Which Pad For Home?

[guitardude_1]

I have become hocked on the arcade version of DDR and would like to purchase a pad so i can play at home. Which pad would be best to buy and why????

[Narsil]

If money is no matter: Cobalt Flux Hard Pad. At $300, not cheap, but the best. http://www.cobaltflux.com


If money does matter, there's a million different opinions. It really depends on what price range you're looking for...
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[Nikorasu]

It should probably be mentioned too that if you're considering a soft pad over a metal pad (because of $$$) then you should seriously consider either a pad cover - a hard plastic sheet that holds the pad down and keeps it from bunching - or a pad with a foam insert. But if you're willing to put upwards of $50 into a soft pad, just save up for a cheap metal pad. You can usually find them for less than $100 on eBay, before shipping. But they are fairly poor quality and you will end up having to fix the contacts underneath the arrows.
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[Neeas]

I purchased 2 softpads with inserts plus a EMS USB adapter from levelsix.com - with shipping was around 71.00. Thinking about building my own steel pad because my daugthers boyfriend tends to really bounce on the pads , so I figure they will not last too long. Building your own looks to be around 100 - 150.

[Saucy]

I don't really like dancing on the arcade's metal pads, so I'm a soft-pad advocate all the way. I recommend RedOctane's Ignition 2.0s. They've got thick foam inserts, and the arrows are raised; very sensitive.

Check out this sweet deal! (currently out of stock)
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[Neeas]

210.00 a deal? Ouch ... sorry you could get four of the highest priced pads from levelsix which include the same foam insert as the Ignition 2.0 or you could get seven to eight pads of the 25.00 ones for that kind of price

[diabloslayer469]

Yeah, that deal sucks. Get the buynshop.com deal, it costs half as much and BNS ignitions are really great.
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[dbm11085]

Yeah, if you can afford the cash, I'd say go for a Cobalt Flux one; it'd be well worth it.
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[maulseller]

Ohh lucky guys..I'm living in Turkey and paid like $300 for CF and $200 for shipping..

so consider yourselves lucky
I'm currently thinking about ordering a second CF and trying to find a way to ship it for less
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[LinuxRacr]

Good luck on shipping that for less. I am also in the market for a good metal pad.
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[guitardude_1]

Thanks everyone. I think ill get the Cobalt Flux Hard Pad.

[LinuxRacr]

I just picked up this pad:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=3073613781

I personally played on it at Anime Owns You in Ft. Worth, and it works great. I bought a copy of DDR Max 2 yesterday. All the peices are coming together! Time to do the *essential* mod on that biyatch!

Total for that pad shipped: $139 + $60 (shipping) = $199

The starting bid was $135, and the buy it now option was $139.

I also picked up DDR MAX2 for PS2. Yea! I will be a DDR fool soon at home!
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[BboyShadowz]

200 dollars for shipping to turkey? god damn!!! Is the cobalt flux really heavy. I move my dance pads around alot, from my house to my friends houses. So I don't know if that'll be good for me, but I have one Wireless Dance Pad Revolution by Naki International. Also, I have two wired pads. They work out good for transportation purposes. So how heavy is the cobalt flux?
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