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jmarket:
Seen these buttons for Coin and Pause. I assume they still work if you don't power the LED?

http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/led-chrome-pushbuttons/35-led-pushbutton-with-bw-insert.html

rCadeGaming:
Yeah, they would, but why not power them?  Most encoders have a 5v connection to power things like that.  Very easy to wire.

jmarket:
One thing that I forgot to ask about was speakers with volume control. Any suggestions?

PL1:

--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on November 11, 2012, 11:59:08 am ---
--- Quote from: jmarket on November 11, 2012, 11:31:54 am ---Will the Xin Mo 1 player Arcade Controller to USB - PC or PS3 control all these buttons?
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Apparently that encoder lags.  Stay away.

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Read the rest of that thread and you'll see that most posters did not have a problem with lag, when they even noticed it.
I also noticed that he mentioned using DK as the test game -- a game which has known issues when you hit diagonals -- so there may be something other than just the encoder causing problems.   :dunno


--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on November 11, 2012, 11:59:08 am ---I would recommend using an MC Cthulhu for each player.  That will give you more than enough buttons, no lag, and the option to hook up consoles down the road.

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Three points:

1. OP mentioned that cost was a concern.  See post #2 in this thread for a link to Vigo's ZD Encoder for about half the price of the MC Cthulhu and no lag issues that I've heard of.

2. OP is building a bartop instead of a fightstick, so the multi-console feature is wasted.

3. OP is using one joystick and 6 buttons, so not sure where the "for each player" part comes in.  The P2 Coin/Start buttons allow for alternating 2 player games.


--- Quote from: jmarket on November 11, 2012, 12:28:20 pm ---One thing that I forgot to ask about was speakers with volume control. Any suggestions?

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Logitech LS21 was mentioned here.

TheShaner used a setup with an external volume control here.

On second thought, those are probably too big.  Something like this or this or even this might be better.

One final question -- What types of games do you plan on playing most?  (It may influence your choice on the joystick.)


Scott

jmarket:
This will be in my basement / man cave and played by myself and others. I will use it for playing some basic older games. Excitebike, dig dug, pac-man, spy hunter, pole position and others. It will not be dedicated to any certain type of game.

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