Metal Pads for Home use

If your not one of those type of players who likes to show off his skillz in the arcade and prefer to play at home then you want a DDR pad that will last and not mess up the first day you get it. Obviously a metal pad is what you want and a good one at that. Most people really don't do their research before buying a metal pad which is the first mistake on doing so. I myself bought a metal pad I thought would be good off ebay for around $250 dollars, don't get me wrong if your a player who is still learning the pads are decent until the arrow panels break on you and the bars if you order one with the bar, usually the pads that are sold on ebay are the TX-series of pads which are mostly for PS2, in my experience with them their not very accurate when your doing fast streams and you will get a number of pad misses on the hard songs. For experienced players who want the arcade feel, there are really only 2 pads that you can get in my opinion that are the best to use for the game.

First being the Cobalt Flux which is nearly indestructable and is very good for home use with DDR versions, only downside is no bars but they do sale conversion kits from what im told.

Second being Mymybox's Blue Shark metal pad, which is probably the closest you'll feel to as an arcade at home, the pad has actual arcade pad sensors so accuracey is a must of course for players experienced with In the Groove and custom songs from Stepmania.