Advantages: Force Feedback, Intelligent Design, Excellent Software Disadvantages: No Left-Handed Facilities, Bulky Plug
The Logitech Force 3D Pro Joystick was a great buy for me. It's very sleek and stylish and the perfect size for my desk (at about 8"x8"). The grip is specifically desinged for right-handed people which wasn't a problem for me but is something to bear in mind.
It automatically finds games on the computer and assigns keys appropriately which is a very good feature. The accompanying profiling software is easy to use which meant older games could still be easily programmed. there were also many useful tuning options in the control panel so you can adjust the stick to you exact style of gameplay. It performed very well when used with Microsoft Flight Simulator X and enhanced my general gaming experience.
The only really unfortunate thing about this product is the power plug which contains the transformer (and is therefore quick bulky ...
Advantages: Super stable, cheap, fast, TV-Out Disadvantages: VGA [no DVI] slow by todays standards
Ciao! has a world of technical details about this card, but you don't want to hear about that, do you? This is a 3D graphics card for a computer, it is the connection between what you see on your screen and what the computer is outputting.
Most cards do the 2D drawing of windows, and the like, without much bother. But when it comes to 3D rendering the gloves really come off.
I don't wish to bore you with the technicalities, but this card has 4 RAM (memory) chips on it, and 1 GPU (graphics processor). You can find the speeds of them in the ciao! details.
It slips in easily into the AGP (advanced graphics port) slot on your motherboard, and it's the standard size so you won't have any trouble getting it in, unlike those AGP Pro cards. This is not an AGP Pro card, despite the name.
Ignoring the GeForce2 MX, the GeForce 2 family ...
Advantages: 900° rotation, superb force feedback, lots of buttons Disadvantages: consumes lots of desk space, pricey
The Logitech Driving ForcePro, was, until recently when the Logitech G25 came along, quite simply the daddy of all steering wheels. The flagship of Logitech's wheel range it boasted an array of features that would probably even set Schumacher's hands trembling!
When the DFP was released, it was something of a pioneer, for nearly a decade, mainstream computer wheels had really only offered a glimpse of the reality of driving a car; Their wheel designs were obscure, their buttons were too few and their ergonomics were questionable. By far and away the main issue however, was the degree of rotation offered. While this all might sound overtly technical and nit-picky, the reality was that up until the DFP every single wheel out there had a half turn lock-to-lock. Again, if i'm loosing you here in technical jargon, think of it in your ...
