rec.autos.simulators

by **The Other Larr** » Tue, 01 Jan 2002 07:27:50

The Act Labs stuff is nice too, but expensive compared to the MSFFW. The
MSFFW is a very good value right now.

-Larry

> Act Labs force feedback RS and the performance pedals is ultimate for
nearly
> every race sim. I have gone through a few and for the serious racer this
is
> the wheel. N4,GPL,F12001,GP3 all are excellent. Don't forget the ATI
Radeon
> 8500. Nearly double the frame rate in these games over voodoo3

> > I am going to be running WinXP...at least for a little while.

> > OK, so from what the feedback Stingre provided, I am planning on
> > purchasing the MS Sidewinder FF tonite as well as NASCAR 4. My PC came
> > last night and I cant wait to start racing.

> > Thanks for the posts and suggestions.

> > See you on Papy soon!

> \(The

> > >>Make sure whatever you get is USB. Avoid any and all GamePort
versions
> like
> > >>the plague!

> > >>GamePort versions have real problems under Win2K/XP.

> > >So then, it's only an issue if he wants to run win2k or xp...<g>

> > >Eldred
> > >--
> > >Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> > >Homepage - http://www.racesimcentral.net/~epickett
> > >GPLRank - under construction...

> > >Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats
> you
> > >with experience...
> > >Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **The Other Larr** » Tue, 01 Jan 2002 07:28:47

Be my guest. I have no hardware issues with XP.

:)

-Larry

> Why buy an OS if it supports less hardware than the one you're using now?

> Jason

> > Which most will eventually do. Why buy hardware that is known to be
> > problematic with the latest OS.

> > -Larry

> > \(The

> > > >Make sure whatever you get is USB. Avoid any and all GamePort
versions
> > like
> > > >the plague!

> > > >GamePort versions have real problems under Win2K/XP.

> > > So then, it's only an issue if he wants to run win2k or xp...<g>

> > > Eldred
> > > --
> > > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> > > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
> > > GPLRank - under construction...

> > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then
beats
> > you
> > > with experience...
> > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Don** » Tue, 01 Jan 2002 08:19:12

Is the Act Labs better than the Thrustmaster pro FF?
Only Racing game I play is N4.

by **The Other Larr** » Wed, 02 Jan 2002 00:57:00

The MSFFW is around $100 after the $30 rebate. In this price range, you
can't do better. Just make sure you get the USB version and avoid the
Gameport version.

-Larry

> Is the Act Labs better than the Thrustmaster pro FF?
> Only Racing game I play is N4.

> >Act Labs force feedback RS and the performance pedals is ultimate for
nearly
> >every race sim. I have gone through a few and for the serious racer this
is
> >the wheel. N4,GPL,F12001,GP3 all are excellent. Don't forget the ATI
Radeon
> >8500. Nearly double the frame rate in these games over voodoo3

by **Eldre** » Wed, 02 Jan 2002 13:34:52

>Why buy an OS if it supports less hardware than the one you're using now?

>Jason

>> Which most will eventually do. Why buy hardware that is known to be
>> problematic with the latest OS.

Hehe...I wasn't going to say that...<g>
I was just going to say you *know* that patches will probably come out for the
hardware. If you're so gung ho and always want the latest and greatest OS,
you'll occasionally have to put up with problems...

Eldred
--
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
GPLRank - under construction...

Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
with experience...
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Eldre** » Wed, 02 Jan 2002 13:34:52

>Be my guest. I have no hardware issues with XP.

>:)

>-Larry

>> Why buy an OS if it supports less hardware than the one you're using now?

>> Jason

A majority seem to...and some of them are quite computer-literate. Yeah, I
know - it's not REALLY a majority<g>, but listening to these discussions makes
others(including me) say "why bother?" My (home)setup works fine, and I
haven't seen ANYTHING in the new OS that gives me a rise...<g>

Eldred
--
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
GPLRank - under construction...

Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
with experience...
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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