The monitor I would have really liked to use for the cabinet is the Wells Gardner D9200 digital monitor. However, I opted for something a little cheaper - a 25" Samsung TV with S-video output. I'm pretty satisfied with it :)
To keep the TV from sliding out the back of the cabinet, I mounted two scrap pieces of wood to the monitor shelf with a couple of bolts. The bottom piece is to angle the backend of the TV up slightly and make it flush with the monitor bezel.
A monitor bezel was used to "wrap" the TV and give the cabinet more of an arcade look. I just simply used a razor knife to trim the bezel to fit and then attached the bezel to the cabinet with a couple of brass nails.
In my opinion, the monitor bezel makes a huge difference. It's worth the small price you'll pay at Happ Controls, or wherever you decide to get one.
Now you certainly can't play MAME without sound, can you? The following is a list of the sound components in the cabinet.
The nice thing about the amplifier kit is that I can reach behind the cabinet and adjust the volume at any time. This works fine for playing your MAME games, but doesn't work well if you want the cabinet to act as a stand-alone jukebox and play mp3.
