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TS-DOT-02 Turn Count Question
haynor666:
For me it was hard to set up perfectly TS-DOT-02 because I don't remember how original game behave and for the most of games I even didn't play them in original cabinet. The result set up was to make games playable. Many racing games (at least till I get driving wheel) I set up with low sensivity.
This was one of two know to me spinners with push/pull option (which I require for Disc of Tron, Forgotten Worlds and Eco Fighters). TS-DOT-02 was much more cheaper than TurboTwist High-Low™ Push-Pull so I choose GRS Push & Pull Spinner. Knobs appears to be almost identical.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: haynor666 on December 23, 2023, 07:32:18 am ---TS-DOT-02 was much more cheaper than TurboTwist High-Low™ Push-Pull so I choose GRS Push & Pull Spinner. Knobs appears to be almost identical.
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The reason the knob looks the same is because they were apparently heavily influenced by my original knob design, as seems to be the case with the form factor of other spinner products. But as some seem to be finding out, there is much more to the function of this type of control than outward appearances. The sensing methods and high-low operation, used in these lower cost units is about 10-12x less costly to manufacture (not to mention the cost difference of the materials) than that used in our spinner, so in the spirit of "you get what you pay for", I'd say that expectations might be a little too high.
If the extra money is too much for folks, and they just want something which is better than using a trackball (or God forbid a joystick) to play those games, and they don't care about absolute arcade accuracy, then they fill a need. But they definitely are not the same experience as the more costly option.
Shaunvis:
I'm still in the process of getting things together to start a build (if I can ever find the time :banghead:) and thought I'd chime in here. I bought the same spinner & thought it was ok until I started testing it and wasn't too happy.
I ordered the TurboTwist high-low from GGG and it's a night & day difference. It's like the GRS spinner is a toy and the GGG spinner is a Ferrari.
Now I suppose I'll use the GRS one for player 2 for pong os something like that. But the GGG is definitely the main 1P spinner