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Cut the crap - Is the Aimtrak any good?

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bkenobi:

--- Quote from: SlayerAlex on October 27, 2009, 03:38:07 pm ---i think it beats using a mouse or trackball. So i guess you could say its the BEST!

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Ummm, NO!  There are other guns that are also better than using a mouse or trackball.  If you currently don't have a gun, it sounds like it's a good option.  BUT, a lot of us have guns and want to get better (accuracy, easier to configure, less flukey, etc) ones.  That's the question that a lot of people want answered.  That has been answered before by RandyT's review in one of those monster threads.

To summarize:  If you have nothing and are NOT using a CRT, it's your best option.  If you are using a CRT and have nothing currently, get a GunCon2.

Oh, and I really want these to be awesome, but so far I'm not seeing it.  Hopefully they will improve enough for me to see a benefit in upgrading! :cheers:

Neverending Project:

--- Quote from: bkenobi on October 27, 2009, 04:13:43 pm ---To summarize:  If you have nothing and are NOT using a CRT, it's your best option.  If you are using a CRT and have nothing currently, get a GunCon2.
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... according to Randy.

Hoopz:
For those who just want to ---smurfette---, buy this and all is good.  Yes, I know what it costs.  But for you purists, this is your only option:

http://www.nanotechent.com/opti-gun.php

Me? I've bought from Andy, RandyT, Christian, Divemaster 127, Ponyboy etc.

YoGaBaR:
I had tried to buy an opti gun, But, got the run around it seems like. Ultimatly I got my money refunded and no opti gun board.

Got the aim trak and it does what I want - and alot cheaper.

RandyT:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on October 27, 2009, 01:50:02 pm ---It's not a simple yes or no answer.

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+2

Anyone still looking for the definitive answer on this one, hasn't been paying attention.  Yes it's good, as long as you don't push the expectation envelope.  The dirty word in that sentence is "expectation".  If you want it to be better than a LCDTopGun, it both is and isn't.  If you want it to be better than a GunCon, it both is and isn't.  If you want it to be as good or better than the current arcade technology, IMHO, it isn't.  If you have the skills to build it into a gun shell, want to have a fun toy to play with that gets you closer to the screen than the LCDTopGun can, offers decent accuracy when you play by the rules and want something that works with LCD monitors, you'd be foolish not to give it a shot.

I did not vote because I felt that that the options given would be unfair either to the product or the potential user depending on performance expectations.

RandyT

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