I took the plunge into insanity (PCB's)

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:19 am

iatneH wrote:Somebody post a pic of a CPS-2

I put a dreamcast in there for reference.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:32 am

Thanks Ozy.. We should have a sticky in hardware of the different PCB's. Could get some interest in the market.

If your in the USA, I would highly advise NOT to get a professional monitor. You would be much better off buying a Component enabled CRT and buying a compatible supergun.

The reason being prof monitors are kinda hard to get local and youll spend as much on shipping the thing as you will buying it. Not to mention alot of people have all sorts of problems with them because they are older than you are (or most of you).

Triple Lei · Post by **Triple Lei** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:32 am

CIT wrote: - Don't touch the PCB when it's turned on. (The current isn't strong enough to hurt you, but you could very much hurt the PCB by causing a short circuit)

Whoa!

I'm certainly guilty of this...

How am I supposed to adjust the volume, then?

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:36 am

Triple Lei wrote:
CIT wrote: - Don't touch the PCB when it's turned on. (The current isn't strong enough to hurt you, but you could very much hurt the PCB by causing a short circuit)
Whoa! I'm certainly guilty of this...

How am I supposed to adjust the volume, then?

Very carefully, with a screwdriver. They make plastic ones, but if you have a steady hand you don't need it.

Never_Scurred · Post by **Never_Scurred** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:16 am

As much as I would love to get into the pcb scene and whatnot, I can't really get with buying a single game second (or in the most likely case, fourth hand) for more than perhaps $200 and especially not from a reputable retailer. I'm mainly speaking on the Cave releases here since the majority of them tend to run $400+ dollars and have had multiple users. For instance, someone quoted Ketsui as being sold at $800, and from the dialogue it seemed like that game had seen a few hands over time. Are people even buying these games to keep in the collection, or just to play and pass along? And at what point would the well run dry and the games are no longer in a condition to play? I guess it would suit me better if there were places where you could buy them new and unused cause if that were the case, then hell yeah, i'd drop a few bills on a Cave game knowing that I was getting a fresh board and directly supporting the company at that, too. But asking almost $500 and up on a 2d game that isn't even brand new with no guarantee that it is working(we are talking about exposed pcb boards) is a bit much, even for someone who has made some pretty crazy game purchases over the years. That is the main thing that has kept me from taking advantage of some seemingly good deals over the year or so i've been coming here. Unfortunately, most of the games I would seriously want to own on pcb (that are pretty cheap) have been emulated and obviously the publisher or whomever wouldn't benefit from my purchase.