I was truly impressed by the build quality of this machine. It uses real wood (not MDF), tempered glass, and authentic metal pinball parts throughout. It is a thoroughly professional build, as you'd expect from a company that has been building these pinball rigs for the last decade. Powering it up and getting all three screens configured in the pinball sim of your choice results in … magic. The actual power switch is on the bottom front right of the case. The PC "case" is just a back panel, and the power strip is the Smart Strip kind where it auto-powers everything based on the PC being powered on or off. Notice the large down-firing subwoofer mounted in the middle of the body, as well as the ventilation holes. Then lift it up and out, and you now have complete access to the interior. To remove the playfield, disconnect the power cord and the HDMI connector. The 27" playfield monitor is mounted using a clever rod assembly to the standard VESA mount on the back, so we can easily rotate it up to work on the inside as needed. On the right front side, the digital plunger and right buttons. On the left front side, the audio amplifier and left buttons. All of which shows up as a standard game controller in Windows. This Digital Plunger Kit connects the 8 buttons (2 on each side, 3 on the front, 1 on the bottom) and includes an analog tilt sensor and analog plunger sensor. The most uniquely pinball item in the case is right at the front. Then remove the metal lockdown bar and slide the tempered glass out. Open the front coin door and detach the two internal nuts for the front bolts, which are finger tight. Most of the magic is in those screens, and whether the pinball sim in question allows you to arrange the three screens in its advanced settings, usually by enabling a "cabinet" mode. Plus you can emulate every pinball machine, ever! The Virtuapin Mini is a custom $3k build centered around three screens: The mini is much smaller than a normal pinball machine, so it's easier to move around, takes up less space, and is less expensive. But in my defense, it is a minor extravagance relative to a real pinball machine. That recently culminated in me buying a Virtuapin Mini. I've had something of an obsession with digital pinball for years now.
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