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Paradise Arcade Xin Mo 1 Player Arcade Controller Review (also 2 player)
dmarcum99:
I'm not going to bash Paradise Arcade's customer service because I had a good experience with them. I got my 2-player Xin Mo in under a week. (Hawaii to Ohio)
I will make a comment on the performance of the two-player Xin Mo. I have noticeable lag. I had a j-pac go bad and I was short on cash so I went with a less expensive alternative. Playing Donkey Kong, the lag was immediately noticeable. Going up the 1st ladder(or any ladder) and attempting to turn left(or right) without hesitation is impossible. Trying to play Pac-Man/Ms. Pacman w/speedup hack was frustrating as well. Having the joystick pushed down and watching Pac-Man zoom right by the opening I intended had me cussing the little yellow chomp monsters. All games I play now suffer from the lag.
Attempting to make sense of this and make sure I wasn't halucinating, I tried using USB and PS2 keyboards and the lagging did not exist as DK & PM were much more playable. I'm sure if I mashed a whole bunch of keys I would mess things up, but my issue was with lag and not ghosting.
I'm out of work right now so I'm stuck with what I have...but when my finances improve, another keyboard encoder is on my short list.
BobA:
I will try my 2 player version when I make a CP that requires it and report back. My 1 player does not give me any noticeable lag but maybe I am too slow to see it. ;) ;)
Tried my 1 player vrs a USB keyboard and could not detect any difference in response. My controller is plugged directly to the back of the MB no hubs are used for the controller.
Edit: checked my 1 player
equlizer:
im using the 2 player one right now on my cab and there is a "tiny" bit of lag but nothing you cant get used to within a few mins
dmarcum99:
My finances have improved, so I had the opportunity to buy a IPAC FS32 from fleabay ($30 shipped).
I just got around to installing it today. I can say without hesitation that IPAC performed better than the XIN MO 2-player. The reduction in input lag is enough for me to notice immediately. I mentioned a while ago the PACMAN/MS PACMAN games with speedup were impossible to play with the XIN-MO. I played MS PACMAN (speedup) right before the IPAC install so I could have a fresh perspective. With the IPAC, I was able to control the game sooooo much better. I'm not an ULTIMARC fanboy either....I'm still steaming over my JPAC taking a dive.
The Xin-Mo is a nice product with nice features. Maybe mine was defective.... ???
BobA:
Finally hooked my 2 player Xin Mo in a 2 player bartop and have not observed any noticeable delay on my part. Will keep an eye on it as I configure more emulators. Right now I only have MAME configured.
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