Hardware vs. Software boxing. Things you should know!
Hardware vs. Software boxing.
Hardware:
Pros:
Will work with any game
No updates or patches required, just set and forget
Each character is displayed on its own monitor
Makes your living room look like a NASA command center
Cons:
Start up costs start at $2000 and goes up from there.
Electric bill. Costs about an extra $16 monthly, real cost is maintaining room climate
HEAT! (I run 2 AC units just to keep the place at 70F) Often times it still gets up to 78F
Takes up a lot of room
Wiring nightmare
Five times the chance for something to break (5 pcs) more money to spend ><
Wife is really pissed about what you did to the living room XD
Software:
Pros:
$20 vs. $2000
One computer!
PIP with picture in picture with dual monitor support
Cheaper electric
Less heat
More room
Faster on rotating who you switch your “main” too in group
No wires to deal with
Less computers to maintain and support
Wife isn’t mad about the living room
Cons:
Limited to selected games
May put up a red flag when detected via a game server
Requires a decent machine to run 5 clients (Compared to hardware this is still cheaper)
Notes: I have no experience with software boxing. When I started to put my setup together there were 42 users in total on this forum. Key clone just came out, it wasn’t approved and I didn’t want to risk leveling up all my guys to find out hey you’re banned!
I am not aware of any of the settings and what you guys do to make Keyclone work. But I can’t do a lot of things you guys can. If I knew then what I know now I’d be going the software route. Because of the investment I made I’m not switching anytime soon. I have to justify using all these things lol. But the day these die I won’t replace. Unless of course there’s a strict no 3rd party software thing that prevents me from boxing a game I want.
I only know of a handful of hardware boxers on here, all build around the same time I built mine. Does that make us Amish in the technical world?
