What boards for this setup in MAME PC??

[Games001]

Hi all.. Mega Noob here.

I'm trying to decide what boards to 'hack' or encoder-controll via PC input is best (both in value $ and ease of setup) for the following CP:

2: Rotary Joysticks
22: Button setup
1: Spinner

I have looked through Saint's Book and the options have my head spinning. *no pun there*

I know there are alot of options to be found in the world, but maybe you folks can help me thin down the possible combos.

Thanks!  

[Spaz Monkey]

You already asked this question here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=75001.0 and I asked a follow-up question here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=75001.msg776921#msg776921

Not to rag on you, but don't you read your own posts?

[4Aaron GE]

I would suggest buying a real encoder, like the GroovyGameGear or Ultimarc boards.  I wish I had known about these when I started out, but I ended up hacking a couple of old Gravis USB gamepads.  Not that the gamepads don't work, but they were a royal pain to map, hack and wire.  I also ended up wrecking one of them somehow (good thing I bought 3).  A proper encoder will help to mitigate these problems.

[Games001]

Hmmm.. I thought I had not posted over there (thought I cancelled the post before it listed).

OOPS! My error.   I guess I don't always read my own posts. 

And to answer my own question as an update, I recently ordered the GP-WizRX-ST USB Controls Interface with Rotary Function from Groovy.  I only have a single 8-way stick, 6 player buttons, and 4 'Up'/Service buttons ready for it.

Let's see how it works out when all is said and wired.