seen your machines you posted on here MeisterJim. Your AC/DC machine is sooo awesome!

wow - you really went all out on the monitor and graphic card. Do you think you can notice a difference between the 144hz and 60hz ? I looked at that Asus monitor, but since I‘m just getting into virtual pinball I decided to go with 60hz and 4k from LG. I can always upgrade I figure. I‘m really not even convinced that 4K is that essential, although 43 inches is a big screen and you‘re pretty close when playing. Next task: getting DOF to work with the contactors...

I don't think 4K is absolutely essential, but it's actually a pretty good bump from HD. Granted, we upgraded from an old 47" LG HD television to a 49" LG 4K television in Radiant Silverball, so your mileage may vary slightly with the 43". I did back of the envelope calculations for ours that we went from around 43 pixels per inch to almost 90 pixels per inch, which is significant when you're less than 2 feet from the screen.

Broke my backglass monitor around Christmas and just got around to fixing it. Been getting some random flickering going on with the main PF, I think one of my ports on the card or TV is bad not sure which. New cable made it work a bit better.

Going through all my tables this next week and doing a fresh install with baller

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4K IS essential for new builds!

If you’re on a budget or doing it as a gift for a friend, we’ll that’s another thing, but for your own toy it’s the way to go. I’d never ever change back once I saw the differences side-by-side. And price difference for the Monitors is neglectable. For gpus, that’s another story, but with minor tweaks you can run of a gtx 970 ok.

Odds are good for me that I won't build an HD cabinet going forward, even for a friend. At full sizes, there is every reason to go 4K. Once my friend gets back into town (he's going to be living in the mountains of Colorado in the summer, and in Arizona in the winter), he's going to get to see the 4K in action, and he's played pinball on Radiant Silverball when it was only HD. He does generally consider 4K to be less than an upgrade for typical uses (television watching, playing games from the couch), but I'm sure he'll consider it more of one as a pinball playfield.

I would like to have a new Virtual built anyone know any builders that are reasonable? what is ideal size for Playfield? would you get a computer monitor or 4k tv. computer monitor is spendy. but heard it's the best to have. also for backbox. what size display is good to have? I would like a bezel style like the stern machines.. Thanks

I got my machine from someone who bought one “from a builder”. Sadly when the software didn’t work right and the builder wouldn’t help, the guy basically gave it to me. Turns out the guy put a way underpowered PC, not enough ram or GPU, old versions of software and honestly not a great build in the end things were pretty cheaply done. If you have a basic understand of computers not bad to jump into with a basic build.

The guy paid around $4-5k I believe. I would be very wary of smaller builders and stick with the bigger name companies out there.

thanks I get what your saying. I would rather avoid commercial builders since you will be paying for more a machine. plus the components used will be low quality. I get the commercial builder needs the high price to keep business going. but is it worth It paying 7 or 8 grand for a machine that's probally worth 4 grand from commercial builder. iam not worried about software installation I can do most of the software myself.. just puppacks or a fronten I don't have installed on my current machine. would need help with that..

If you’re good on the software it’s not much harder than building a pc in the end. Maybe get a flat pack from one of the builders out there maybe and add the buttons etc yourself.

I built my first one a few years back from scratch and it was a lot easier than I expected. Sold it for hardware and parts when I got my full-size.

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Thanks Brian! Looks Great. I dont have the skills or know how to put it together with the wiring.. mounting the screens etc.. do you have any building plans on Sterns machines?. I like their backboxes with the display bezel and speakers. I have contacted Stern a few times about buying a empty cabinet. they wouldn't sell any.

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There was someone local to me selling an empty stern cabinet for fairly cheap but I think pickup only and some minor damage or something I would have gotten it myself but just a hair too far but would be awesome for a virtual pin. I think it just sold though can’t find it now.

