Hey Grant,
After checking out all the FF wheels out there I just ordered a Logitech
FF. It came down to two wheels the ACT labs and the Logitech. What sold me
was that Logitech supports USB. Two wheel/pedals can be connect to the same
computer, one connect via USB and one connect through the game prot and use
the wheel of one and the pedal of the other. I can use the pedals of my old
Thrustmaster T2 with the Force feed back Logitech with out cutting wires!!!
Alot of messages have said that the logitech pedals are not that bad once
you get use to them. Most people are use to the T2 pedals. I am going to
give the Logitech pedals a try because they support split axis. Also USB
should should be more stable, and much faster than game port. I would think
it should help Frame rate!!! It should be similar to the PDPI game card.
The Act labs reports have said the forces are to strong. you can lessen the
forces but it changes the centering of the wheel. Logitech has less force
but I will use it for GPL where you want to feel what the car is doing not
fight it around every corner. This is just my opinion from reading lots of
reviews and messages. And to top it of the Logitech only cost 103.95 +17.95
shipping from www.buy.com !!!!!! With the extra $30, I can buy Sports car
GT!!!! The wheel will be here tomorrow I will let you know how it goes.
Jack :-)
>I'm considering getting a force-feedback (ff) driving wheel for my PC
>and have some questions:
>1) Does a ff wheel exact a significant performance penalty vs. a non-ff
>wheel? I'd like to go with a ff wheel, but not if it kills frame rates
>and detail levels. I have a 3.5 year-old IBM Aptiva that I've upgraded
>with an AMD K6-2 333MHz (was originally a P133), 96MB RAM, and a Voodoo
>2 12MB card, by the way. It does a fine job running the NFS III, NFS:
>High Stakes, and GPL demos with full details, but man, it sucks having
>to "drive" these programs with my MS Sidewinder joystick!
>2) Which ff wheel is the one to get? Based on reviews I've read, the
>Act Labs Force RS sounds like one of the better wheels out there. I'm
>looking for strong, accurate, but not overdone ff effects and a good
>pedal setup. Seems like a lot of wheels are let down by cheesy pedals
>(MS and Logitech Wingman wheels, for example). I've also read that the
>MS ff wheel can be "notchy" due to its gear-driven design. Gamespot's
>review of the Thrustmaster Nascar Force GT gave its ff capability low
>marks for not being strong enough. On paper, the Force RS wheel seems
>to have all the bases covered, but I'd like to hear some real-world
>experiences from you folks.
>Thanks,
>Grant
