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Title: Hey Guys do you have any experience with these ?
Post by: Vasilpap on March 29, 2016, 09:19:59 am
Hey Guys do you have any experience with these ? Are they ok for making a good controller ?Or should I find some more high quality?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zero-Delay-Arcade-MAME-JAMMA-Joystick-DIY-Kits-USB-PC-Encoder-10pcs-Buttons-/291657486724?hash=item43e8241184:g:IC8AAOSw8-tWap3V (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zero-Delay-Arcade-MAME-JAMMA-Joystick-DIY-Kits-USB-PC-Encoder-10pcs-Buttons-/291657486724?hash=item43e8241184:g:IC8AAOSw8-tWap3V)
Title: Re: Hey Guys do you have any experience with these ?
Post by: ppv on March 29, 2016, 12:59:22 pm
I am interested in that too, as I want to build a bartiop for a friend as a gift... This seems interesting...
Title: Re: Hey Guys do you have any experience with these ?
Post by: Vasilpap on March 29, 2016, 02:16:30 pm
Yeah, I know it seems really cheap tho I want to build a controller but I dont want it to feel that cheap.
Title: Re: Hey Guys do you have any experience with these ?
Post by: Slippyblade on March 29, 2016, 06:20:37 pm
This question crops up about 2-3 times a month.  The Zero-Delay encoders are fine.  The one thing is that the PC reads them as a gamepad instead of as a keyboard.  The joys and buttons are a little loose, but otherwise they are fine.
Title: Re: Hey Guys do you have any experience with these ?
Post by: paigeoliver on March 29, 2016, 06:29:55 pm
Yeah, I know it seems really cheap tho I want to build a controller but I dont want it to feel that cheap.

it is the cruddy chinese controls most people use that make their stuff feel cheap, not the encoder.
Title: Re: Hey Guys do you have any experience with these ?
Post by: Jamesbeat on March 29, 2016, 09:47:26 pm
The Zero Delay will be fine (but see below) but another one to consider is the Xin No.
The Xin Mo comes in a two-player version, and is around the same price as two Zero Delays.

There doesn't seem to be much to choose from between them, but I ended up getting the Xin Mo.
I'm still finishing up my build, so I haven't tried it yet.

With any inexpensive Chinese board, I recommend that you look over the board carefully with a magnifying glass before you plug it in, to check for sloppy solder work. I have read that the QC can be spotty.

Having said that, the soldering on my Xin Mo appears to be perfect.