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Title: Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: shadowdrak on August 27, 2004, 08:27:28 pm
I went to their site recently and their pc light gun is marked as discontinued.  Any ideas people?
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: itismejs on August 27, 2004, 10:32:01 pm
I went to their site recently and their pc light gun is marked as discontinued.  Any ideas people?
Hopefully/probably a mistake.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: JoeB on August 28, 2004, 10:37:34 am
I'm surprised more people aren't up in arms about this!!!

I was waiting till this fall to buy 2 of them (got the holsters and all) what the heck am I to do now??    ???
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: pocketbikez on August 28, 2004, 11:40:17 am
what the heck am I to do now??    ???

ebay it (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8127787244&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW)
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: pointdablame on August 28, 2004, 12:04:59 pm
They probably discontinued it to focus on the TV gun.  The site seems to make it clear that the TV gun can be hooked up to either a PC or a TV, so why have a product that will do just one?  This way, they can make one product, charge one price, and be done with it.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on August 28, 2004, 01:03:41 pm
Did they get rid of both the guns or just the Pc one. cuz i went to the site and i dont see either of them anymore. What the hell am i gonna do now, i was just gonna start buyin all my controls! I was looking forward to house of the deads on Pc, and all the mame shooting games! This is terrible! Ive gotta get one somehow, what hsould i do? I believe i need the TV one, as im using a 27 inch tv.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: pocketbikez on August 28, 2004, 01:15:54 pm
Did they get rid of both the guns or just the Pc one. cuz i went to the site and i dont see either of them anymore. What the hell am i gonna do now, i was just gonna start buyin all my controls! I was looking forward to house of the deads on Pc, and all the mame shooting games! This is terrible! Ive gotta get one somehow, what hsould i do? I believe i need the TV one, as im using a 27 inch tv.

the tv gun looks like its still available.

http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?pid=132 (http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?pid=132)

the tv gun version also says its not compatible with a pc monitor.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: Matthew Anderson on August 28, 2004, 03:12:57 pm
I dunno guys.

They discontinued my steering wheel too.

Are they on the way out?


Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on August 28, 2004, 06:58:41 pm
Well if this company is on the way out, i better purchase my gun before any other controls. Everybody else whos plannin on gettin anything from there better get it quick if there gonna keep discontinuing items.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: Knoxximus on August 28, 2004, 07:18:53 pm
I hope they change the design....make it look more  Guncom-ish.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: Magnet_Eye on August 28, 2004, 07:28:39 pm
You can buy the PC version from them right here for $29.99

http://www.act-labs.com/scripts/proddetails.asp?Pid=573

Note that they are refurbished. But in stock!

 :D

Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: tshizzle.com on August 28, 2004, 09:10:19 pm
wow , how exactly do you connect one of those with a MAME cabinet using a TV?  Would I need 2 S-Video ports or whats the deal?
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: GameDork on August 28, 2004, 10:20:30 pm
Can someone email them and ask why?

i would, but you have to register and I'm too lazy

Brandon
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on August 28, 2004, 11:43:29 pm
I was actually wonderin the same thing, if the svideo on the tv has a cable in it and the svideo on the computer has the other end of the cable in it, where does this gun even hook up?
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: exibar on August 28, 2004, 11:45:21 pm
I've e-mailed them earlier today.  techsupport@act-labs.com

  I'll let you knw what they say.  I say that everyone should e-mail them, then they'll know how much we appreaciate their stuff :-)
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: GameDork on August 28, 2004, 11:48:19 pm
I've e-mailed them earlier today.  techsupport@act-labs.com

  I'll let you knw what they say.  I say that everyone should e-mail them, then they'll know how much we appreaciate their stuff :-)

I emailed them too!!

Everybody!!! send them an email!!
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on August 28, 2004, 11:57:00 pm
How do u hook these up?
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: exibar on August 28, 2004, 11:58:55 pm
USB, nice nad easy like... plug it in and play !  :-)
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on August 29, 2004, 12:01:10 am
It doesnt gotta plug into the tv? im talking about the tv one.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: BULL on August 29, 2004, 12:28:54 am
It has got a pass throu coupling that you plug in to the grafikscard and then the svideo cable into that.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: daywane on September 02, 2004, 12:37:52 pm
has enyone heard from act-labs?
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: GameDork on September 02, 2004, 01:02:48 pm
has enyone heard from act-labs?

Yeah, Here's what they said:

 Unfortunately, there were production issues at the factory and we can no longer produce the Light Gun.

So, looks like we're crap out of luck............... ??? ???
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: AlanS17 on September 02, 2004, 02:02:29 pm
Anybody know any online retailers that still have these things in stock?
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: matt.e on September 02, 2004, 03:14:23 pm
looks like these guys have some in stock. I'm in the UK so can't order one (this site is for US/canada only) so if anyone wants to help me out in getting one mail me... please.
NCIX (http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=10884&promoid=0)
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: Superdude on September 03, 2004, 02:06:39 pm
Both places NCIX and Actlabs are empty of the light guns.  Anyone know where I can get one from except from ebay cheap?
Thanks
John
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on September 03, 2004, 02:15:29 pm
Good luck even getting one from ebay.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: Superdude on September 03, 2004, 03:37:43 pm
I talked with Act-Labs, they are comming out with a new gun this fall in the next 2 months.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: GameDork on September 03, 2004, 03:49:52 pm
I talked with Act-Labs, they are comming out with a new gun this fall in the next 2 months.


I asked them if they were coming out with another one and they didn't tell me this!!! >:( >:(
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: DevilMan77 on September 03, 2004, 03:56:16 pm
Hmm, I'm using a 27" TV in my MAME cab.  So I assume I'll need their TV gun.
I don't know if I should pick one up now though or wait for their rumored new one.   :-\
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: clanggedin on September 03, 2004, 03:56:49 pm
I heard that it wasn't certain if they were coming out with a new one.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on September 03, 2004, 04:26:48 pm
The reply I got mentioned that they might bring them back in a couple months, but didn't mention anything about a new model.

Based on what I've heard, their problem is that they lost their current supplier.
My guess is that they are looking for a new supplier, and will probably reissue the same model of gun if they can find a supplier for them.
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: rampy on September 03, 2004, 04:27:13 pm
I talked with Act-Labs, they are comming out with a new gun this fall in the next 2 months.


which in human months is like 24 =(

rampy
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on September 04, 2004, 09:32:32 pm
Sorry guys, this is all my fault.

See...I have just recently decided on purchasing the Act Labs Guns, and as it turns out, anything that I have ever wanted immediately goes out of production before I can get it. It's been this way forever. I should have warned you.   ;)

Sincerely,
mrC
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: tshizzle.com on September 04, 2004, 09:35:31 pm
The TV gun is fine for me =)  I emailed them they said liek another poster wrote, its just a S-Video passthrough.  Im gonna order it in the next couple weeks here so I'll let you TV users out there know how it comes out
Title: Re:Act-Labs guns discontinued?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on September 04, 2004, 11:18:05 pm
i got the tv gun too, a 27 inch tv is only 170 bucks with s video, im surprised more people dont go this route.