...

Few qu's about cabs

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