This is a portable unit, approximately 19 inches (48

 

This was my inventory for the project.

 

•    Compaq W17q 17-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor ($169)

•    Generic Micro-ATX Power Supply ($30)

•    VIA Mini-ITX N10000 Motherboard ($170)

•    Hard Drive or at least a 2 GB Compact Flash with IDE-to-CF adapter (varies; don't spend more than $100) that you can install an OS and MAME on.

 

I chose an inexpensive Compaq w17Q Flat Panel LCD Monitor. I was able to face this monitor upwards at Fry's and look at it from a variety of angles—a known weakness for LCD displays. I decided that the display was acceptable from every angle except “below,” which was the case with most of the monitors I looked at. Therefore, when I mount the monitor for use with the tabletop MAME cabinet, I

 

The monitor cover for the tabletop MAME cabinet sits on top of the monitor housing frame, which serves as a “tray” of sorts to support the LCD monitor. Depending on what type of monitor you get, you will need to do some measurements to determine the width of the monitor cover. I wanted my cover to extend beyond the width and height of the actual LCD monitor itself by 1 inch on each side, and 1/2-

 

The monitor frame is just a simple 12 x 18 inch box frame, created out of four strips of ½-inch MDF. I would suggest that each frame wall have a depth somewhere between 1.5 inches and 2 inches, depending on the depth of the LCD monitor. I chose 1.5 inches, knowing that the depth of the monitor is slightly larger and would encroach on the main arcade casing.

 

Hence, the box frame consists of four