rec.autos.simulators

>Curious if anyone is having success with the Pacific Digital Peripherals
>Inc. Lightning 4 digital game card.
>I am concerned about compatibility with a SB live! value installed, using

>online ***/racing, yada yada yada.

>any thoughts?

> Curious if anyone is having success with the Pacific Digital Peripherals
> Inc. Lightning 4 digital game card.
> I am concerned about compatibility with a SB live! value installed, using

> online ***/racing, yada yada yada.

> any thoughts?

>Why would you want a game card when you have the SB Live?
>I find the gameport on the Live to be exceptional, and very smooth. I'm not
>sure you would gain enough to warrant the added expense.

>Don Burnette
>Dburn on Ten

>>Curious if anyone is having success with the Pacific Digital Peripherals
>>Inc. Lightning 4 digital game card.
>>I am concerned about compatibility with a SB live! value installed, using

>>online ***/racing, yada yada yada.

>>any thoughts?

>Why would you want a game card when you have the SB Live?
>I find the gameport on the Live to be exceptional, and very smooth. I'm not
>sure you would gain enough to warrant the added expense.

>Don Burnette
>Dburn on Ten

> Curious if anyone is having success with the Pacific Digital Peripherals
> Inc. Lightning 4 digital game card.
> I am concerned about compatibility with a SB live! value installed, using

> online ***/racing, yada yada yada.

> any thoughts?

>What controller are you using?  Many have found the game port on the Live!
>(me included) to be less than stellar.

> Hey Don,

> I find my wheel/joysticks  very smooth.  It's a matter of taking the
> controller polling load off the CPU, and letting the PDPI L4 gamecard
> handle all the polling and calculations on board, freeing up the CPU to
> process game  code.   I have read three reviews that all claim about 40%
> increase in fps using this  gameport.  Also, this gamecard eliminates the
> problem of "polling with interrupts enabled/disabled" for online
> racing/***.  So,  I want that advantage.
> visit the PDPI website, then search Reviewfinders, and tell me what you
> think.

> >Why would you want a game card when you have the SB Live?
> >I find the gameport on the Live to be exceptional, and very smooth. I'm not
> >sure you would gain enough to warrant the added expense.

> >Don Burnette
> >Dburn on Ten

>For $85 you could pick up an MX300 which has a tremendous DIGITAL game port
and
>great sound as well.  I cannot believe how rock solid (no spikes, drifting,
>etc.) all my controllers are, before I thought it was bad pots!  Now TSW2
and
>the rest smooooooth.  No need for a PDPI.

>Joe

>Hey Don,
>I find my wheel/joysticks  very smooth.  It's a matter of taking the
>controller polling load off the CPU, and letting the PDPI L4 gamecard
>handle all the polling and calculations on board, freeing up the CPU to
>process game  code.   I have read three reviews that all claim about 40%
>increase in fps using this  gameport.  Also, this gamecard eliminates the
>problem of "polling with interrupts enabled/disabled" for online
>racing/***.  So,  I want that advantage.
>visit the PDPI website, then search Reviewfinders, and tell me what you
>think.

>>Why would you want a game card when you have the SB Live?
>>I find the gameport on the Live to be exceptional, and very smooth. I'm not
>>sure you would gain enough to warrant the added expense.

>>Don Burnette
>>Dburn on Ten

> >:The PDPI does let you have four (4) controllers connected at one time and
> >:switch between them with one mouse click. Even lets me have my CH Pro
> >:Throttle connected to the port and keyboard along with all my other devices.
> >:
> True. Unless one of your controllers are digital, such as the MS FF
> Wheel, which won't work with the PDPI.. And I still have one PDPI for
> sale!

> G. Patricks

>>:The PDPI does let you have four (4) controllers connected at one time and
>>:switch between them with one mouse click. Even lets me have my CH Pro
>>:Throttle connected to the port and keyboard along with all my other
devices.
>>:
>True. Unless one of your controllers are digital, such as the MS FF
>Wheel, which won't work with the PDPI.. And I still have one PDPI for
>sale!

>G. Patricks

> The CPU loading issue is really a big issue -- for me, it was like I'd
> done a complete CPU upgrade when I dropped in my PDPI L4 card.  Frame
> rates increased a surprising amount on my K6-266 system.  I'd highly
> recommend this card (and I'm working on a review now, so stay tuned).

> -- John Bodin
>    Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine On-Line
>    http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> >Hey Don,

> >I find my wheel/joysticks  very smooth.  It's a matter of taking the
> >controller polling load off the CPU, and letting the PDPI L4 gamecard
> >handle all the polling and calculations on board, freeing up the CPU to
> >process game  code.   I have read three reviews that all claim about 40%
> >increase in fps using this  gameport.  Also, this gamecard eliminates the
> >problem of "polling with interrupts enabled/disabled" for online
> >racing/***.  So,  I want that advantage.
> >visit the PDPI website, then search Reviewfinders, and tell me what you
> >think.

> >>Why would you want a game card when you have the SB Live?
> >>I find the gameport on the Live to be exceptional, and very smooth. I'm not
> >>sure you would gain enough to warrant the added expense.

> >>Don Burnette
> >>Dburn on Ten