FF wheel: ACT Labs, new or old Logitech?

Thinking about finally taking the plunge on a force-feedback wheel, and am looking at the usual suspects. Feedback appreciated... Act Labs + good reviews + Optional Dreamcast adaptor (thinking about getting a DC for F355) - ?? But what about price? And where can I find it? Logitech (old) + Can get one for ~$50 (justdeals.com) + nice grip, nice looking + favorable reviews - pedals (but I can use my CH Pro's, right?) Logitech (new) + inexpensive (but not as much so as the old) + better pedals? + ?? - cheaper grip TIA, Dave

I'd stay away from the new Logitech wheel -- very flimsy. I have an old "LWFF". For $50, you can't go wrong with the LWFF. In fact, I'd consider buying another at that price as a spare. I would think that for MOST racing sims/games (not all), you'll be able to use other pedals with it ,whether their CH or ( TSW as I do, or) some other pedals. The reason is that that the LWFF connects via serial port or USB, meaning you can then connect the pedals of your choice thru the gameport. For this to work, your sim has to be able recognize 2 separate controllers simultaneously though. Among those that do are GPL, NFSPU, F1RS, MGPRS, GP3 (although not split axis yet), SBK2000 and I'm sure there are a few others. Another option to use "other" pedals with the LWFF would be to do your own surgery on it and hard wire them to it. (I don't have the capacity nor the inclination to try it though). Hope this helps. [email hidden] wrote:

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> Thinking about finally taking the plunge on a force-feedback wheel, and am > looking at the usual suspects. Feedback appreciated... > > Act Labs > + good reviews > + Optional Dreamcast adaptor (thinking about getting a DC for F355) > - ?? > But what about price? And where can I find it? > > Logitech (old) > + Can get one for ~$50 (justdeals.com) > + nice grip, nice looking > + favorable reviews > - pedals (but I can use my CH Pro's, right?) > > Logitech (new) > + inexpensive (but not as much so as the old) > + better pedals? > + ?? > - cheaper grip > > TIA, > Dave

www.act-labs.com they have the best deals with the shifter and with the shifter patch/update for GPL, NFS it is really a must have I would also like to mention the extraordianry quality of the wheel and of the customer support... I broke a piece in the wheel (my fault), I mailed the support asking them if I could I open the wheel to get a look to see if I could fix it, they replied the next day telling me "Open the wheel, in the meantime we send you the broken part, free of charge"...I opened up the wheel, found a way to temporarily fix my problem, 3 days later I got in the post the broken plastic part for my wheel. Who can beat that ? <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message news: 8qtb3n$1ckq$[email hidden]...

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> Thinking about finally taking the plunge on a force-feedback wheel, and am > looking at the usual suspects. Feedback appreciated... > > Act Labs > + good reviews > + Optional Dreamcast adaptor (thinking about getting a DC for F355) > - ?? > But what about price? And where can I find it? > > Logitech (old) > + Can get one for ~$50 (justdeals.com) > + nice grip, nice looking > + favorable reviews > - pedals (but I can use my CH Pro's, right?) > > Logitech (new) > + inexpensive (but not as much so as the old) > + better pedals? > + ?? > - cheaper grip > > TIA, > Dave >

On Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:13:38 GMT, "Txl" <[email hidden]> wrote: >www.act-labs.com they have the best deals with the shifter and with the >shifter patch/update for GPL, NFS it is really a must have<snip> >Who can beat that ? An old Logi with ball bearings (maybe with CH-pedals too, haven't tried that) Have to admit, support-wise Logitech sucks extremely and ACT rules. JensSchumi --------------------------------------------- LWFF Ball Bearing conversion at: http://members.xoom.com/JensSchu/ GPLRank: -2.61

Where can I get one of the old wheels for $50? I'd love to dump my MSFF wheel and get an old Logitech. Roger Little [email hidden] (BRH) wrote in <[email hidden]>:

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>I'd stay away from the new Logitech wheel -- very flimsy. > >I have an old "LWFF". For $50, you can't go wrong with the LWFF. In >fact, I'd consider buying another at that price as a spare. I would >think that for MOST racing sims/games (not all), you'll be able to use >other pedals with it ,whether their CH or ( TSW as I do, or) some other >pedals. The reason is that that the LWFF connects via serial port or >USB, meaning you can then connect the pedals of your choice thru the >gameport. For this to work, your sim has to be able recognize 2 >separate controllers simultaneously though. Among those that do are >GPL, NFSPU, F1RS, MGPRS, GP3 (although not split axis yet), SBK2000 and >I'm sure there are a few others. > >Another option to use "other" pedals with the LWFF would be to do your >own surgery on it and hard wire them to it. (I don't have the capacity >nor the inclination to try it though). > >Hope this helps. > >