Zero Delay vs Xin Mo?

[Jamesbeat]

I realized that when I build my new cab I'm going to have almost enough parts and materials left over to build a Pi based bar-stick.
Everything except the encoders in fact.

I don't want to dump a lot of money into this as I want to concentrate on my new cab, but I have seen the Zero Delay and Xin Mo encoders, and they are pretty cheap.
I understand that they aren't going to be as good as an ipac etc, but they seem to be just the ticket for a low budget luggable machine.

I would need either one Xin Mo (2 player version) or two Zero Delays, and the price is roughly the same either way.

I have searched, but I can't find a direct comparison of these two encoders.

Is one better than the other for any reason?

[P.H.U.]

I found issues with Zero Delay creating registry entries that caused difficulty in launching HyperSpin due to Chinese characters and trailing spaces in the device's registry name. That was a pain to fix. Also, i noticed the Zero Delay would often not work on a cold start up of the PC. But works fine if you do a restart, or if you plugged in when Windows was already on/running. With a cab sitting idle and off for a long time, that creates a problem.

I have a XinMo, but haven't installed it yet. Can't say one is better than the other yet. I am hoping the issues I had with Zero Delay are resolved with the XinMo. But you should definitely know that the Zero Delay is not without issue.

[brad808]

I've used the xin mo in maybe 8 or 9 builds and never had an issue with them on my machines or other's machines. They are great for the price. I also have a zero delay but I've only hooked it up for testing and can't give a proper comparison yet.

[yotsuya]

I've used both in the past, but I'm strictly a keyboard encoder user now. IPac, JPac or KADE... I figure, why go cheap on one of the most important parts of your cab that can affect playability.

Havi ng said that, if I had to choose between the two, I'd go XinMo.

[harveybirdman]

I have two zero delays in my mame setup, no major complaints other than having to splice the provided connectors for longer more organized wire runs.

I suggest strain relief to make sure the USB stays plugged in but I've had no major issues that aren't directly related to them being gamepad interfaces rather than keyboard interfaces.

[JDFan]

If using the Pi -- Couldn't you just use the GPIO interface   

[Jamesbeat]

If using the Pi -- Couldn't you just use the GPIO interface   

I probably could, but to be honest, I'm so sick of wrestling with the thing.
I have it set up perfectly now, and I don't want to mess with it.

I can make the problem go away for around $25 by using a cheap encoder.