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| ddrtist:
The X-Arcade is read as a keyboard. You plug a USB or PS/2 keyboard into it's connector and it acts like a passthrough. The buttons on the joystick have preassigned keyboard keys and can be programmed via 4 different mode switchers. |
| Turnarcades:
I sounds like you're not entirely clued up on how an arcade cabinet goes together, in the way you have bundled together different hardware in one sentence like they're words you've heard in passing. The real question you should have asked before purchasing all that expensive PC hardware is "where do I really need to spend the money?". Interfaces and adapters like keyboard encoders and modified graphics cards are the real heart of any machine these days - if anything the PC hardware is the inconsequential part when you consider even the lowliest P2 can run most classics and other console games. The hardware that puts together the PC, display and controls is really what will make the difference between a good and bad arcade machine. This is why you will read here that people's blogs mostly say " so I've got together my essential bits and I've got an old PC I plan to stuff in there....". These interfaces are all designed to make everything run smoothly as it's how they play that's important. Whilst keyboard hacks etc. are possible, dedicated interfaces are designed for longevity and make for a far better experience. All-in-one solutions like X-Arcade aren't ideal either as they look ugly on a build and don't use the best encoders. The bottom line is a better interfaced machine is better than shelling loads on a wood kit and high-performance PC. |
| CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Turnarcades on June 16, 2008, 04:32:01 pm ---The bottom line is a better interfaced machine is better than shelling loads on a wood kit and high-performance PC. --- End quote --- :applaud: |
| massive88:
--- Quote from: ddrtist on June 16, 2008, 04:30:54 pm ---The X-Arcade is read as a keyboard. You plug a USB or PS/2 keyboard into it's connector and it acts like a passthrough. The buttons on the joystick have preassigned keyboard keys and can be programmed via 4 different mode switchers. --- End quote --- Then the X-arcade already has built in its own version of an Ipac. If you are set on using the X-arcade as your controls, then you do not need an Ipac. If you were to make your own control panel, then you would need an Ipac to get the same effect as your X-arcade does now, in that you press a button and it registers as a keyboard key. |
| Ginsu Victim:
I've read several different sources that have said the X-arcade encoder is a piece of junk. Main issue was that it didn't always register. |
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