FS: Omega Neo Geo CMVS Systems and Kits
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I still can't believe he has stock. When I discovered a warehouse that had the same type of cables I sold them for less than half his price for the community. 1 for $17 and 2 for $25. 500 units went really quick.
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I'd have to think about it but it sounds like a tricky thing to offer an upgrade kit to turn a wired stick into a wireless one especially if it requires soldering. I could always offer two separate products but I rather go for the one stick to control them all approach.
Then i would strongly suggest the usb thing you had in mind. This way it can be wired for the tournaments (why is there a rule against wireless in those?) and wireless for people like me who avoid wires whenever they can since in my case i always will need extension cords which leaves a mess to trip over...
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Potentially, you could be up "playing" and your badass friend is actually for you somewhere else.
Ah, i understand now.. Good point.
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tototek.com only thing is that they are 4 feet long and don't really give a good connection sometimes so you have to wiggle it in.
Lan Di
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Yeah, Tototek. I have some since before and they have worked fine for me for many years. yes they are abit short so you would possibly need two, but thats still a third or less of that 30+ dollars someone mentioned. That is just ridiculous for an extension cord.
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You mean the controller port or the plug? Doing the new port isn't practical but it looks like I'm going to end up molding my own plug. If I'm going that far, I may as well add a little spice to it a la usb/wireless. The company name will be etched into the plug and omega will be silkscreened on the face of the stick.
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The joystick base is complete already. I need to work out the design on the controller plug now and see how feasible a wireless design would be. That's going to take at least a couple weeks to research and test.
It also depends on the backlog at the machine shop. I caught them at a back time when I first submitted the work order for the omega which is why it took so long. Things are good now but that may change after I draw out the new connector. After I submit the work order, I'll have a good idea of how long. I'd like to submit both of them at once so I can try to work out some sort of package deal.
On the usb dongle note. if you go with that, were you considering a reciever thats more of a one piece design, or like some of the older IR-recievers which had a cable and then the reviever box? I would personally like to see as little wires as possible hehe.
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I'm aiming for something like the ps3 controller. It'll be wireless without the usb cable and charging with the cable.
If I do the non-wireless method, it'll still be a usb dongle that would be pc compatible and what ever other dongles I create for other systems.
If I do the non-wireless method, it'll still be a usb dongle that would be pc compatible and what ever other dongles I create for other systems.
yeah but im wondering if the dongle will be a module hanging from a wire that you connect, or like a usb stick. Im having a hard time describing what i mean... Like my 3DO wireless controller has the reciever connected via a wire to the console, where as my Sega Megadrive wireless controller has a reciever with no wires. It would be neater if you could make one that plugs into the console directly, thats all i mean.
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It would be something like the ps2 wireless controller. The dongle will plug straight into the controller port and have a usb port in the front.
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I think it would be best to have both the transmitter and receiver as attachments. This way you can just have a female DB15 on the stick in case people want to go wired by attatching an extension cord or go wireless by attaching the transmitter to the DB15 female. That way you can make the same stick and it also opens up a market for others that want to go wireless on their AES, CMVS or Neo CD/CDZ by just using the wireless atachments.
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The problem with that approach would be that the batteries would need to be stored in the transmitting dongle. In order to get a decent amount of play before the next recharge is required, you'd have to put a good sized battery in it. It could result in an unwieldy attachment sticking out of my joystick that is subject to bending or snapping off due to shear weight or accidents.
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Hi
am interested in buying an OMEGA CMVS kit shipped to the UK , had a quick look on website arcadeworks.net but could only find complete pre built unit ?
am interested in buying an OMEGA CMVS kit shipped to the UK , had a quick look on website arcadeworks.net but could only find complete pre built unit ?
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It probably was left out when I upgraded the shopping cart to magento. I'm having the site moved onto a dedicated server so the current host doesn't handle the site/traffic that well anymore. PM me for details and I'll get that kit sent your way.
