I've got samples from 2 mills - Astro Carpet Mills and Omega Pattern Works. I'm sure their carpet is sold through retailers so even if you didn't buy directly from one of these mills, your carpet might have been manufactured by them.
My question boils down to quality, and this is directed particularly to owners of carpet that came from Omega. It would appear that the quality isn't quite as high as it is from Astro, but I'm not sure that will be relevant for a home arcade. Basically the difference as I see it is Astro does a better job of getting the dyes deep into the carpet (and their brochure calls this out as one of their strong points vs. their competitors). I think it may also be thicker but I'd have to double check that.
I'm sure the difference in quality is important for a commercial application but I'm not sure it is for a home arcade, but if anyone has found that the quality of the carpet they bought isn't what they'd hoped, I'd sure want to know about that. So I'd like feedback from anyone with carpet from Omega, especially if you've had it for a while. If you're not sure who was the actual manufacturer, the link above will take you directly to their blacklight patterns.
My first choice (assuming my wife warms up to it): Kaleidoscope from Omega.
Second choice: Mardis Gras from Astro.
My question boils down to quality, and this is directed particularly to owners of carpet that came from Omega. It would appear that the quality isn't quite as high as it is from Astro, but I'm not sure that will be relevant for a home arcade. Basically the difference as I see it is Astro does a better job of getting the dyes deep into the carpet (and their brochure calls this out as one of their strong points vs. their competitors). I think it may also be thicker but I'd have to double check that.
I'm sure the difference in quality is important for a commercial application but I'm not sure it is for a home arcade, but if anyone has found that the quality of the carpet they bought isn't what they'd hoped, I'd sure want to know about that. So I'd like feedback from anyone with carpet from Omega, especially if you've had it for a while. If you're not sure who was the actual manufacturer, the link above will take you directly to their blacklight patterns.
My first choice (assuming my wife warms up to it): Kaleidoscope from Omega.
Second choice: Mardis Gras from Astro.

