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X-Arcade: Is it really that bad!?
kowal:
"virtualy" trabant and ferrari this the same - car
X stands 2 class lower, it has not + 5V pin you will not connect electronic joysticks, no LED support, requires next adapter to work on USB, normal cable PS/2 / USB does not act. PS/2 my problem from detecting on laptops. I have already problem at PC he did not want to programme keys on Polish and German keyboard. I have IPAC, PSXadaptor, 4x minipac and... X - arcade. X nearer to TKON than to IPAC
I do not alter encoder in X becaouse has good wiring
Teebor:
Erm from trying to decode that ???
Its not designed to support electronic joysticks, but you could easily get 5volt from somewhere else anyway.
Not designed to have LED support and you could easily argue this over other encoders anyway.
I have no idea what you were talking about with the PS2/USB thing, but is an optional upgrade you don't need it, and if using PS2 you need a keyboard plugged in to the encoder even if its never used.
You can change the options on the encoder and completely reprogram all the buttons to represent different keys if you want anyway.
And the X Arcade wiring sucks, no common ground so you have to use the correct ground for that wiring loom, and they are ALWAYS too bloody short. I did not enjoy extending half of them when I made my first control panel.
torcer:
I have it in my cab because it was my first project and I wanted to keep it simple. It does the job, but it just looks out of place. I’ll probably replace it with my own design this winter. I don’t regret the X-Arcade, it let me focus on the Cabinet, but knowing what I know now, future cabs will have custom built controls.
genesim:
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X stands 2 class lower, it has not + 5V pin you will not connect electronic joysticks, no LED support, requires next adapter to work on USB, normal cable PS/2 / USB does not act. PS/2 my problem from detecting on laptops. I have already problem at PC he did not want to programme keys on Polish and German keyboard. I have IPAC, PSXadaptor, 4x minipac and... X - arcade. X nearer to TKON than to IPAC
I do not alter encoder in X becaouse has good wiring
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Dude, I got it now. You are one of them guys that buys a item and then takes it back because it doesn't do what was never advertised on the box to begin with!
Xarcade never advertised itself to be a +5 v source for any of your electronic needs...big deal. +5v can be had from just about any power supply. Now what are these "electronic joysticks" again??
No LED support...and your point is? The Xarcade isn't a blender either. ::) Yet there is console support right out of the box that is unmatched in the mainstream race. Care to comment on this? Or do you prefer christmas lights over real gameplay.
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What the hell are you talking about? The Xarcade needs a powered USB to work or a keyboard plugged in to get the INITIAL detection. After that, the computer will see the board just fine. I don't know what the rest of that ramble was.
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Let me get this straigt, you are putting down a product cause some offbrand keyboard you heard had problems? This is sounding alot like the "lag" issues.
I don't know what the rest of what you said meant or what your point was, but all I can say is that the Xarcade is a great encoder and does its job fine. Add to that...better customer support. They stayed on the phone with me till I got everything working(it took a while to figure out that my Computer had non-powered USB ports).
I don't really care if you like Xarcade or not, but to call them crap like others have said about products which virtually NOTHING to back it up, well lets just say it is nice to at least challenge it. I hate to see any company slandered, and I am mad to this day that I shyed away from Xarcade based on some of the crap like "ghosting" and what not.
The Wiring harness does suck, but at least it is workable and if you really don't like it, just cut the wires yourself. I am not defending it though, and the design really should be improved on....at least to the extent of giving us more wire to work with...but lets face it, Xarcade wants to sell arcade controllers not chip sets!
I applaud them for having a great "brain" to the whole system, and I cannot speak about their arcade controls because I do not own them....nor will I probably ever since I like Happs so much, but all I can say is don't believe everything you hear.
DeLuSioNal29:
For those who want a low cost joystick until their "custom" CPT is done (or enough money is saved to build one) I think X-Arcade is a great option... but only if you score with this deal listed here:
A mere $99 dollars isn't a bad deal for a tank stick XXL (built bigger for an arcade unit). Shipping is another $30.
http://www.x-arcade.com/mame-panel.shtml
I wouldn't pay more than that, since it doesn't have a spinner, but the price is not too shabby, especially for an XXL version of the TankStick which is perfect for MAME cabs and does not look like it doesn't fit!