I'm not really that big into racing sims but enjoy them time to time, meaning
I never have the desire to actually get in the garage and tweak my car.
My favorites are Sportscar GT & GPL. I currently use a handheld wheel throttle
combo made by Interact I believe.
I've seen the TM Nascar Pro USB on Computer Geeks for around $20. Or should
I perhaps get a Logitech force feedback? Does FFB make that big of a
difference?
I run WinXP
Roderick
Andre
Yes, FF makes a huge difference, it makes most sims undrivable, LOL. In
other words, FF is a personal preference. I have used a FF wheel in the past
for about 9 months (with N3-first part of N4) and moved back to a non FF
wheel. To me FF effects, as of yet, feel to phoney and make the sims less
accurate to me.
There will be people on the other side of the fence, probably more
staunchly, but I do ok with my non FF wheel. I've won my share of pickup
races, league races and a league championship last fall without FF. So I
simply contend it is up to the driver and FF is NOT the best thing for
everyone as a lot of folks will tell ya. I say try both if you can and
decide for yourself.
I'd recommend a wheel (non FF of course :) ) but your subject was casual
wheels. As much as I paid for mine, I don't think the wife would let me call
it 'casual', hehe.
Good Luck...and definetly ditch the V3 if thats the Interact wheel you
have..
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Completely agree with that ' cause had--have--the same wheels but can't get
the logitech to have any FF with GPL
send me your settings
Buzz
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Is that the RC-car style control? I wish they had made a Dreamcast
controller like that for F355 and CART Flag-to-Flag...
Jason
>The best quality for a low price is far and away the Microsoft
>Sidewinder Precision Pro. You should be able to get one for $40-60,
>they're built like a tank, and have the best pedals I've used, period.
The first wheel I got was a R100. It didn't even take a year for it to get
loose and inaccurate. In retrospect, it did prove to me that a wheel is a much
needed device for racing and was a good first step. Nowadays, with the
Sidewinder's price so low I'd recommend it as a first step instead.
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>>The best quality for a low price is far and away the Microsoft
>>Sidewinder Precision Pro. You should be able to get one for $40-60,
>>they're built like a tank, and have the best pedals I've used, period.
>I'll agree with the recommendation. I don't play sims all that much, so I
>don't really need the FF or other high quality features. It's just a simple
>wheel that's sturdy and accurate. When I was deciding to get it, I was worried
>aobut two things: the "notch" in the center rest position, and the small
>shifting paddles (or rather buttons). I ended up getting used to the notch
>rather quickly. The shifting buttons ended up being in just the right position
>for my fingers. It feels much better on my desk at home than it did on the
>display where I bought it.
i double clicked this thread only to see if DaveHenrie had a funny
comment based on the subject.
oh well.
Regards all,
istoff
I try to avoid recomending paticular hardware as so much of that is
subjective. What I like may be junk to others. I will recomend LEVELS of
hardware, i.e. how fast a cpu or vid card but rarely do I get into saying...
"Gee this here Mario Andretti joystick thingy I got works just fine for
me..."
Thanks for caring tho... :)
dave henrie
> My favorites are Sportscar GT & GPL. I currently use a handheld wheel throttle
> combo made by Interact I believe.
> I've seen the TM Nascar Pro USB on Computer Geeks for around $20. Or should
> I perhaps get a Logitech force feedback? Does FFB make that big of a
> difference?
> I run WinXP
> Roderick
> > I'm not really that big into racing sims but enjoy them time to time,
> meaning
> > I never have the desire to actually get in the garage and tweak my car.
> > My favorites are Sportscar GT & GPL. I currently use a handheld wheel
> throttle
> > combo made by Interact I believe.
> > I've seen the TM Nascar Pro USB on Computer Geeks for around $20. Or
> should
> > I perhaps get a Logitech force feedback? Does FFB make that big of a
> > difference?
> > I run WinXP
> > Roderick
> Yes, FF makes a huge difference, it makes most sims undrivable, LOL. In
> other words, FF is a personal preference. I have used a FF wheel in the past
> for about 9 months (with N3-first part of N4) and moved back to a non FF
> wheel. To me FF effects, as of yet, feel to phoney and make the sims less
> accurate to me.
> There will be people on the other side of the fence, probably more
> staunchly, but I do ok with my non FF wheel. I've won my share of pickup
> races, league races and a league championship last fall without FF. So I
> simply contend it is up to the driver and FF is NOT the best thing for
> everyone as a lot of folks will tell ya. I say try both if you can and
> decide for yourself.
> I'd recommend a wheel (non FF of course :) ) but your subject was casual
> wheels. As much as I paid for mine, I don't think the wife would let me call
> it 'casual', hehe.
> Good Luck...and definetly ditch the V3 if thats the Interact wheel you
> have..
