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Metal DDR Pads?
Frostillicus:
Anyone have any recommendations for a metal DDR pad?
I see a bunch of these on ebay all the time, but want actual reviews by folks:
[urlhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3018645089&category=21188][/url]
I've also seen the sites for building my own, but if the price is right I might just buy one instead.
I know there are some DDR fans here from previous posts...what pad do you use?
Hoe:
Just last night I built a "proof of theory" button for a pad, and it worked great- so it looks like I'm going to make my own (metal and wood).
Thouse metal red octain pads I herd are awsome, but are wired ---smurfy---. Review here: http://www.ddrseattle.com/MetalPads/MetalPadReview.html
My friend uses the red octain 80$ pads. I love them, the only down side is you can't pound the crap out of them with your shoes on.
Snarbald:
How 'bout one of these?
http://www.channelbeat.com/products/parts/dance_dance_revolution_parts/130.html
snailmailhater:
Hi Frosty. Hate to tell you but the metal pads they sell on ebay are all notoriously crappy. The metal warps the arrows break and the wiring sucks. I've looked into these for awhile and the best recommendation I can make is to build your own pad. The sites I have found useful for building your own are: http://www.geocities.com/ddrhomepad/ (plans)
http://home.attbi.com/~patster/home.html (the best example i have seen)
http://www.popsynth.com/platform.htm (another plans page)
http://www.channelbeat.com/products/parts/dance_dance_revolution_parts/117.html (official parts for the machine if you don't want to make your own)
I hope this helps you out. If you could get back to me about that ddr marquee i asked about before that would be great!
Jakobud:
I remember seeing some site or two out there about building your own. It involved hacking a cheap PSX pad. It looked totally easy compared to all the crazy stuff we do on this forum! You should go that route.