So I have been seriously considering picking up an arcade cabinet from here http://www.xgaming.com/store/arcade-...arter-machine/
I know that it would be a lot cheaper if I were to just pick up and old cab and convert it but I do not have the know how nor the patience to do that so I think this is my best bet. I just have a few questions for you guys.
1. What kind of monitor do you recommend? I don't really care to have the old "arcade feel" to it, I am just looking for the best picture. Do you guys use an actual arcade monitor? A regular CRT TV with S-Video or an HDTV?
2. What do you think is the best MAME frontend out there? I need something that supports multiple emulators because I plan on putting everything from Atari 2600 to Playstation and Dreamcast on it. I am leaning towards Hyperspin or Maximus Arcade. I will probably use Hyperspin though because it's free and looks bad ass
3. What is the easiest way to get a full MAME rom set? Is there still websites out there that will burn them all for you? Or would you recommend a torrent website? I am not too familiar with those but I am sure I can figure it out. I am just worried I may pick up a virus or something by doing that.
4. Am I going to need a beefy PC to run everything? Do I just need a dual core or should I go for a quad core? Also now with Windows 7 taking over do you think I will have any compatability issues?
Anyway I think that was about it. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.