The wiring is honestly way easier than I expected and as I said if you’ve ever built a pc you could do this and the community is filled with people that can help when you run into trouble. But every now and then you can find them come up for a decent price. My next project will be a 2 player mame system

Facebook has some of the better resources for VP I’ve found

Visual pinball addicts group is the biggest on fb and has a lot of nice and helpful members.
Facebook.com/groups/VPAddicts

Thanks everyone for your input and help. iam on both Junkies and Addicts FB Page. didnt know the sites were for building cabs as well. thought was mostly for the Tables side of it. Thanks Brian about the Stern Cab. if run it into another stern cab please let me know. appreciate your help and advice. I just don't have the time or skills to put it together. my current cab I had custom built from MameMan. was going to have him do another one for me. but he's busy with other projects and not building them anymore. heres what mine looks like. it's for sale anyone interested.. have $5500 invested in it. its about 4 years old would take $2500.

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I'm starting to plan my VPIN and I'm struggling with the backbox. I want to do the speaker box like Meisterjim did on his Iron Maiden VPIN using the Stern Spike 2 metal panel. I've been told this panel is 26" wide. A standard backbox has 27.3" width which leaves a 1/2" or so gap on either side. Do people leave that gap or make the backbox thinner? Everyone keeps saying they use a 32" backbox monitor. Looking at @meisterjim's Iron Maiden pics I can see the frame on the monitor so it wasn't decased however every 32" monitor I look at is around 28.5" wide. Definitely won't fit if the backbox is shrunk to 26". Even if left at 27.3, that's a deep channel groove on both sides to get it to fit but looking at the iron maiden pinball photos posted, it doesn't appear to be in a channel groove on either side. Is that what people are doing to make a 32" fit or what am I missing in my calculations/thinking. Any help anyone can provide would be much appreciated!

Meisterjim uses 28 inch monitors instead of 32 ones. If you have a smaller one, like 27 inch you can always fill the gab with a small wooden strip.

Visual pinball addicts group is not only for software side of things but also for hardware.

Oh OK. In his description of the specs of the Iron Maiden machine it said 32“ LG Monitor Backbox, so I assumed he was using a 32" one somehow.

I saw that in the Post just right now. His older builds were all with the 28 iiyama x2888

I wonder how the 32 would fit in there…

I looked up the dimensions of a 28" and it's a close to perfect fit for the space. Thanks so much - I'll look for a 28" versus trying to cram in a 32"

I have a 32" screen for my backbox..

Hey guys, take a little time bud the Topper from Tilt toppers it’s arrived here it is

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Anybody selling...?...Looking to treat myself this fathers day....Ideal would be 4K packed with Stern/Williams tables...lmk...Thank you........Joey

Scratch that...found something to hold me over for now....

I've got a custom art (Ironman) VP Cabs LE model that I'm looking to sell. Its a few years old, but a really solid machine with absolutely no wear on it and quite honestly very low hours. I don't believe its probably even been powered on more than 100 hours and actually played probably half of that. I'm in the Columbus, Ohio area.

It has some LED strips on the bottom of the unit too which I added extra.

Would be worth your while if you were willing to drive to come get it or have a service do it.

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Is there force feedback/solenoids?

We would need to see the specs on computer components, displays and other hardware like the force feedback if any? But beautiful cab for sure!!

Here are some pics of the unit... including the spec screens.. It is a Full VP Cabs LE model with all of the bells and whistles. It has 155 tables and has Pinball FX3 loaded via steam also.

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Yep.. it is a Full blown VPCabs LE edition with all of the bells ad whistles. Check out the pics I just posted. I will be linking a video shortly.. It is uploading to youtube currently.

I know someone will ask.. the displays are 32" and a 40" 1080 HD

This machine has low usage and I'm super OCD about things... it is super clean. No kids in our house (besides a 46 year old one) hah... Non smoking environment and I'm the original owner with original paperwork.

Here is a video in action.

I've gotten quite the flood of PM's regarding this machine. I believe my pictures and previous comments should answer pretty much everything.

The only thing I personally added was the LED's under the cabinet and the Ironman Artwork was custom. It was obtained through a resource online ... possibly from this very page and submitted to their graphics people to custom size and make the pieces. Literally this is a one off VP cabs machine. The hardware color.... the candy apple red was something they normally didn't do also. It does have the plunger and the motion sensing hardware.

