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Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

Loren Naid

Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

by Loren Naid » Wed, 13 Jan 1999 04:00:00

Just want to know if this wheel is worth getting?
It is advertised as having the MS force feedback software with it.It
looks pretty decent,just wanna know if it is worth investigating.
Graham Goodwi

Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

by Graham Goodwi » Wed, 13 Jan 1999 04:00:00

Well I bought it and I'm very pleased with it, but then, I've never
tried any other FF wheel.

I understand that it uses the MS FF  technology but the games that come
with it are (I think) all demos.  I haven't really tried out the games
as I've been using it with Motorhead, Colin McRae Rally and F1RS.

Graham


> Just want to know if this wheel is worth getting?
> It is advertised as having the MS force feedback software with it.It
> looks pretty decent,just wanna know if it is worth investigating.

Zonk

Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

by Zonk » Wed, 13 Jan 1999 04:00:00


>Well I bought it and I'm very pleased with it, but then, I've never
>tried any other FF wheel.

>I understand that it uses the MS FF  technology but the games that come
>with it are (I think) all demos.  I haven't really tried out the games
>as I've been using it with Motorhead, Colin McRae Rally and F1RS.

>Graham


>> Just want to know if this wheel is worth getting?
>> It is advertised as having the MS force feedback software with it.It
>> looks pretty decent,just wanna know if it is worth investigating.

It not a bad wheel- the only wheel to have both flippers and a shifter other
than the Thrustmaster.

The only missing link is the programmable fuction software is not complete- so
no bindings of keystrokes to buttons :(

Z.

Daniel Lichtenberg

Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

by Daniel Lichtenberg » Wed, 13 Jan 1999 04:00:00

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:29:02 +0200, Loren Naidu


>Just want to know if this wheel is worth getting?
>It is advertised as having the MS force feedback software with it.It
>looks pretty decent,just wanna know if it is worth investigating.

Yes it is.

Daniel

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    Daniel Lichtenberger, Vienna/Austria

William Yowel

Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

by William Yowel » Sat, 16 Jan 1999 04:00:00


> It not a bad wheel- the only wheel to have both flippers and a shifter other
> than the Thrustmaster.

> The only missing link is the programmable fuction software is not complete- so
> no bindings of keystrokes to buttons :(

> Z.

Er, ah, my TSW Formula has both a shift lever and flippers (paddles).
They both operate buttons 1 and 2; so you have a choice. Buttons on the
front of the wheel operate 3 and 4.
Bill Yowell
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Zonk

Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

by Zonk » Sun, 17 Jan 1999 04:00:00



>> It not a bad wheel- the only wheel to have both flippers and a shifter other
>> than the Thrustmaster.

>> The only missing link is the programmable fuction software is not complete-
> so
>> no bindings of keystrokes to buttons :(

>> Z.

>Er, ah, my TSW Formula has both a shift lever and flippers (paddles).
>They both operate buttons 1 and 2; so you have a choice. Buttons on the
>front of the wheel operate 3 and 4.
>Bill Yowell
>Remove "NOSPAM" to reply

in the context of FF wheels, i should have said.

Z.

Stewart McNaughto

Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

by Stewart McNaughto » Sun, 17 Jan 1999 04:00:00

I bought the R4 non-force wheel and I like it.  The pedals are great,
however the wheel feels a little wobbly at the boss.  I think this may be
because it is exactly the same wheel as the force wheel, only with out the
extra mechanism.

Stewart

Daniel Lichtenberg

Rating the Saitek R4 wheel

by Daniel Lichtenberg » Mon, 18 Jan 1999 04:00:00

On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 22:50:02 -0600, William Yowell


>Er, ah, my TSW Formula has both a shift lever and flippers (paddles).
>They both operate buttons 1 and 2; so you have a choice. Buttons on the
>front of the wheel operate 3 and 4.

On the Saitek R4 FF the stick shifter works as buttons 1 and 2, the
paddles as 3 and 4 and the buttons on the front of the wheel as 5 and
6. So you could use the stick shifter for shifting and the paddles for
something else (like looking left/right in GPL).

Daniel

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    Daniel Lichtenberger, Vienna/Austria


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