[Help] Dance Pad Purchase

TurtleChief · 11-16-2006, 05:09 AM

I am wanting to buy a decent dance pad to beat my silly flimsy pad that i got with the game. Usually when i get stuff for guitar i can get the best prices online that I've found throughout the years, so i'm hoping you guys can pass on that kind of knowledge to me. Like... wheres the best place to buy good quality dance pads for a low price, which one should i buy if i'm looking for something under 100$ (preferably under 60$)
Thank you in advance guys.

ΩOMEGAΩ · 11-16-2006, 09:14 PM

well the highest quality you can go for is a metal dance pad which is aas little as a little over $100.

But I think you are looking for a foam pad. Foam pads can get pricey, but on ebay, there are some really good deals, and some come bundled with a game, or extra pad. Like I bought 2 for $40 (thats including shipping). Red Octanes can get past $100 as well, but dont go there, me and my friend with threw at least 10 of thoose pads.

So I would go with ebay.com or playasia.com. Search for ignition, or foam dance pad, and you will get some good results. There are also some good links on this site that can get you what you want just go to some of thoose.

neothe0ne · 11-16-2006, 10:19 PM

Good quality dance pad under $100? lol.

Your best bet would probably be a Buy N Shop foam pad for $50. www.buynshop.com

ΩOMEGAΩ · 11-16-2006, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by neothe0ne

Good quality dance pad under $100? lol.

Your best bet would probably be a Buy N Shop foam pad for $50. www.buynshop.com

yes, actauly they are great, I dropped a 25 pound weight on an arrow, and it still works fine. They are VERY good, and I was suprised when I found it out. They are Vortz if you were wondering by the way.

KyahRyorin · 11-19-2006, 02:32 PM

^ I was wondering if any of buynshop's stuff was any good. I'm just wondering, (and totally clueless) how exactly would I connect my laptop to the dance pad? I aready have a video cable for the TV.

Victamone · 11-19-2006, 02:58 PM

Just save your money and buy a cobalt flux. It's worth it.

travelsonic · 11-27-2006, 07:09 PM

Or a Blueshark... I hear the arcade feel on that pad rocks really hard,

shadow0290 · 11-30-2006, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ΩOMEGAΩ

yes, actauly they are great, I dropped a 25 pound weight on an arrow, and it still works fine. They are VERY good, and I was suprised when I found it out. They are Vortz if you were wondering by the way.

Yeah, but what about when 50+ lbs of pressure from your foot presses on it? :P
I was wondering about the quality of their pads as well. How long have you had yours and how well is it holding up?

Lord_Kratos · 11-30-2006, 08:20 PM

I want to buy a foam pad because I can't do songs like Max300 or Paranoia Survivor Max on the pad that came with the ITG bundle pack. The pad is great and all but not for hard songs like the ones I mentioned. Do you think I'll be able to play songs like these (or even harder songs) on a foam pad?

Raikou Rider · 12-01-2006, 07:08 PM

So long as you take good care of the foam pad, you should be fine. I'd personally save up for a Cobalt Flux, they're near arcade quality and you can attach a bar to one rather easily.

Kcon · 01-05-2007, 12:11 AM

Metal pads are a bit of a space hog arent they?

Akkaraju · 01-05-2007, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Kcon

Metal pads are a bit of a space hog arent they?

Well yeah, considering the fact you usually can't fold one up like a soft pad.

CF's are a little better in that respect because you can prop it against a wall, but pads closer to arcade quality demand a bit more space for storage, especially ones that have bars attached.

Pandemonium X · 01-05-2007, 07:53 PM

The Red Octane Ignition 3.0 is near 80$. But I have never hear anyone say anything bad about the cobalt flux. Well except for the price

Starzaka · 01-05-2007, 10:30 PM

Heh, it's almost a crime to package soft pads with itg. The songs are so out-of-the ordinary hard that they'll be wrecked in no time.

Anyways back on topic, I'd highly recommend getting a cobalt flux. I've had mine for about three years and its never let me down. The only two ways you can mess
it up is if you play the pad in mud shoes or if you crush the control box that comes with it(which is not a big issue as long as your careful)

Kalek · 01-06-2007, 10:18 AM

Cobalt Fluxes, in my opinion, are absolutely terrible. I bought one because it advertised arcade feel and sensitivity, and also because people talk about it like it is the end all be all of DDR pads.

The way that fluxes are set up, you can only step in the middle of the arrow, anywhere else may be a pad miss. Now, this might not be a huge deal, but my play style a heel-toe type of deal to conserve energy and such, so it didn't feel sensitive to me. Also, because of how thin the pad/plastic is, it feels (and sounds, that's somewhat important to me) absolutely nothing like the arcade pad.

I also hear (I cannot back this up) that the v1 fluxes were much better. Those were the ones that you hear about getting run over by SUVs and then AAAing songs afterwards. I hear that the v2 fluxes would not survive that, or get even close to surviving it. I've heard this a few times from a few different people, and so, from other users, I guess the v2s aren't durable.

If you choose to go with a metal pad, I would reccomend the Blueshark metal pad from Mymybox.

It seems you aren't that hardcore to want a metal pad yet, if you're only wanting to spend $60-$100. I'd say go with the BNS foam pads (http://buynshop.com ).