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tetsujin:
Don't forget that there are PC trackballs out there in the world that simply suck no matter how you slice it.  Cheap, poorly made garbage, many of them.  If you start looking at large, high-quality PC trackballs like the Kensignton mice, the prices are much more comparable to the arcade models.
Tekn0mega:
 I had been wondering about this too. I have to figure out the best option for players of my machine to navigate my hacked windows OS w/ MAME theme. A trackball of some sort is absolutly neccessary.

 But hell, for $6, could you really go wrong with a big trackball like that?

 Honestly I have been looking for the cheapest sollution with the best results (I want this to play The Simpsons: Bowling). Does anyone out there have a light duty trackball designed for PC, that they use in their CP? If so does it work well enough for what you do with it?

 This guy does. http://www.skum.org/arcade/images/modular1.jpg I wonder how well that thing is working out for him?
tetsujin:

--- Quote from: Tekn0mega on March 17, 2005, 03:30:54 pm --- But hell, for $6, could you really go wrong with a big trackball like that?

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I've been through enough cheap trackballs that I've found unsatisfactory for regular pointing/clicking activities that I wouldn't recommend a cheap one for gaming.  You get what you pay for.  If you think it's worth $6-$10 to find out for yourself, then by all means...


--- Quote --- Honestly I have been looking for the cheapest solution with the best results

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You can't maximize over two variables at the same time.  :)
OSCAR:

--- Quote from: Tekn0mega on March 17, 2005, 03:30:54 pm ---This guy does. http://www.skum.org/arcade/images/modular1.jpg I wonder how well that thing is working out for him?

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WOW, blast from the past....   :)

That was my 1st MAME cab, I haven't even thought about it in years since it is long gone now.  It worked *okay*, but I primarily used it for navigation and the occasional game of Centipede or Missile Command.  It definitely is not arcade calibre.  It's certainly worth the extra $ for a real arcade trackball if you plan to do a significant amount of gaming with it.

Zook:
I hacked a Kingsington Pro trackball to put into my cab.  It was given to me so I figured that I couldn't go wrong.  It works well but it's not the same as the real thing.  A real arcade trackball is the way to go. 

This is the best picture I have of the trackball and control panel.   I didn't bother documenting the hack.  It's same amount of money to buy the real deal.   
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