Best Monitary Value for metal pad

cornchipz · Trick Member Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Location: Stanwood, IA

Allright, I'm looking for some DDR mats, and I know Cobalt Flux is like OMFG TEH PWNAGE!!!111, but the problem is, that in order for me to get one to the point it's usable, I'd have to build a bar for it, ship it here, and probibly buy an arcade kit, and a control box for PC and Xbox which would run me about $450, which isn't what a casual player wants to pay. I mean, I would love a CF if I could have it cheaply the way I need it, but, that won't happen.

Now, I was wondering, what overall is the best value. What is good for the money, without sacraficing quality entirely? I mean, would buying the ebay pads, and just fixing them up be worth it? Or, the Blueshark, with the bar?

I know this might seem like a "Which Pad Should I Buy" topic, but that's not what I'm trying to get at. I'm simply wondering, what would be the best values possible.

Marq(uistadorous) · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Arvada, CO

Well, if you can afford it, go with the blueshark with the bar. If you can't, then you'll have to get a barless pad like the tx150 or tx4000 and make y0our own, cause as we all know, the tx250 and tx6000 bars are p.o.s.
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cornchipz · Trick Member Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Location: Stanwood, IA

You built your own, how much did it cost to build, after all the bullshit?

Marq(uistadorous) · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Arvada, CO

Do you mean the whole pad or just the bar? Once I buy the bar (which might be by tonight), the total will have been less than 200. I'd say mabey 175
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123aaabbbccc · Trick Member Joined: 19 Aug 2005

for the money BNS fusion pads are pretty solid. they now come with PS/Xbox/USB from what i understand.

http://www.buynshop.com/productinfo/4991/VG-FUS-MTL01/

here is the thicker one with the bar, not sure if it has USB, but it should have PS and Xbox

http://www.buynshop.com/productinfo/4992/VG-FUS-ARD01/

they may bot be OMG LEET CF, but they are 1/2 the price and are very good pads. the metal sheet top requires that one breaks it in a bit to looses the touches with the metal contact and sensor. but other than that, VERY VERY well priced, and quality is good.