Start thinking about a 9" - 9.5" deep, 12"- 15" wide, ClearCompactMacProtoHoax . . .
to be continued . . .
. . . sized for any readily available 640 x 480 resolution compatible (like a 1280 x 1024 or an 800 x 600) 15' - 17' VGA-in LCD, though a 1280p or even a 720p TV w/HDMI & VGA-in would be better! [
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Then mount the back, bottom 60% of a 6360's innards into your Plexi Shell BACKWARDS!!!!
This gives your Benchtop AV HoaxMac ZERO necessary clearance for cabling in the back! It would have readily available inputs for every single I/O function on the lower setback front panel. Trere's plenty of room for an Optical Drive (a DVD Player w/S-Video & HDMI out comes to mind [
] ]'> ) in the right side of the front overhang and chimney space available for the cooling fan to its left!
Couple all that with lots of room for modern USB based Card Readers and a powered hub on the front panel with the remote control box, and maybe even an F-Connector thrown in for good measure for the ye-olde rabbit ear input that'd be strung in from bog knows where you'll put the tuner in the gaping maw behind the LCD this silly contraption!
Did I mention room for a RAID array and a secondary PSU yet?
Whatever! }
to be continued . . .
to be continued . . .
. . . sized for any readily available 640 x 480 resolution compatible (like a 1280 x 1024 or an 800 x 600) 15' - 17' VGA-in LCD, though a 1280p or even a 720p TV w/HDMI & VGA-in would be better! [
] ]'>Then mount the back, bottom 60% of a 6360's innards into your Plexi Shell BACKWARDS!!!!
This gives your Benchtop AV HoaxMac ZERO necessary clearance for cabling in the back! It would have readily available inputs for every single I/O function on the lower setback front panel. Trere's plenty of room for an Optical Drive (a DVD Player w/S-Video & HDMI out comes to mind [
] ]'> ) in the right side of the front overhang and chimney space available for the cooling fan to its left!Couple all that with lots of room for modern USB based Card Readers and a powered hub on the front panel with the remote control box, and maybe even an F-Connector thrown in for good measure for the ye-olde rabbit ear input that'd be strung in from bog knows where you'll put the tuner in the gaping maw behind the LCD this silly contraption!
Did I mention room for a RAID array and a secondary PSU yet?
Whatever! }
to be continued . . .