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pointdablame:
The reviews on the boards here have been pretty brutal regarding the TOKN encoders.  Tiger-Heli has said that you could avoid all ghosting with about $2 worth of diodes, but its a lot of extra work that you shouldn't have to do IMHO.

Unless you can get the thing for under $10 shipped, I'd just get a $20 KeyWiz Eco.  Even if you COULD get it for $10.... I'd probably still recommend the Eco.
CJK:
You'll have to decide whether the $2 worth of diodes and the extra time and annoyance of dealing with the TOKN encoder's deficiencies (see the link that monkeybomb posted for a thorough review of the TOKN16 by our own Tiger-Heli) is worth the few bucks (probably less than $10) you'll save over the KeyWiz.

-- Chris
jjd:

--- Quote from: nes_gamer on July 16, 2005, 11:09:14 pm ---I plan on making a mini arcade machine with only a few buttons and 1 maybe 2 4-8 way joysticks.

--- End quote ---

It would be fine for that.  And I believe he is now shipping the diodes with the encoder, so you won't have to worry about buying those.
Havok:
Yeah, he does ship the diodes now, but I think the Keywiz is a better choice anyways...
Stingray:
I'm sure the Keywiz is a better encoder, but for just a few inputs, the TOKN would probably get the job done. If I were building a one player classics cab with only a small number of buttons, I'd probably use one.

-S
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