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Re Alison Hines Comments - Logitech v MSFF

BendsMaste

Re Alison Hines Comments - Logitech v MSFF

by BendsMaste » Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:00:00

On Thu, 2 Sep 1999 15:49:12 -0400, "Joel Willstein"
I am another MSF user. I've had mine for over a year now, and I always
get solid 36fps (well, used to before GPL 1.1!). I've had a lot of
frame rate problems after the patch but I seem to have got around
them, after a lot of work. After the FF patch I just keep getting
faster and I can't say one bad thing about this wheel. I have used the
LWFF on several occasions at a mate's house and I'd say is also
another great wheel, but if offered both I would not think twice about
taking the MSFF. I guess I am just too used to it, I suppouse.
I guess until I can have an ECCI with FF I'll stick with the MSFF.
If you have a reasonably fast pc (properly configured of course) GPL
will run at a solid 36fps whether you have a Logitech or MSFF,  one
thing is for sure: if you buy the logitech, you'll be buying a wheel
which the pedals are in my view simply unusable, and why not say
unacceptable considering is such a great steering wheel.

Mauricio.


>>So the only weak link for the LWFF is the pedals, but you readily admit
>that
>>the Microsoft wheel steals cpu cycles.  That is not fixable with a
>>screwdriver and $2.  Seems to me that is a greater flaw in design than any
>>commited by Logitech.  Steering is only half of it, performance is the
>other
>>and the LWFF comes out on top.  The only area I see that Microsoft excels
>is
>>in the optical components.

>>-Andrew

>    I've been using a MSFF wheel for more than 2months now,and with my AMD
>K6-2/450 and Vodoo3 3000,I get a rock solid 36 pfs online with all graphics
>except people and cars only in the mirrors. So loosing some cpu cycles
>hasn't been a issue with me.

>   Joel Willstein


BendsMaste

Re Alison Hines Comments - Logitech v MSFF

by BendsMaste » Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:00:00



>On Thu, 2 Sep 1999 15:49:12 -0400, "Joel Willstein"

>I am another MSF user. I've had mine for over a year now, and I always
>get solid 36fps (well, used to before GPL 1.1!). I've had a lot of
>frame rate problems after the patch but I seem to have got around
>them, after a lot of work. After the FF patch I just keep getting
>faster and I can't say one bad thing about this wheel. I have used the
>LWFF on several occasions at a mate's house and I'd say is also
>another great wheel, but if offered both I would not think twice about
>taking the MSFF. I guess I am just too used to it, I suppouse.
>I guess until I can have an ECCI with FF I'll stick with the MSFF.
>If you have a reasonably fast pc (properly configured of course) GPL
>will run at a solid 36fps whether you have a Logitech or MSFF,  one
>thing is for sure: if you buy the logitech, you'll be buying a wheel
>which the pedals are in my view simply unusable, and why not say
>unacceptable considering is such a great steering wheel.

>Mauricio.


>>>So the only weak link for the LWFF is the pedals, but you readily admit
>>that
>>>the Microsoft wheel steals cpu cycles.  That is not fixable with a
>>>screwdriver and $2.  Seems to me that is a greater flaw in design than any
>>>commited by Logitech.  Steering is only half of it, performance is the
>>other
>>>and the LWFF comes out on top.  The only area I see that Microsoft excels
>>is
>>>in the optical components.

>>>-Andrew

>>    I've been using a MSFF wheel for more than 2months now,and with my AMD
>>K6-2/450 and Vodoo3 3000,I get a rock solid 36 pfs online with all graphics
>>except people and cars only in the mirrors. So loosing some cpu cycles
>>hasn't been a issue with me.

>>   Joel Willstein



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