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"The Varsity Club" Dual Monitor Arcade *Reconstruction has begun* 12/29/09
Tahnok:
The RGB part isn't what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the way the electric ice buttons diffuse light. You will get very different looks between normal translucent and electric ice buttons. I think think this should be more of a deciding factor, rather than the one dollar difference (when you're spending the kind of money you are, a dollar makes little difference).
mccoy178:
--- Quote from: tahnok100 on March 06, 2006, 03:15:16 pm ---The RGB part isn't what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the way the electric ice buttons diffuse light. You will get very different looks between normal translucent and electric ice buttons. I think think this should be more of a deciding factor, rather than the one dollar difference (when you're spending the kind of money you are, a dollar makes little difference).
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True on all accounts. That's why I wanted those buttons with the rgb board, you can't beat the look and the results. I have wired two other four player cp's with regular translucent buttons, but they were dedicated colors. It's all about the design of the cp and the artwork IMHO. How you tie the three factors together to get the final result. As a side note, since I have so many buttons(26 w/o start buttons), another price that I had to figure in was mulitple LEDWiz's which would have ran over another $100. Sorry if I wasn't clear on that. But none the less, I did consider that my first and most liked option and price would not have been an issue if I really wanted it. I just had to make a choice so I could keep the ball rolling. That's the one tough thing about this hobby. There is new stuff around every corner and trying it out(I was one of the first to use the LEDWiz, two panels at once actually), is so difficult because there are so many things to deal with. In this example, will the leaf switches from ponyboy work with the rgb boards? No one knows and I just can't try it out this time. :(
Now I have to design my cp overlay, figure out if I'm going to use 16 or 18 gauge metal, where to locate my buttons as compared to where I have in the past, am I going to use the Keywiz max or the ipac for my admin buttons, and etc, etc, etc.................... ;)
markrvp:
--- Quote from: tahnok100 on March 06, 2006, 02:32:28 am ---That button comparison isn't completely fair you know. You didn't acknowledge the fact that the electric ice buttons are quite different than normal translucents. Yes, they're more expensive than what you bought, but what you bought doesn't do the same thing.
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It's his project; he's not doing a button comparison for Retroblast.
He prefers the feel of leafswitch buttons. To a person who is serious about gaming, that is more important than how it looks. The translucent leafs FEEL the way he wants and LOOK the way he wants them to look.
When it's all said and done, the leafs will probably be more, but he will be happy because they look and feel like what he wanted.
Tahnok:
Good point with the LEDwiz boards. I hadn't taken that into account since I would just wire the LEDs myself.
--- Quote from: markrvp on March 06, 2006, 06:10:34 pm ---It's his project; he's not doing a button comparison for Retroblast.
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Yeah, I know, I just wanted to point it out for anyone reading this in the future.
It's my understanding that the micro switch buttons with the ponyboy leaf brackets are supposed to feel exactly the same as real leaf switches (so that's not the biggest concern). But does anyone know if the brackets and the GGG boards work together (without getting in the way of each other)?
markrvp:
--- Quote from: tahnok100 on March 06, 2006, 08:09:17 pm ---
It's my understanding that the micro switch buttons with the ponyboy leaf brackets are supposed to feel exactly the same as real leaf switches (so that's not the biggest concern). But does anyone know if the brackets and the GGG boards work together (without getting in the way of each other)?
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RandyT said he didn't think so. Hopefully ponyboy will get them soon and we can all check.