Behold, the mechanical marvel! (Quadro cab rotation)

Post by **system11** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:24 am

Sadly we didn't win this, I'd just been handed a 1600+ bill for repairs to my car. On reflection I wish I'd bid anyway.

A friend spotted this on some German forums, and on ebay. This cabs rotation system puts all others to shame, nothing will ever beat it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rYCy01NtW8

Yes, it takes multiple PCBs too. The hunt is on to locate another.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:50 am

fairly simple DIY job.. a big woody cabinet, an old bicycle wheel and an electric motor that will pull the weight of the screen and youre there.. in fact ive seen this kind of contraption before..

its cool i guess but its hardly a chore rotationg a monitor by hand in my current cabs

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:05 am

sven666 wrote:its cool i guess but its hardly a chore rotationg a monitor by hand in my current cabs

As if you would ever play hori orientated games.

Emph

jandrogo · Post by **jandrogo** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:31 am

http://cgi.ebay.es/Konami-Jumbo-Quadro- ... dZViewItem

found

Post by **system11** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:00 am

That's not quite the same as the one we were looking at, apparently the sit-down ones have a somewhat fragile rotation mechanism. The one we'd seen was an upright.

Apparently it also has four power supplies, to run four boards, and you can configure each game position (selectable from the panel) to be horizontal or vertical.

Man I wish we'd put more money on it.

D · Post by D » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:40 am

Pretty cool, never heard saw one before.

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:38 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Quadro-Games-Duo- ... 286.c0.m14

another that ended a while back

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:45 pm

That is awesome! It might be a bit of a gimmick, but it's one that would entertain me near infinitely.

D · Post by D » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:06 pm

spadgy wrote:That is awesome! It might be a bit of a gimmick, but it's one that would entertain me near infinitely.

It's one of those things that if you can't sleep you zombie through your house and power it on in the middle of the night, see it turn, smile and go back to sleep. I'm pretty psyched. I had no idea the human mind was this creative -> auto-everything. I can't wait untill we get proper 16:9 tate shmups and we discuss the best lcd rotating mechanism for our living rooms. That would be so sweet!

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:14 pm

D wrote:I had no idea humans were this lazy -> auto-everything.

Fixed.
Emph

MOSQUITO FIGHTER · Post by **MOSQUITO FIGHTER** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:27 pm

I want a TV that rotates like that.

Kenchan · Post by **Kenchan** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:34 pm

Man I need to take a picture of my friend's rotating 42" Plasma TV. Not automatic, but damn it's slick :O