JMX wrote: This topic has also been discussed on rgp:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.game ... 2532d169e2

Heh. Note that one of the people in that discussion is me.

USB thumbdrives are up to 16G now. Could P2K possibly be using that much?

Hrm. I'm not familiar with the specific model in P2K. Is that running at 15khz or something higher? Is it a flatscreen or a traditional CRT face? There could be angle of projection issues going from a rounded face to a flat LCD. It would probably be correctable but that may make this a little less o...

I would be concerned about long term reliability of flash devices. They are rated for a finite number of write operations. Depending on how your software works (i.e. load once work from memory vs a constant read/write to the drive) that could be a real issue. Of course, that issue could be mostly mo...

It's not a virtual game - it is actually running the game in the original form, but on different hardware. Is this actually an emulator? Or is it running on a similar CPU as the original? Or perhaps decompiled and then recompiled for a more common CPU on an x86 motherboard? I actually don't know wha...

I would be concerned with the way an LCD would project off of the playfield glass - if it does at all. LCDs aren't the same type of projected light source that a CRT is. It may work, but not quite the same way as a CRT, such that you'd have to alter the way it is mounted in relation to the surface i...

P2Chuck

For those who've said they'd prefer to build their own, I'm curious your thoughts about not getting support. In other words, if your not able to get things working on your own, how will you feel if we say we cannot suppor or help you? It would probably be best to follow the model that other similar...

Sonofabitch. Score one more in the "buy an RFM" column.

NV storage devices like SD cards have a finite amount of write cycles. It's pretty high, but unless you had a way to easily set up and swap in a new one, a standard hard drive is still the best way to go.

Why offer only one type of package? You're going to get users on both sides of the fence. It also depends on cost. If the full meal package is $500, I'd rather build my own given that I am on the highly technical side. If the full meal is $200, though, I may just pay to get it done rather than spend...

I don't have a p2k pin... mainly because I can't afford $2k for a pin that could be truly dead at any time. If a reasonable cost alternative for the irreplaceable parts were available it may push me over the edge to pick up an RFM.