The problem with BestBuy is that they won't take it back if it breaks. (This is why I don't buy from them, even though they're more convenient than waiting for shipping.)
My suggestion (gleaned from the DDRFreak forums and a friend who's even more into this than I am) is:
Get a RedOctane Ignition pad -straight- from RedOctane, if you want the soft pad. Resign yourself to the fact that between 2 and 12 months from now, it's probably going to break. (It might not! But if you expect it might, you won't be so disappointed when it does.) And start with DDRMax 2, as I said.
The other option is to shell out $300 for a CobaltFlux pad. These are the hard pads that they've driven SUVs over and still work. If you think you might want a hard pad, and you think you can decide that within 30 days, get the RedOctane pad anyway - they accept returns for any reason up to 30 days of purchase (less shipping and handling, they'll give you a full refund.) If you don't think you can decide that quickly, you might try one of the cheaper $20 pads - those WILL break within a few months of hard dancing, but you won't be out quite so much money as you would be with the RedOctane.
You need to wear shoes with the CobaltFlux. You must not wear shoes with the RedOctane.
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Date: 2006-01-16 09:49 pm (UTC)My suggestion (gleaned from the DDRFreak forums and a friend who's even more into this than I am) is:
Get a RedOctane Ignition pad -straight- from RedOctane, if you want the soft pad. Resign yourself to the fact that between 2 and 12 months from now, it's probably going to break. (It might not! But if you expect it might, you won't be so disappointed when it does.) And start with DDRMax 2, as I said.
The other option is to shell out $300 for a CobaltFlux pad. These are the hard pads that they've driven SUVs over and still work. If you think you might want a hard pad, and you think you can decide that within 30 days, get the RedOctane pad anyway - they accept returns for any reason up to 30 days of purchase (less shipping and handling, they'll give you a full refund.) If you don't think you can decide that quickly, you might try one of the cheaper $20 pads - those WILL break within a few months of hard dancing, but you won't be out quite so much money as you would be with the RedOctane.
You need to wear shoes with the CobaltFlux. You must not wear shoes with the RedOctane.
Good luck!