Questions on a Arcade Metal Pad for Ps/Ps2 (pad w/ bar) ^^

[7]

i was planning to buy a metal pad, but most metal pads i saw online were the ones with/o the bar... and i really need the bar when i do Heavy mode...lol

check this pic out:


it cost around 250 bucks, (include tax and shipping, so what you guys think? is it a good deal?

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/10057051/Images/DDR_Metal-Full_1.jpg
http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/10057051/Images/DDR_Metal-Full_3.jpg
http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/10057051/Images/DDR_Metal-Full_4.jpg

they said:

Super Heavy Duty, can handle player weight up to 300lbs
'Touch Sensitive Technology' excellent response from buttons
0% noise level, no noise when jumping on arrows
You can wear shoes to play on Metal Pad
Platform will work on carpet or hard floor.
The entire platform frame is metal 3" Thick, NON SLIP Wooden Bottom, and it will never break
Weights about 70 lbs
Dimensions: 33.0 inches x 37 inches
Constructed of all metal, arrows are made of hard acrylic plastic
All sides and middle are reinforced with chrome metal plates and brackets
Power is taken directly from the Playstation, Playstation 2.
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[TRIPLEG]

I might be oredering one of those pads soon but look at image 3 u got there and look at the O panel it looks like in the upper left corner as if its cracked so thats discouraging me a lil so i mite not get it now but people are afraid to buy the pad cause they dont want to spend all that money and finding out that its a piece of crap that weighs 70 pounds sound slike something king kong would put out lol. So buy the pad and give us a review on it
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[diabloslayer469]

Great, tell us what you think of the pad when you get it. Lik-Sang's metal pad intrigues me because of the bar, but I don't have enough money to buy and test out $250 pads right now. It looks like a really good pad, I think it might be just like the RO but with a bar.
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[7]

i'm still unsure which to buy: RO, CF. or this one, just base from the pictures i like this one the best cuz it looks like the arcade the most, cuz it has bars...
don have 250 bucks now either -_-;;; maybe ill get one b4 xmax....
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[7]

now after reading lots posts, i gota chose between cf and this...
am only 16 w/ no job...gota sav $ till Jan. or Feb next yr for cf....
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[YmkFX]

First thing I noticed was the words "SuperDeal4U" all over the images. This is probably my first sign that this pad wouldn't be the best choice, it looks an aweful lot like those rip-off photoshopped (Not saying it's Photoshopped) Ebay pads.

Super Heavy Duty, can handle player weight up to 300lbs
So you probably shouldn't jump down on it very hard, seeing as a CF is capable of 600 pounds, what's creating such a huge difference when this pad has 2 more inches of support?
'Touch Sensitive Technology' excellent response from buttons
For how long though?
0% noise level, no noise when jumping on arrows
In your dreams, all pads make some noise when you step on the arrows.
You can wear shoes to play on Metal Pad
Standard for most metal pads.
Platform will work on carpet or hard floor.
Standard for most metal pads.
The entire platform frame is metal 3" Thick, NON SLIP Wooden Bottom, and it will never break
3" thick is nice, but I doubt hard acrylic plastic arrows will "never break"
Weights about 70 lbs
This is a good point as well, but will probably make shipping cost alot more and the pad much more imobile.
Dimensions: 33.0 inches x 37 inches
Not sure the standard dimensions of other metal pads but it's probably alittle bigger than most to support the bar.
Constructed of all metal, arrows are made of hard acrylic plastic
Ah, the dreaded acrylic plastic thats prone to breaking.
All sides and middle are reinforced with chrome metal plates and brackets
Standard for most metal pads.
Power is taken directly from the Playstation, Playstation 2.
This applies to any game controlling device really.

Realistically, if you're going to spend 250 on a metal pad, why not put in 100 more for one that's guaranteed to work. I have a Cobalt Flux, maybe for a month now and I'm extremely close to a AAA, the pad is 350 (Plus shipping for me) and comes with a 6 month warranty. All too often I hear about crappy metal pads breaking in the first week, or even being dead on arrival.

Just... don't let the pretty bar and SUPERDEAL4U signs distract you from throwing away 250.
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[7]

thanks lots!!! now i decided to get cf~~~~~~ ^^
thanks again
and again^^
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[QuestionMark]

i didn't order one but i've seen a better view of the pad....

This pad i don't reccomend trying because the bar is sideways and not from left to right, it's left center diagnolly to middle back.... Therefore it's not really like an arcade and i think if your gunna freestyle practice on it it may throw you off when you attempt to move it to the arcade since it's sideways like that... Also i saw a similar one where it was left to right but you had to slip your foot through the middle of the bar to reach the back arrow and it also would encourge bar holding during play.....

There's my 5 cents on those ebay pads....


again... i don't own a metal pad... i'm just saying that the bar on a pad that i think is the same seemed like that....

[Istari Asuka]

Actually, it's just the reflection of the bar in one of the metal squares. It's actually in the right place, as you can tell by looking where the holes for the bar are in this pic: http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/10057051/Images/DDR_Metal-Full_1.jpg

Still, I agree that it looks like the same old Mymybox but with bar added...

[diabloslayer469]

[eryk]

Ugh, I hate that "Superdeal4u" popping up in the middle of those pictures. It sounds like a B4U Re-re-re-remix!