Check out the pics and video and if there is anything I missed feel free to forum post or PM me. I've been on this page for quite some time, but been on quite the hiatus. Last year has been rough for a lot of folks and this is something I have decided I have to let go for funding other more important things.

--SALE PENDING-- Thanks everyone

I would have been impressed if it had a bigger display like the Stern machines . cool machine . but don't need all the extra lighting .

That's a pretty new feature that came about after this was built. But I agree.

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Anyone remember off the top of their head how to turn on the ability to nudge in your vpcab? Using pinballX and cannot seem to find the setting.

Your nudge adjustment is in the vpx settings (assuming you mean on vp tables) not pbx.

Anyone remember off the top of their head how to turn on the ability to nudge in your vpcab? Using pinballX and cannot seem to find the setting.</blockquote>

In vpx there’s the nudge option if your controller has nudge that is. Also make sure it’s turned on the controller settings if necessary.

I’m new to the virtual pin scene. Anyway, The cab I have has the front end pinballx. Which is where I play most of the tables. The setting must be in the virtual pinball app where all the tables reside. I believe that my vpcab table has the ability for analog nudging or you can assign it to a button. Just can’t seem to find where I enable this feature yet

As others have said, you need to get to the VPX settings to work through this. You will probably want to grab a keyboard and mouse to navigate windows. The front end (pinball x in your case) won't have these settings.

I’m making progress. I have a Bluetooth keyboard that I’m using. Figured out how to enable nudging with button presses. Haven’t figured out analog yet. The plunger works but it’s spotty and inconsistent. Appreciate the help. Figuring it out slowly but surely.

Anyone else able to register for virtualpinballdownload.com? Tried multiple times but never get an email back to set a password

I just did and it all worked. Took a minute or two to get the email with the link.

I just signed up and got in right away just now!

I purchased a ONEMORE virtual pin for a really good buy. Only thing is, the flipper buttons are in the wrong position. There are two buttons on either side, and the flipper button is too close to your body, doesn’t feel natural. The other buttons used for the menus are in the perfect position. Has anyone out there ran into this issue? I’m pretty sure I can just change the position of the buttons front to back (on the side of course), but was wondering if anyone else has done this…

Looking to Well over pay for a graphics card...higher end Nvidia....let me know...please and Thank you............Joey

I also stumbled across this site looking for something else. My question is...has anyone here heard of them and are they a legitimate company?
Says the office is located in Illinois.
Website and products are aggressive. Seems to look legit but can't be sure these days.
If anyone has any intel on this company please share it.
Thank you
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Generally, if they say they include the games, unless it's Arcade1Up or At Games, it's likely they're including content that they have not negotiated the licenses to. In many cases, they won't even tech support their product, instead pointing the purchaser at the community websites for the support they should be providing, which is doubly skeevy.

I was actually after one of the slots he had on there because along with the sun and stars he also sells slot games too.
I went with the old ...if it's too good to be true and decided to move on from it.
I'm way too skeptical these days and in the end it looked suspect to me. I've never heard of it and its relatively new with a backstory that expands decades that I can't seem to verify.
A lot of work has been put in to the site to make sure you believe it is legitimate. A lot of the reviews have sketchy grammar and it's a similar style on multiple reviews. Also on one of his social internet profiles he spells President (Prestdent) These are all red flags.
Too many red flags for me not too mention the almost believable but too just good a price on an extremely popular slot.
And the last thing is the name of the business site. In The New Age. If I'm selling hi tech gadgets and electronics, video and actual pinball machines, slots, juke boxes, etc... etc... etc... I'm coming up with a better name to drive traffic.
anyway.....
Thanks for the response.
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Mikepmcs have you explored the website and read the reviews or contacted them? I have sent them a email for some info. and got a fast reply back. in my opinion seems like a legit company. looks like the virtuals they sell come with pinballs games installed. I know that's frowned Upon in the Virtual Pinball Community. I dont support that. but in a good way if you are spending $1,000s of dollars on a virtual and no nothing about installing the software that's a Plus. the software can be frustrating and pain. I don't plan on getting a virtual from there . iam interested in a way better virtual more modern and up to date. I like the dmd style compared to regular dmd.