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GP-Wiz MAX 32-input USB VS. I-PAC 2 Interface
Kremmit:
The I-pac saves it's keymapping even after power-down, does the GP-Wiz? I dunno.
Shipping is cheaper on the GP, as it's made in the USA. The I-Pac comes DHL from the UK.
If you're buying joysticks, buttons, trackballs, or other parts, both manufacturers have offerings. If you want any of Ultimarc's other products (Opit-Pac, T-Stick+, etc), shipping becomes much more reasonable if you're buying other stuff at the same time. And of course, if you like the stuff at Groovy better, the same holds true. Buying from two (or three, or thirteen) different places really runs up the total shipping you pay to get the parts you need.
StinkyPinky:
O.K. Maybe I am confused here. I guess I don't see the difference between a "joystick" encoder amd a "keyboard" encoder. Both can be USB or PS2, and both are used to emulate keyboard strokes. Is this correct, or am I way off?
Hoagie_one:
joystick doesnt emulate keystrokes. It sends actual joypad inputs like an actual gamepad.
cholin:
The difference is the encoder. Think of it like this: One is a keyboard, one is a joystick. Then rule them out. Do your games support joysticks? Do your games use the keyboard more often? Is it more work to set one up to run other software? Are you buying other stuff from a company?
For me, I chose the iPac because Ive heard more about it and because Im buying T-stik plusses anyway, I figure I should get the shipment all at once, save some cash. Also, I like the idea of the design where theres only terminals on two sides. Then I like because I can use my keyboard without mounting a switch, and the fact that it has a LED harness that I can custom wire to run my custom LED board :D
Kremmit:
Either will work. In most (all??) MAME circumstances, it won't matter a whit which one you use. But if you want to use any other apps that will only work with a keyboard or only work with a joypad, then there you go.