Wireless Pads worth it?

aliasnexus0 · Basic Member Joined: 24 Nov 2004

Well I'm starting to get into DDR and I was wondering if the wireless pads are worth the money. Is the performance just as good as a wired pad would be? And are they as durable? I'm going to be using it with a SmartJoy Plus due to me using Stepmania on a Mac. Thanks.

-james

Daniel · Trick Member Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Location: Sonoma, CA

I think the only reason why they create wireless dance pads is to increase the cost. I play DDR at a console gathering regularly, and despite all the commotion and the number of people who attend; the wire has never been a problem. I'd say just stick with a wired dance pad.

aliasnexus0 · Basic Member Joined: 24 Nov 2004

Yeah your probably right. I'll just stick with a good quality soft wired pad. I think they sell redoctane pads at my local Best Buy. But on a side note would you recommend any particular soft pads for beginners? Thanks.

-james

Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:49 pm Post subject:

The wireless pads are complete crap and break easily. I reccomend you not to buy one at all.

I reccomend Ignition pads, both BX or RO, or just the Konami Official Pad that's bundled with Max2/Extreme for Ps2 and I believe Ultramix2 for Xbox.
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mtwieg · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:29 am Post subject:

seeing as how the pad never moves and most wireless ports aren't reliable....no.
when was the last time you heard: "OMG I JUST GOT T3H WIRELESS DDR AND NOW I CAN PLAY DDR IN THE KITCHEN AND MAKE A SANDWHICH AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE I DONT USE T3H N00B CORD CUZ IM SOOO 1337."
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Special_ned · Trick Member Joined: 07 Apr 2004

i wouldnt reccomend a wireless for stepmania. i've been trying to get mine to work w/ it for a week, but to no avail. just go with a wired one. wireless pads arent too bad though, i had mine for a good six months before the left arrow stopped working. at least i found out what a soft pad looks like on the inside.
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aliasnexus0 · Basic Member Joined: 24 Nov 2004

Haha thanks for all the help guys. However on a side note, this won't mean much to many of you but to me it does, I just A'ed Rythem and Police on Light at 2x with 270 Combos, though it was with the keypad....now if i could just do that with a real pad.

-james