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Kaven
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0.  Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:03 pm Post subject: Most reliable pad |
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I don't know if there's a threat for this already, but what is the most reliable pad. Cobalt Flux, the Red Octane pad?
I want one that will basiclly last forever, or one that can be repaired easily. I thought I heard CF sells replacement arrows. |
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vesper
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| 1. Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| The CF is far more reliable than the Afterburner. |
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Snouman
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| 2. Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Blueshark is new pad, but so far it seems wery reliable too. Blueshark and Cobalt Flux are the best pads out there, so you need to chose one of them. However they are both quite expensive. |
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Kaven
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| 3. Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah they are pretty expensive. I was thinking of getting a $30 Blueshark Xpert dance pad too, if they're any good. Is the $200 Blueshark Solomode 1100 good? $300 is kinda hard to swallow. |
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mouseish
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| 4. Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 7:28 am Post subject: |
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careful. I think the solo mode pad you're referring to is actually either a bluespark (SPARK, not SHARK), or just a mymybox MX1100 which is a TX-1000  |
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Kaven
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| 5. Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Does the TX-1000 suck?
Thanks for the help guys |
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CoasterKrazy
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| 6. Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Kaven wrote: | Does the TX-1000 suck?
Thanks for the help guys |
Yup, pretty much.
Your best bets in terms of lasting would be the CF, then the BlueShark, then the After Burner. Anything else usually under $199 can be crap.
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Alezay
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| 7. Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| mouseish wrote: | | careful. I think the solo mode pad you're referring to is actually either a bluespark (SPARK, not SHARK), or just a mymybox MX1100 which is a TX-1000 |
The only name with blue in it is BlueShark. I just bought one and yes, it's SHARK.
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phonyreal
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| 8. Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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CF.
Made of lexan and sheet metal, instead of acrylic plastic and foil.
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Edible Bondage Tape
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| 9. Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Alezay wrote: | | mouseish wrote: | | careful. I think the solo mode pad you're referring to is actually either a bluespark (SPARK, not SHARK), or just a mymybox MX1100 which is a TX-1000 :) |
The only name with blue in it is BlueShark. I just bought one and yes, it's SHARK. |
ive been talking to peopel in europe in one of the fansubbing groups i work with who keep asking me about bluesparke pads and insisting that the pictures for hte blueshark arnt right so im guessing someone in estern europe is churning out shit pads now
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Marq(uistadorous)
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| 10. Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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they r both great
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123aaabbbccc
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| 11. Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| never danced or seen in person a CF. i have teh Metal fusion and i'm a pretty heavy dude comepared to most DDR players and i beat up my All Metal Fusion pad and it holds up great with response. anyone with CF and Metal Fusion experience on these forums? |
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Snouman
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| 12. Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| TX4000 is the pad to ones who want good pad for cheap. It surely isn't the best pad out there, but it is a better than a average metal pad. And it costs only 99$ in lik-sang! Test it, buy it and love it! I have no regrets of buying TX4000. |
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ArvinG
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| 13. Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:10 am Post subject: |
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cf is the most reliable pad, unless ur a rich bastard who can crap out $3000 to buy a offical konami arcade pad off some guy in japan who doesnt use it anymore
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Jun
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| 14. Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Snouman wrote: | | TX4000 is the pad to ones who want good pad for cheap. It surely isn't the best pad out there, but it is a better than a average metal pad. And it costs only 99$ in lik-sang! Test it, buy it and love it! I have no regrets of buying TX4000. |
Yea $99 at lik-sang but with like a 120 something dollar shipping lol
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DevilJin 01
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| 16. Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:06 am Post subject: |
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| ArvinG wrote: | | cf is the most reliable pad, unless ur a rich bastard who can crap out $3000 to buy a offical konami arcade pad off some guy in japan who doesnt use it anymore |
Yeah, I just received my Cobalt Flux in the mail on Monday and it's freakin awesome. I had a 50 dollar Red Octane style soft pad (it was a BNS pad) and that thing wore out on me in a few months. A friend of mine got it worse when his 100 dollar RO soft pad broke down on him around the same time. I mean 50 bucks is one thing...but wasting 100 bucks is just damn... The CF is definitely worth the 300 bucks I invested in it. I've been wanting to get it for like almost 2 years now and it's good to finally have it to practice DDRing with at home. The thing is heavy duty and all the electronics are inside the control box so you won't have to worry about stepping on and breaking wires inside of the step pads.
The pad is also extremely responsive. You barely have to put your feet on a step to get it to respond. Making multiple step patterns and jump arrows a lot less of a hassle than they are on the cheaper pads. It also weighs about 50 pounds and has slip resistant pads on the bottom so you don't have to worry about it moving to the other side of the room as you're playing. Especially if you're using it on hardwood floor. On carpet it'll still move a little bit...but not enough to affect your gameplay. You just might have to adjust the pad slightly once in a while to center it out. Which is still way better than moving across the room in one song like with the soft pads.
I've talked to people who've said they've had their CF for over a year and a half and they've yet to have a malfunction. Just regular cleaning of the top and bottom of the step arrows is about all the maintenance you'll really have to perform. If for whatever reason the controls stop working in your pad 95 percent of the time it'll be a bad control box. In which they can send you a new one for about 20 bucks and your pad would be in working order again after that. Basically, the pad was made to be extremely responsive, yet durable so it can withstand the beating from DDR pros who will really make the most out of it. According to the website, you can run over it with an SUV and it'll still work if you brought it back into your house. Of course...I wouldn't suggest to do such a thing but... |
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mouseish
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| 17. Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| Alezay wrote: | | mouseish wrote: | | careful. I think the solo mode pad you're referring to is actually either a bluespark (SPARK, not SHARK), or just a mymybox MX1100 which is a TX-1000 |
The only name with blue in it is BlueShark. I just bought one and yes, it's SHARK. |
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mikieson
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| 18. Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| My homemade pad is more reliable fo shizzie!! |
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momomixer
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