Just finishing my first Bartop :)

caradebalde

@Clyde Not really.
My layout is this:
Y S L
B X R
A H

With the games i've played i didn't find any difficulty. Maybe in a future.

Clyde

@caradebalde Would it be too much to ask for a picture of your hand resting on the controls? Just really curious. 😇

What are S and H standing for?

caradebalde

S for select and H for hotkey.
Here you go

Clyde

@caradebalde Thanks. Okay, so your palm isn't resting fully on the panel. That may put a strain on your hand with prolonged playing, but as you said, you'll have to wait and see.

caradebalde

@Clyde Ohh didn't think of that.
Anyway i don't spend that much playing.

caradebalde

So, i was checking on the recalbox manager and i saw that my temperature was about 55 celsius.
Is that okay or should i set a fan?

caver01

I always like a good bartop. I have always wanted to make one. Thanks for updating the photo links. Looking good!

Clyde

@caradebalde The Pi will display a little thermometer at the upper right of the screen when it gets too hot. As long as this doesn't happen, the temperature should be fine.

caradebalde

okay, thank you

caradebalde

I got the glass and the edgeband.

caradebalde

Almost finished :D

I have to wait for the stand now and it will be finished.

caradebalde

Just got the stand

Clyde

@caradebalde Looking forward to see it in action.

caradebalde

Sorry.

I have to put the stickers on and it's ready

Clyde

Why are the protective papers still on the stickers on the photos? I want to see the stickers! 😄

About the (plexi?)glass cover – I don't like those and I don't understand why so many people are using them. They make most cabinets look like semipermeable mirrors in anything but a dark room, and even then you may see some remaining light sources behind you. That said, I don't understand why people buy laptops with "glossy" reflective screens either. *shrug*

Just some feedback from my own perspective. Of course, you may design your cab however you like. 😌

caver01

@Clyde said in Just finishing my first Bartop :):

Why are the protective papers still on the stickers on the photos? I want to see the stickers! 😄

Maybe that’s not protective paper, just glare from reflections. 😜

caradebalde

Jjajajajaj
I haven't decided if that is how they're going to be sticked so i haven't done it yet (i'm very sloppy, too)

About the glass i totally agree with you, but my brother wanted it that way so that's how it is

caradebalde

It's done.
I think is finished
What do you think?

robertvb83

@Clyde said in Just finishing my first Bartop :):

About the (plexi?)glass cover – I don't like those and I don't understand why so many people are using them. They make most cabinets look like semipermeable mirrors in anything but a dark room, and even then you may see some remaining light sources behind you. That said, I don't understand why people buy laptops with "glossy" reflective screens either. *shrug*

What else could you use instead? I ordered anti reflective plexi glas for my cabinet but still especially on the painted area there are visible reflections if light is coming from behind. I think anti reflective glass like for high quality picture frames could be a litte bit better. But mostly the anti reflective layer also has some disadvantage due to weird color impressions at certain angles.

Clyde

@robertvb83 said in Just finishing my first Bartop :):

What else could you use instead?

Well, I used nothing else™ instead, since you don't put any (plexi) glass in front of your computer monitor or TV either (*). And I don't think it makes any difference if you have to clean your monitor or an additional glass pane from time to time. See my DIY Asteroids cabinet for pictures (as you can see, I also prefer dull surfaces on it overall).

(*) Except for Apple. A friend of mine removed the reflective glass cover from his iMac, because it caused double reflections in interplay with the equally reflective screen behind it. 😒

Since the dawn of time, monitors and TVs are already sufficiently protected from normal everyday dirt and damage ex factory. I don't see the need to put them behind yet another protective layer in all but the most hazardous environments. Although many original arcade cabinets had them, this exeption is understandable since they were placed in public places.

As for anti-reflective glass, I prefer its remaining blurred reflection to the strong, clear one of reflective glass. All of the picture frames in my home have anti-reflective glass covers, for example.