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Visitor Q:
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--- Quote from: Visitor Q on October 14, 2008, 12:30:54 pm ---Higher resolution seems like a wash to me...
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There have been at least a couple of members here telling you just the opposite. Again, "fine" is in the eye of the beholder. If you happen to be an individual who is less demanding of accuracy, authenticity and playability, or are not interested in the analog potentiometer and/or high-resolution spinner controlled games (and this includes the driving variety) then you should be "fine" with a low-res spinner.
But there's definitely no "wash" here. The difference is very real and quantifiable. It affects gameplay and how severely, if at all, depends completely on the game being played.
RandyT
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Most of those people don't own both spinners so that can't even compare them in that way. I am just going off of what I read about the Apache, that it works perfect out of the box with no configuring in Mame.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Visitor Q on October 14, 2008, 01:57:13 pm ---Most of those people don't own both spinners so that can't even compare them in that way. I am just going off of what I read about the Apache, that it works perfect out of the box with no configuring in Mame.
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I understand that fact quite well. But I think you need to understand that the statement "works perfect out of the box" is one that is, at best, extremely misleading. While it may be true for a hand full of games, there are far too many different controls, different configurations and different decoding schemes for that to even be possible. Remember, you are relying on the knowledge of a reviewer in cases like these, and you have no way of knowing the extent of that knowledge. He could be less knowledgeable than you.
RandyT
Visitor Q:
--- Quote from: RandyT on October 14, 2008, 02:10:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: Visitor Q on October 14, 2008, 01:57:13 pm ---Most of those people don't own both spinners so that can't even compare them in that way. I am just going off of what I read about the Apache, that it works perfect out of the box with no configuring in Mame.
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He could be less knowledgeable than you.
RandyT
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Well that is doubtful!
I am just going on the fact that where I read this was Retro Blast which is a respectable site from what I am told by the users of this forum.
Bender:
Randy,
You make Fantastic products that are of great benefit to the community
They are solid, well built ,well designed and innovative
let them speak for themselves
they'll do a far better job
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Bender on October 14, 2008, 05:25:52 pm ---let them speak for themselves
they'll do a far better job
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Thank you for the compliments, but I'm not sure I understand this statement. I'm not pushing a product here, only trying to make sure that the benefits of high resolution in a spinner are understood by potential spinner buyers. It's clear from this discussion, that this is still something that needs to be talked about, regardless of how often or in depth it has been discussed in the past.
Maybe I need a different account here so everyone doesn't automatically assume I'm pushing a product when I try to share knowledge on a subject. :dunno
RandyT