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D_Harris:

Has anyone had any experience with the "PC Arcade Controller 2 Player Version(With USB/PS2 ADAPTER) For MAME Cabinet" at http://www.arcademvs.com/?

Pros and cons would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Darren


XCVG:

Well, from looking at it, I see one obvious con- it's not native USB; it uses an adaptor for USB. Not sure if that's a really big problem or not.

D_Harris:


--- Quote from: XCVG on April 21, 2010, 10:28:36 pm ---Well, from looking at it, I see one obvious con- it's not native USB; it uses an adaptor for USB. Not sure if that's a really big problem or not.

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Well it's not a con. It's native" PS/2. Which is not something they are trying to hide.(A PS/2 splitter would probably work just as well).

Obviously this product must be new.(And untested).

Darren

Turnarcades:

This and millions of clones like it have been floating round ebay for years. The big cons are that they are non-programmable (a big no-no if you are building a complex, multi-featured panel or want 'shifted' functions), the wiring is fixed and frequently fragile and with the way this seems to be hard-wired in, a pain to service or troubleshoot in the event of an error. I also know from previous customers' experiences that the 'no ghosting/blocking' claim is usually bollocks and they clam up on fighting games, which is why they come to us in the end for a proper panel set up with boards from the i-pac family.

In the UK anyway, they often go for just a few quid less than a nice programmable pre-wired mini-pac, so why scrimp a few quid and limit your panel so much? The controls ultimately make or break a good machine build and you should never scrimp on control functionality.

SavannahLion:

Would it be wise to buy a product that purports?

--- Quote ---Compatible with all versions of M$ Windows and M$-DOS.
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Go with GGG or Ultimarc.

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