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davidrfoley:

Our OptiGun circuitry has been used in thousands of Arcade machines, so it's very well proven technology.  We are now working with some customers to ensure that it's feature set works well with as many MAME configurations as possible.

The only problem that Happ had in testing was that they wired the guns wrong when connecting them.  The boards work fun with all standard Happ and Betson guns and rifles.  We currently don't work with Area 51 guns, and are looking into why those guns generate different signals than standard light guns.

People have complained about the price, and it's primarily due to low volume and a bunch of features for actual arcade use.  Due to the inquiries we are looking into building a "Lite" configuration so that it's just I/O, and nothing else  (2x Guns, 6x Button Inputs for each Gun)  I'll keep the forums posted.

vartech:

Any updates on the lite version?  Also I want to know if this will work on my setup.  I have some arcade light guns a wells gardner standard arcade monitor with a arcadevga card with a 3400 athlon xp.  The cab has tinted glass.  I want to know how accurate this will be.

studmuff:

$200 seems really steep for an adapter and no gun!

davidrfoley:


--- Quote from: vartech on April 30, 2009, 10:16:50 am ---Any updates on the lite version?  Also I want to know if this will work on my setup.  I have some arcade light guns a wells gardner standard arcade monitor with a arcadevga card with a 3400 athlon xp.  The cab has tinted glass.  I want to know how accurate this will be.

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We are in a mandatory quiet period, so I can't comment on new product releases such as OptiGun Lite.  We'll have some announcements soon. 

The tinted glass will affect the use of any light gun technology.  As members have pointed out, optical gun technology is very old, and we don't control the sensors that were used in the guns.  They rely on bright light in order to function, thus the flashing of the screen when you pull the trigger.  Depending on how tinted your glass is will determine how much it affects the use of optical guns.

davidrfoley:


--- Quote from: studmuff on May 01, 2009, 12:43:44 am ---$200 seems really steep for an adapter and no gun!

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Until you start making them and selling them. 

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