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| maraxle:
--- Quote from: cbmeeks on July 15, 2004, 02:19:26 pm ---Money is tight (new baby). Two players - 6 buttons each (12 inputs) 2 credit buttons (2 inputs) 2 start buttons (2 inputs) pause button (1 input) exit button (1 input) 2 8-way joysticks (8 inputs) 1 4-way joystick (shared w/player 1) 2 4-way fire buttons (shared w/player 1) I guestimate I will need 26 inputs total. The iPac would be $51 ($12 S/H) The KeyWiz would be $41.45 ($6.50 S/H) Thats only $9.55 difference but like I said, money is tight. What are the pros/cons of each? All things being equal, I would go with the cheaper one. Thanks cb --- End quote --- They are pretty much the same. The KeyWiz Max has 4 more inputs than the I-Pac (32 vs 28), but the I-Pac has LED connections for the CAPS and NUM lock keys. This lets you have buttons that light up when coins are inserted, like on the old Centipede machines. Personally, I am using a KeyWiz because it was cheaper, and I don't need the light-up buttons. Those 4 extra inputs don't hurt either. |
| bitey:
Anyone know if these encoders are any good? http://www.hagstromelectronics.com/index.html |
| Tiger-Heli:
Agreed - both are fine and capable products. Agreed topic has been discussed at length and could start a flame war. In addition to what's been said - I-PAC supports USB, KeyWiz is PS/2 only. I-PAC has an active keyboard pass-thru, KeyWiz has a switched keyboard pass-thru, but you can get around this with a USB or wireless keyboard. I-PAC's can be daisy-chained, though. I-PAC has 28 inputs, one of which doubles as a shift key, KeyWiz has 32 inputs plus an additional shift key. KeyWiz IMHO has a more versatile shift function, but I don't see that you require this anyway. Keywiz has a screw terminal for +5V output, I-PAC has a pin header for this. There is also the I-PAC VE which has 32 inputs and has lower shipping, but uses SDRAM and is USB only. |
| cbmeeks:
--- Quote ---Keywiz has a screw terminal for +5V output, --- End quote --- Whoa whoa whoa here....does that mean I can simply plug a wire into that terminal and get me some juice? If so, I plan on wiring two NES controllers up that need 5V. That would be sweet (and a selling point) for me. cb |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: cbmeeks on July 15, 2004, 03:38:11 pm --- --- Quote ---Keywiz has a screw terminal for +5V output, --- End quote --- Whoa whoa whoa here....does that mean I can simply plug a wire into that terminal and get me some juice? If so, I plan on wiring two NES controllers up that need 5V. That would be sweet (and a selling point) for me. cb --- End quote --- That's what it's for. It's more for P360 sticks or Opti-pacs, but as long as you don't overload the PS/2 port it's a power source. Not sure how the NES controllers will interface, but if you just need +5V power, you got it. |
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