So with last week's reveal of what their new cabinet looks like, and their "Revolutionary" pinbar it certainly got me thinking "maybe the cabinet could be different".. Just not how deeproot is doing it. I think that backbox is overlay complicated with far too many pieces. I think the pinbar needs to be flush (not sticking up like they have it now).
But getting back to the backbox, the concept of simply wrapping art around the sides as one piece is intriguing. Also clearly the speakers are hidden away somewhere else. Yes I know there's some speakers in the front of the lower cabinet, but I think that's only on the upper tiers. There has to be upper speakers somewhere, and hopefully not behind the art because it'll get muffled (or they'll do some last ditch fix like poke holes through it).
But it got me thinking.. I like how heighway integrated the screen where the action is (but I don't like having to make sure a screen is flush with a playfield). At that point, the screen on the backbox is redundant (but there still needs to be art). Speakers can be a topper at that point. This also greatly simplifies the backbox as it only becomes a lightbox (2 wires coming up from the cabinet). I've been working on a custom cabinet design and I think the concept of moving the screen down helps me even more. When works slows down a bit, I think I'm going to take some time off and start really getting my cabinet built. I think that'll finally push me into getting back into mucking around with a whitewood.
