Any advice on Hard platform?

[Discoduck]

Hi there, I'm new to the forums, but not new to DDR. I've been playing at home for about a year on a mad-catz pad. Recently, I played on a hard pad for the first time at an arcade and was blown away at how much easier it was to move on.. I became dead-set to get a hard pad of my own.

But money is tight, so i looked around, and found this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3087596658&category=21188

Does anyone know or have any experiences with this pad.... it seems like a step up and the price is right for me.
This is close to the actual pad i used, because it wasnt an arcade but the test area at Epcot in Disney (disney mix is pretty fun, suprised =P) and they werent hard they were made of stuff like this one is

So should I go with it or wait it out for a few months longer and maybe i could get a better one..

Any input is appreciated

Thanks a bunch,
Duck =^-^=

[Cutriss]

You'll get better responses by asking this question in the Metal Pad Discussion Thread, dedicated to all your metal pad needs.

FYI - That's a hard plastic pad and by all accounts it's a piece of junk.

If a metal pad isn't your thing and it's too expensive, you should check the Softpad Discussion Thread, which will detail good softpads and modification instructions to improve your performance.
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[Discoduck]

Thanks for the input, i didnt realize it was hard plastic there... ill read those threads now..

I mentioned it to my friend who was with me that day, the pad was made from like, Hard Rubber