I'm getting really frustrated!

4am · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006

Well, it seems like there are NO good pads out there. Nothing that will last that won't cost you a ridiculous amount of money (150 - 300 dollars). I feel I have looked at everything out there. I was going to get an ignition 3.0 but it seems even an 80 dollar soft pad is crap.

What I want to do is just a get a soft pad that will work well when I mod it with the wood and hardwood floor covering.

Jedo · Trick Member Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: NYC

Well i think the ignition pad is the best softpad out there, and mine lasted a long time(almost 2 years) before it started to break down.
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4am · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006

Just read the Ignition 3.0 thread. Everyone is calling it crap. Otherwise, I would have bought one but it seems you may only have a 1 in 10 chance of getting one that will work for more than 2 weeks.

Shufflefield · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2002 Location: Ohio

I have a 2.0 RO ignition and it has been fine for about 2 years as well, it's actually my 2nd one, the first was messed up, but was exchanged without hassle at a gamestop. I understand your frustration though, good pads can be pricey and there is no guarantee.

BNS makes a good ignition pad that is way cheaper than the RO's, so does mymybox. Both have their pros and cons. Look for one with a good return policy. Most people only post the bad stuff, unless it's a flux it appears. But not all pads are total crap, and alot of people might just be getting a few bum pads.

Or you could just save up for a CF, but some people have even had trouble with those. Unfortunatly, no pad is perfect, and currently their doesn't seem to be a consistant, affordable solution. I wish Konami would step in and manufacture decent pads that you could actually find and purchase seperatly and not in a bundle. Til then, we are all stuck with 3rd parties.
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Snouman · Trick Member Joined: 17 Nov 2005

Get a tx 4000, if you cant afford for cf. It costs only 99$ on lik-sang and it is much better than old tx1000/tx2000 models.

4am · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006

The TX-4000 is the very pad I am looking at now. Thank you for confirming my 'good feeling' about this pad. BTW - is this a metal pad or a "hard" pad? (I think there is a difference?)

EDIT: Shipping from lilk-sang is $121 at the cheapest rate... No thanks. I can get it elsewhere for like $50 shipping.

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4am · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006

Yes that was very helpful actually. Perhaps I'll get 2 in the groove pads and mod them and see how they last before putting more money into a game I've never played. I'm gonna use Step Mania so I'll have to get a converter.... Is the ITG pad any different? Will it work ok for StepMania with a converter do you think?

Synaesthesia · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject:

I got a LevelSix softpad for like $45, and it worked like a charm even without any modding at all. Withstood constant 9s for about 2-3 months, so as long as you're doing less than that, it should be fine. (It still works, but I can expect it to give some pad misses, but especially spurious mine hits because of sticking.)
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irvineking1980 · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject:

If you are looking the best value dance pad, get either RedOctane ITG Dance Pad for $29.99 or get MYMYBOX blueshark deluxe pad (2006) for $59.99.

oh. RedOctane ITG Dance Pad is on sale $19.99 http://www.redoctane.com/itgdancepad.html (33% off)

or BLUESHARK DELUXE DANCE PAD (PS2) - NEW 2006 Model for $59.99
http://www.mymybox.com/ddrmbsdx.html (25% off)

XMaxX · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: