Re: New Logitech Wheels !!!

I'm impressed...My LWFF feels better today than it did in November of '98 when I bought it. If the new wheels are built as well, I'll have one. I think the price drop has more to do with the fact that they have experience with this technology now, and they have a better idea of what their market will be and how many units they should expect to sell. They should have paid off their R&D costs by now and their only real expense is for the design upgrades. We can only pray that they have done something about those dismal pedals! Damn, E3 is 10 minutes from my house and I can't get in...can anybody help<g> -- don "Getting hit by a meteorite is an accident... everything else is driver-error." "Brett C. Cammack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Sounds like procrastination just might pay off for me. Now if that > lower price doesn't translate into more build-quality issues like when > they moved production from Malaysia to China... > > The article at simracingnews is simply the logitech press release at > http://www.logitech.com/cf/about/pressRelease.cfm/200 > reposted verbatim. > > Guess we'll all just have to hang in there until the reviewers get > their prerelease units... > > Regards, > Brett C. Cammack > That's Racing! Motorsports > Pompano Beach, FL

See http://www.simracingnews.com ... I was waiting and waiting and... to change my old TM wheel... Yeehee, a new one! It s that great ? : "Logitech (...) will be shipping the WingMan� Formula(TM) GP and Formula(TM) Force GP Racing Wheels in July." not too far away... "By offering gamers two great solutions, including a force-feedback option, we re giving those who consider racing wheels a luxury two affordable alternatives" oups... i'm ok to pay for a good wheel! ok, if it's great and cheap, it's ok too! "WingMan Formula Force GP The Logitech WingMan Formula Force GP, the new standard in USB force-feedback racing wheels, replaces the WingMan Formula Force with a similar feature set but at a significantly lower price." that's clear! and prices of the WingMan Formula Force will decrease... "For those who like to put the pedal to the metal, the Formula Force GP offers realistic gas and brake pedals, a weighted pedals base and a non-slip textured floorboard." New ones ?????? Someone has another site about this ?????????? Seb

Sounds like procrastination just might pay off for me. Now if that lower price doesn't translate into more build-quality issues like when they moved production from Malaysia to China... The article at simracingnews is simply the logitech press release at http://www.logitech.com/cf/about/pressRelease.cfm/200 reposted verbatim. Guess we'll all just have to hang in there until the reviewers get their prerelease units... Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL

"Sebastien Le Loch" <[email hidden]> wrote > Someone has another site about this ?????????? Im not sure about the press release. Basically they are scrapping the WIngman FF for a cheaper unit? Im not happy, since it means they have to cut back somewhere. Production, material, service, etc... -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.WeRace.net -- People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

Photos of the new Logi wheels can be seen here: http://www.joy-stick.net/ -- don [|]-(_)-[|] GTX_SlotCar <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:42LS4.8414$[email hidden]... > Still, a picture would have been nice. Same number of buttons, so I suspect > the insides of the wheel are the same. > > -- > > Slot > www.slottweak.com > Tweaks & Reviews > > > "Brett C. Cammack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Sounds like procrastination just might pay off for me. Now if that > > lower price doesn't translate into more build-quality issues like when > > they moved production from Malaysia to China... > > > > The article at simracingnews is simply the logitech press release at > > http://www.logitech.com/cf/about/pressRelease.cfm/200 > > reposted verbatim. > > > > Guess we'll all just have to hang in there until the reviewers get > > their prerelease units... > > > > Regards, > > Brett C. Cammack > > That's Racing! Motorsports > > Pompano Beach, FL > >

On Thu, 11 May 2000 20:57:05 GMT, [email hidden] (Brett C. Cammack) wrote: >Sounds like procrastination just might pay off for me. Now if that >lower price doesn't translate into more build-quality issues like when >they moved production from Malaysia to China... The price really isn't lower... That's what I paid for my Formula Force almost a year ago from buy.com. Tim

Still, a picture would have been nice. Same number of buttons, so I suspect the insides of the wheel are the same. -- Slot www.slottweak.com Tweaks & Reviews "Brett C. Cammack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Sounds like procrastination just might pay off for me. Now if that > lower price doesn't translate into more build-quality issues like when > they moved production from Malaysia to China... > > The article at simracingnews is simply the logitech press release at > http://www.logitech.com/cf/about/pressRelease.cfm/200 > reposted verbatim. > > Guess we'll all just have to hang in there until the reviewers get > their prerelease units... > > Regards, > Brett C. Cammack > That's Racing! Motorsports > Pompano Beach, FL

Based on the pictures the pedal base looks smaller but the pedals look better (they don't look like cheapo plastic). The wheel looks worse to me. I like the full rubberized wheel. It's the most comfortable wheel I've ever used. I also Like the large paddles which you can see through the front of the old wheel. Judging from the photo the paddles are different and possibly smaller. To the other poster, cheaper usually means lower quality for harware of this nature. There is not the economies of scale associated with a wheel as there are with other computer components. It just doesn't look better to me and I'm worried it was too expensive for the masses so they cheaped out and made a lower quality wheel :-(. I know it's only a picture but I know every inch of my wheel and the changes do not visually appear like an improvement. Joe Sebastien Le Loch <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> See http://www.simracingnews.com ... > > I was waiting and waiting and... to change my old TM wheel... Yeehee, a > new one! > It s that great ? : > > "Logitech (...) will be shipping the WingMan� Formula(TM) GP and > Formula(TM) Force GP Racing Wheels in July." > > not too far away... > > "By offering gamers two great solutions, including a force-feedback > option, we re giving those who consider racing wheels a luxury two > affordable alternatives" > > oups... i'm ok to pay for a good wheel! ok, if it's great and cheap, > it's ok too! > > "WingMan Formula Force GP > The Logitech WingMan Formula Force GP, the new standard in USB > force-feedback racing wheels, replaces the WingMan Formula Force with a > similar feature set but at a significantly lower price." > > that's clear! and prices of the WingMan Formula Force will decrease... > > "For those who like to put the pedal to the metal, the Formula Force GP > offers realistic gas and brake pedals, a weighted pedals base and a > non-slip textured floorboard." > > New ones ?????? > > > Someone has another site about this ?????????? > > Seb

Hmmm, I wonder if the red/yellow portions are the rubber bits, and the remainder of the wheel is a cost-cutting hollow bit (a la the hollow Microsoft product)? --DK "don hodgdon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8fh37l$cmo$[email hidden]... > Photos of the new Logi wheels can be seen here: http://www.joy-stick.net/ > --

I hope it isn't just a cheaper (read "shoddier") version of the LWFF. If so, I might start looking to buy another of the current versions just to save for the future. I'm very happy with the one I have. I'll be reading the reviews and newsgroup very closely for this one.

The pedals look to have a very short range. Gault <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8fi1sr$bsp$[email hidden]...

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> I hope it isn't just a cheaper (read "shoddier") version of the LWFF. If > so, I might start looking to buy another of the current versions just to > save for the future. I'm very happy with the one I have. > > I'll be reading the reviews and newsgroup very closely for this one. > >

The pedals look to have a very short range.

In article <8fi1sr$bsp$[email hidden]>, "Gault" <[email hidden]> wrote: > I hope it isn't just a cheaper (read "shoddier") version of the LWFF.If > so, I might start looking to buy another of the current versions justto > save for the future. I'm very happy with the one I have. > > I'll be reading the reviews and newsgroup very closely for this one. > Gamecenter had a hands-on preview of the new Logitech FF controllers, but not alot of info. They did mention that Logi have abandoned the cable-drive system for something new, more compact, and still secret. Kendt Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.