PS2 / PC USB Energy Non-Slip 4 in 1 Dance Pad

Fantastic product, works perfectly on pc (haven't tried it yet on my other consoles, but I'm sure they work just as good).It does slide around a bit, but that's expected from all pads, however this one is one of the better ones (it doesn't slide as much).p.s. The shipping was fairly quick. The expected delivery time was 8-10 days and it actually arrived in 7.

I've been using this pad for over a year now, and it has worked out. I've been happy with it. I'm at the point where it's holding me back skill-wise, though, because for harder songs the pad slips too much and there's no way to tell whether your footing is off without looking or finding the plastic bit at the top of the pad. Also the sensors can sometimes not trigger or trigger on their own which can mess up combos.My friend has a foam Red Octane v2.0, I agree with him it's the best non-metal pad there is. Unfortunately they don't make it anymore, it's hard to find on ebay, and the reviews for v3.0 all say it's terrible in comparison with its predecessor. I'll probably be trying out the "Foam Deluxe" version of this pad as an upgrade, if you think you'll be sticking with DDR/StepMania for a while you might want to skip this and go for the foam one.

It's a little early to jump to conclusions about this pad as I received it today. Overall the quality is good. The USB connector is immediately detected by windows 8 as a gamepad, and OpenITG picks it up (OpenITG is a remade version of stepmania that goes after In The Groove instead of DDR). I don't notice any delay when using the pad. I received 4 small foam disc stickers, which I assume are for keeping it stuck to the ground...? I will later test the xbox and wii/GC plugs to find out if those work. I will keep this updated if anything happens.Edit - 3/29/2014:After only a few days of having this, there is one thing that really annoys me with this pad. The up arrow sensor is way to low. If you hit the upper part of the arror, it doesn't register at all. The sensor goes down to where your feet are if you stand dead center of the pad. I find myself having to stand lower on the pad to avoid having the up arrow always triggered. Also, like EVERY soft pad without foam, this is not "non-slip". I absolutely hate when soft pads say this, because it is a complete lie. After merely half a minute into one song, I find the pad pushing up against the chair I use as a back bar. It also greatly bunches up, a bit towards the center and greatly towards the back. I find that just standing on the pad, without movement, causes the pad to bunch up a bit in the back. I would recommend anyone using a soft pad to do the following mod:Get a 32 X 34 inch of plywood half inchTape the pad to the wood board with packing tapefinally Grab hardwood floor Covering and cover the pad with it tape it down if need to.It will be worth the couple extra bucks, and can even be free if you happen to have this stuff lying around. Unless you mod it, do not expect to do anything on harder difficulties. Hitting 16th note arrows causes the mat to bunch up, and then you have to either quit the song or fix it and fail the song anyway. It does okay at fast speeds if there are not too many consecutive 16th hits, and only 2 consecutive 8th hits. Anything faster or harder and you might as well give up at the start.If you play Stepmania/OpenITG, the highest difficulty you'll get from this pad is 7-9, depending on the song. 9 is rare, most 7's are doable. Overall, its what you expect from a lousy plastic pad. If you are really into ddr and the kind of person that has to do high difficulties without fail, invest in a metal pad. It will cost a bit but in the end will be worth it. More updates to come as time progresses.Edit - 4/1/2014:I found what I believe to be the major cause of most of the issues. It seems on this, and every pad I've owned in the past few years, the bottom is slightly larger than the top. It's only been on the "non-slip" pads I've seen. It causes the edges to slightly curl up, and as you play it bunches up trying to stay flat as you push on it. How did I find this? I duct taped the pad to a large piece of chipboard to keep it down and stable. To my surprise, the pad now had ruffles and bumps underneath the pad. Upon closer inspection, it did indeed have a larger bottom sheet than the top. This and another "non-slip" pad I bought for xbox have the same exact problem.

I'm an 115 lbs standard/difficult player so I play a lot on my DDR.This pad looks nice and looks tough. However, the top moves around as if I need to sewn to stay put. The top moves around crazy and I can't play on it. Even my Konami pad doesn't even do this. This was a waste of money and this product is not recommended. The sensitivity is not bad and I it also works on my PS3 when testing it out. Now I have to HAND sew it to make sure everything stays in place on top. It's really weird and never played with a pad that has the top move around that you can't play hard on it. NOT recommended for ALL levels of players. Even my Konami one didn't even do this. Im just going to stick with Konami brand soft pads or a foam pad. This brand DDR Game is NOT GOOD.

When I first bought these DDR pads (I got two), I really liked them. However, after the first week, one of them completely died. I was able get a third mat as a replacement; It was almost exactly the same product, but the color was slightly different and the start/select buttons were mapped to the opposite controls as the first one (so I had to make sure the program I was using (Stepmania) knew which pad was which).After a summer of playing, the original working mat started to act up. Now that I have had them for over 2 years, they are both unreliable. Sometimes buttons act like they stick, and other times they seem to disconnect from the computer (electronically, not physically), meaning I would have to quit the program and reopen it for the game to work properly. The physical material of the DDR pad is nice, but I suspect the electronics in them are not good quality (3 out of 3 of the mats had problems).However, I do have to give it credit, as I played DDR more than simply once a week, so they took a hard beating.The mat is a thin soft mat, which is nice for portability, but you can't comfortably use it on a hard surface (like wood, or thin carpet).Pros: Multiple connectors; Work great with computer; Inexpensive (though not the absolute cheapest)Cons: Poor electrical components; No foam pad