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1400. PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21185&item=8113129636&rd=1

Discount Auctions... Are they any good??? This pad says Polycarb arrows, and it says frame is fully constructed of metal. Is there any good reviews of these pads.


The pictured pad may be polycarbon but when I bought one last March, it was a tx-1000, which has acrylic arrows. I'm happy with it though. The 4 screw setup is pretty convenient and the pad are very responsive, even after modding. May I suggest metal pads from judysdeals and ngult, which are polycarbon.
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1401. PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Domo! "Would surely hate to buy one in worse condition than the cheapy one i built!"

Any other good pads out there? *Aside from Cobalt Flux* That are 100??

*Currently it doesn't seem Judysdeals has any $99 dance pads for sale, oh puh!
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1402. PostPosted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anyone if this pad is anygood http://store.yahoo.com/videogamesdepo/xbmearddrdap.html

and if i have go any modding. Thanks
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1403. PostPosted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
you would need to mod it... The arrows are probably acrylic, and i'm sure the contacts are still foil-copper. Also, Ebay has these tx-2000 for around 130-140 bucks. Go that way.
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1404. PostPosted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 11:08 pm    Post subject: nick's conclusion Reply with quote
after reading this ENTIRE thread, that's right. i read every post in this 71 page thread to determine what metal pad i should buy nerd.gif . my decision wavered to and fro as i read through the history of metal ddr pads... at first it was red octane, then the cobalt flux, and my final decision i think is the buy n shop. the reason being that it is affordable, it seems to have the exact same internal structure as the red octane, and plus they returned my email. i asked what kind of contact system they used(before i read the thread of course), they said foil on copper. red octane has yet to reply... so much for customer service. the cobalt flux is too expensive. i'll take everyone's word that it's the best one out there. good for it. i dont wanna spend that much so bns it is! E4.gif
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after reading this ENTIRE thread, that's right. i read every post in this 71 page thread to determine what metal pad i should buy nerd.gif . my decision wavered to and fro as i read through the history of metal ddr pads... at first it was red octane, then the cobalt flux, and my final decision i think is the buy n shop. the reason being that it is affordable, it seems to have the exact same internal structure as the red octane, and plus they returned my email. i asked what kind of contact system they used(before i read the thread of course), they said foil on copper. red octane has yet to reply... so much for customer service. the cobalt flux is too expensive. i'll take everyone's word that it's the best one out there. good for it. i dont wanna spend that much so bns it is! E4.gif


I believe all the latest metal pads other than cobalt flux have the copper contact. RO, BNS, MyMyBox, Cyphergames, Tx-1000, and other ebay pads. My only complaint about BNS is that they sent Cyphergame control box, different size pad then specified, and different color arrows (that may not be polycarbon, but prob are). Cyphergames pads are not that great in the field of craftsmanship and that BNS pad seems like a CG pad. The actual pictured BNS pad is as good as RO and even ebay pads with polycarbon arrows can compare with it too. When you do get your BNS pad, check back here and see if the pad matches the website specification.
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1406. PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hey if i where to get a Tx-2000 would i use that mod where you put the metal over the copper contacts or whatever??
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1407. PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
O yea i forgot to ask. Is Plexiglas Panel better than hard acrylic plastic?
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DDRdre wrote:
Hey if i where to get a Tx-1000 would i use that mod where you put the metal over the copper contacts or whatever??

You put it over the aluminum foil on the bottom of the arrow. Here is the link to sheet metal mod here.


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O yea i forgot to ask. Is Plexiglas Panel better than hard acrylic plastic?

The TX-2000 has acrylic arrows, so plexiglass is probably the same thing.
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1410. PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
is there such thing as a discound cobalf flux pad?
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1411. PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the_healing_vision wrote:
is there such thing as a discound cobalf flux pad?


If you want a cheap cobalt, your best bet is eBay. The only price the official makers of the Cobalt Flux sell the pad for is $300.
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Hey so far im thinking of getting an Tx-2000. But im still looking for more pads. Anybody know of other good metal pads for XBOX and the cheapest price you can find. Thanks
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Hey so far im thinking of getting an Tx-2000. But im still looking for more pads. Anybody know of other good metal pads for XBOX and the cheapest price you can find. Thanks


There is Red Octane metal pad ($200) that has a control box for ps2/xbox that if you can do without a bar. The tx-2000 has acrylic arrows as opposed to polycarbon arrows on a RO.
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Judysdeals, theres a bunch that seem comparable to Judysdeals right now. They say they have Polycarb arrows. *don't take the Judysdeals one, its mine"hopefully"*
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1415. PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:46 pm    Post subject: Re: nick's conclusion Reply with quote
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lNllClK wrote:
after reading this ENTIRE thread, that's right. i read every post in this 71 page thread to determine what metal pad i should buy nerd.gif . my decision wavered to and fro as i read through the history of metal ddr pads... at first it was red octane, then the cobalt flux, and my final decision i think is the buy n shop. the reason being that it is affordable, it seems to have the exact same internal structure as the red octane, and plus they returned my email. i asked what kind of contact system they used(before i read the thread of course), they said foil on copper. red octane has yet to reply... so much for customer service. the cobalt flux is too expensive. i'll take everyone's word that it's the best one out there. good for it. i dont wanna spend that much so bns it is! E4.gif


I believe all the latest metal pads other than cobalt flux have the copper contact. RO, BNS, MyMyBox, Cyphergames, Tx-1000, and other ebay pads. My only complaint about BNS is that they sent Cyphergame control box, different size pad then specified, and different color arrows (that may not be polycarbon, but prob are). Cyphergames pads are not that great in the field of craftsmanship and that BNS pad seems like a CG pad. The actual pictured BNS pad is as good as RO and even ebay pads with polycarbon arrows can compare with it too. When you do get your BNS pad, check back here and see if the pad matches the website specification.


yeah i'm not too worried about the control box to tell you the truth... i'm willing to take my chances. i'm hoping that guy that got a totally different pad was just a fluke. it says on their website that it's a v2.53 now... so idunno what that could mean. it could have a different layout now(like the solo arrows). yeah but it definately is afoil on copper contact system. they said it themselves. i'm planning on modding it when i DO order it. i'm just going to try and take care of it the best i can and hope it takes care of me. E1.gif
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do my eyes deceive me? if i didnt know any better, i'd say that's a brand new cobalt flux pad selling on ebay for 265 bucks. so it's like 300 with shipping(when i looked at it at least). someone tell me if i'm wrong.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21185&item=8112708638&rd=1
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The coblat flux on ebay is a little more right now but it still is cheap and ony 7 hours left!
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DDRdre wrote:
Hey so far im thinking of getting an Tx-2000. But im still looking for more pads. Anybody know of other good metal pads for XBOX and the cheapest price you can find. Thanks


There is Red Octane metal pad ($200) that has a control box for ps2/xbox that if you can do without a bar. The tx-2000 has acrylic arrows as opposed to polycarbon arrows on a RO.


I saw RO and i can do with out the bar (heck i never used them before) i just like the base. I can mod the pad for free since my pad has metal i can use for the MYMYBOX mod and the i can change the acrylic.

But can the acylic break even tho i only weigh 108. Im really the only one the plays in my house and i do play a lot and on heavy. My sis also plays but she is lighter than me and she plays very little and on light.
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Acrylic arrows are bad, i'm not sure if they'll break with you bieng so light. But better safe, then sorry.

As for the cobalt flux, the owner of the CF site always has one listed. when this one ends, another will probably begin. Yeah, thats the first time i've seen them go for some 40 bucks under.
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