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I sent in helpful ideas myself, this is not exactly what I sent but it does address some of my suggestions so I look at it as a positive thing. Perhaps we can work together on asking them about trade-ins? Want to draft something together and see where it leads us? Send me a PM.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Basilikos',index.php?page=Thread&postID=124869#po st124869
The ~ key would be ideal I think would being next to the numbers for quickness. But then I'd loose my spread out formation Key XDQuote:
Originally Posted by 'Vyndree',index.php?page=Thread&postID=124873#post 124873
It takes a lot longer to bring a product from testing to market than a few weeks. I don't think they got the idea solely from you and made it that quick, I'm sure this has been brewing for a while seeing as they read these forums.
I'm not so sure, since the day I called, they had engineering staffing the sales department for various reasons. I spoke with an engineer and he wasn't even aware they they were doing anything like this (or at least heavily hinted at that). If, on the other hand, they WERE developing this sort of thing (referring to the broadcasting lockout, since everything else was almost done with according to the guy I spoke to), I'm going to be REALLY pissed. You see, if they were working on it right then and didn't hint that I should wait to make my purchase, they took advantage of me. THAT'S the reason I'm a little upset about the timing.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Physics101',index.php?page=Thread&postID=124911#p ost124911
Bottom line - either they weren't working on it at the time and they're honest, or they were working on it at the time and they totally screwed me knowing full well that I would have rather had the newer product (after all, I did ask about the possibility of it). The impression I got was that every aspect of this new line had already been designed and tested (other than the broadcasting lockout, which I suggested then). Did they get the idea some place else? Perhaps. But if that's the case, then they had me over a barrel and just let me have it. Based on Vetra's reputation up to this point, I HIGHLY doubt they did that.
Nevertheless, I'd like to know from them what happened since this thing came out pretty quickly after what I assume (and with decent reason) was the first time they'd heard of it. If they even suspected that they might have had it in testing or production in the near future, it would have been a bit nicer of them to have let me know that. Of course, details matter and this all could just be goofy timing.
I'd still like to know, though...
Actually, they are reading this thread quite a bit right now. I didn't even tell the Vetra guy I spoke with my dual-boxing.com username, and yet I got a PM from him this morning on this website telling me about the new products. He specifically mentioned my requests. I'm guessing he noticed the thread I put up right after having that phone conversation and took note of my identity. At this point, I'm not as interested in a buy-back program as I am with the issue of the timing of all this. I'd like to know the details of what went on since they will largely determine how I was treated. But yeah, depending on how things unfold with that, I'd considering looking at a buy-back proposal.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Bradster',index.php?page=Thread&postID=124907#pos t124907
As per the wire clutter coming out the back of the vetras - cable ties! Have squillions of them spaced about a foot apart going to all the boxes (6 boxing for eq2) - have them holding everything together which makes it all neat - have also labelled every single wire as seriously, if one of the suckers fell out I'd be lost without a tag
Another thing I bought to reduce the wire clutter is from Ikea - they have these nifty wire rack mounts which you can screw underneath your desktop - have a few of those running along the back of the desk - looks a horrible mess underneath but at least I don't kick the wires all the time...
One thing I'd love to see is a reduction in the lag which occurs between switching from full broadcast to single cast (for chatting, passwords, etc.) - this has caused me a few problems in the past where basically all of a sudden one of my slaves will start opening up a million message boxes (everything from inventory to bags to whatever)
As per a reply above - the inclusion of the y-mouse would be nice - 1 less thing to worry about - not to mention the price of said y-mouse after shipping to Aust... /cough cough wheeeeze
Heh, you're not alone...I'm pricing up something similar myself. :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Fursphere',index.php?page=Thread&postID=124867#po st124867
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Originally Posted by 'Vyndree',index.php?page=Thread&postID=124873#post 124873
I agree, this device is a step in the right direction but it's not quite there in my opinion. The perfect setup would be a device that multicasts keystrokes and splits video to the main and slave monitors. I have used the Vetra keyboard multicaster with three PCs. I had my main toon on my fastest PC and 4 toons split between the two other PCs; using Keyclone to multicast keystrokes on the two slaves. This was a great setup but the downside was not having a way to effectively transfer leadership. I recently upgraded my main PC to a quad core and put all 5 clients on the same PC with two monitors. I wanted to see how the lag would be and surprisingly, there is very little. Now mind you, I am a server engineer so I have some knowledge about PCs and getting the most out of them.
So as much as I would love to be softwareless, I am very happy without all of the hardware. The ease of switching leadership using Keyclone is so fast and effective, I would say it's better than hardware. Now if Blizzard ever banned Keyclone then I would be back to hardware. But in the meantime, my wife is happier paying a lesser electricity bill. :thumbsup:
NVM, deleting post before I get yelled at for not reading her post completly. Damn me for missing one sentence -_-
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Originally Posted by Suvega
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