I've tried the InterAct V3 FX steering wheel and had found it to be the worst piece of s*** I'd ever laid my hands on. The thing was impossible to tune and to get working properly at any given time. Had tried it both on PS1 and PS2.
I'm now using the MadCatz MC2 steering wheel (and pedals, of course) and have found it a bit awkward to set up properly, but now that it is, there's just no way that I can even think of playing without it again. I've set up the pedals on a board to be used at the proper angle, wich board I place in a crack within my Lazy-boy chair (when slghtly opened and tilted) !! There's not much better unless you're willing to dish out more bucks for a racing seat along with whatever's needed to make for a simulation tub
The settings stay within your saves, but the steering calibration does need to be done every time you reconnect it to the PS2, but hey.... it's a 5 seconds affair worth living with!!!
Originally posted by Darin My very first steering wheel was a Madcatz, and I bought the peice of **** for $50 for the PS1. I tell you that thing sucked.
Don't know what it does with the PS1 (no longer have it), but the model I have now (read above your post) is a real dream!!! I'm willing to help anyone with calibrations for it's use on a PS2.
Yup!!! That's the one!!! Also nice to actually see how much presure I'm applying on the gas pedal. Now if I could only have one for the brake pedal also....... hummmm ...
Are you having trouble with the gas pedal too? Sometimes when I put it right to the floor The LED's only go to the end of the green and on GT3 you can see that the acceleration is slower than it should be.
I think mine was used as a display one in the shop where everybody could try it out. eg the gear stick sometimes misses the shift on the downshift and the pedal problem.
I would have returned it if I were you and it had happened right away or within a few days from purchase (hell, I still have the box from mine). In such things, always buy a completly closed and sealed box is preferable.
I know how you feel about the V3 Exoticar. My friend just gave me one he used for his now broken PS1, and it is afwul. The wheel is VERY sensitive to movement, and the steering column is too wide to put between the legs comfortably for more than 10min, making the lap attachment useless. And the pedals suck, they can lift up into the air, and my socks get caught frequently in the pedals. I'm probably gonna sell it if my friend doesn't want it back, and see if I can get a GT Driving Force Pro.
Originally posted by Exoticar I would have returned it if I were you and it had happened right away or within a few days from purchase (hell, I still have the box from mine). In such things, always buy a completly closed and sealed box is preferable.
I had a Mad Catz for the PS (that was nice because it had a shift nob). Then the PS2 came out and I had to get a new wheel, the Logitech Driving Force. Does the old wheels still work on the new PS2?
i just bought the madcatz MC2 universal, boy is it great. untill i reurned it because it was missing a suction cup. i only paid 55 canadian, cuz it was previously opened at best buy. but still, what a deal. ill head back on the weekend, i need my wheel back for drifting ;'(
you sure got alot of steering wheels.... How many do you really need?
