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madcatz andretti wheel good or evil?

4 posts by 4 people · 07 Dec 1999 - 09 Dec 1999

Kipik 07 Dec 1999#507784
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this wheel, as I'm looking for a new setup to replace my sad T2 rig.Suggestions welcome (in the 100$ range) Thanks.
Phil Taylor 07 Dec 1999#507785
I got one in Mid November and am very pleased with it. The digital steering is GREAT - but since it is digital it is not compatible with some older DOS games. The only other weak feature is the pedals - a bit soft at first but I'm well used to them by now. POV switch is another nice feature for games that may use it in the future. Phil >I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this wheel, as I'm looking >for a new setup to replace my sad T2 rig.Suggestions welcome (in the 100$ >range) Thanks.
(unknown) 08 Dec 1999#507969
I bought the Andretti wheel, based on a good review of it, and because I've been a loyal fan of Mario for 30 years. The wheel seems excellent as long as you don't want force feedback. The pedals, however, are terrible in my opinion. They're too big, too far apart, and the location of the pivot points in relation to their size makes it almost impossible for me to rest my heel on the base while working the pedals. I don't, for one moment, believe that Mario ever actually used those pedals in a racing sim, or he wouldn't have accepted that. A more important problem for me is that while I've gotten the wheel working right in some games, including Sierra's CART (the former ICR2), I haven't gotten it to work with GPL. I've seen a reference on this newsgroup to a problem with DirectX 7.0 and MadCatz's drivers, but I'm still fishing for a solution. In the meantime, I keep rereading Alison's review of the Logitech force feedback wheel, and thinking I was foolish to try and save the price difference. I think I'll wind up following her advice, and I'll give the Andretti wheel to a friend who isn't concerned about running GPL. So I wasted money instead of saving any. Dave Wilson > I got one in Mid November and am very pleased with it. The digital steering > is GREAT - but since it is digital it is not compatible with some older DOS > games. The only other weak feature is the pedals - a bit soft at first but > I'm well used to them by now. POV switch is another nice feature for games > that may use it in the future. > Phil fz1.aol.com>... > >I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this wheel, as I'm > looking > >for a new setup to replace my sad T2 rig.Suggestions welcome (in the 100$ > >range) Thanks. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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