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Logitech Driving Force Pro -What WERE they thinking?
Ok, so my MSFFW has started to have some sort of weird issue where it won't
power on half the time, so I decided to go out and get one of those newfangled Driving Force Pro's from Logitech. I have a Momo Force, but it's not as good as the MSFFW for me. I get the box home, clamp it to the desk and... It falls off. It falls right the hell off. Why? Because the NUMBSKULLS at Logitech designed this without the third securing clamp that has been on all their other wheels. The long one that goes out towards the back. It only has the front two clamps, and they only reach back about 1" into the desk. My desk, like many, has a rounded front edge. Because of this the ridiculous front-clamp only design allows the wheel to rotate down over the curve of the desk and it falls right off. I have absolutely no chance of living with this. It's gotta go back. Damn... What WERE they thinking? Their top of the line wheel doesn't have a proper clamping system? -Larry |
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I hear your pain, I hated the Thrustmaster then MS wheel at 1st though
because of the way I had just a table for a desk, with the 3 inch frame that the bracket did not clear to clamp on the desk correctly, Then I had a regular office desk without center drawer it would not clamp onto either. then I got a new actual computer desk, lol that it clamps to, but cannot use the keyboard drawer when in use... I ended up with moving the keybaord tray thingy off to the right and viola... PS I had to mount my pedals onto boards to keep them from drifting clear back to the wall when in use, also... for another guy we made a destop extension I call it, 1/2" plywood, sits under his 19" monitor on the desk though allows him to use the keyboard drawer now also though so it was win win. Larry enlightened us with: > Ok, so my MSFFW has started to have some sort of weird issue where it > won't power on half the time, so I decided to go out and get one of > those newfangled Driving Force Pro's from Logitech. > > I have a Momo Force, but it's not as good as the MSFFW for me. > > I get the box home, clamp it to the desk and... > > It falls off. It falls right the hell off. > > Why? > > Because the NUMBSKULLS at Logitech designed this without the third > securing clamp that has been on all their other wheels. The long one > that goes out towards the back. > > It only has the front two clamps, and they only reach back about 1" > into the desk. > > My desk, like many, has a rounded front edge. Because of this the > ridiculous front-clamp only design allows the wheel to rotate down > over the curve of the desk and it falls right off. > > I have absolutely no chance of living with this. It's gotta go back. > Damn... > > What WERE they thinking? Their top of the line wheel doesn't have a > proper clamping system? > > -Larry |
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Logitech often has the best electronics in these devices (like mice), but a
very disturbing habit of choosing form over function in the external design. This is very evident in their mouse line, where they fell in love with the 'unishell' design; the MX510/518/G5Laser use the identical shell. I'll wait til they wake up and make a mouse that doesn't cramp my hand to use it. rms |
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Larry wrote:
> Ok, so my MSFFW has started to have some sort of weird issue where it won't > power on half the time, so I decided to go out and get one of those > newfangled Driving Force Pro's from Logitech. > > I have a Momo Force, but it's not as good as the MSFFW for me. > > I get the box home, clamp it to the desk and... > > It falls off. It falls right the hell off. > > Why? > > Because the NUMBSKULLS at Logitech designed this without the third securing > clamp that has been on all their other wheels. The long one that goes out > towards the back. > > It only has the front two clamps, and they only reach back about 1" into the > desk. > > My desk, like many, has a rounded front edge. Because of this the > ridiculous front-clamp only design allows the wheel to rotate down over the > curve of the desk and it falls right off. > > I have absolutely no chance of living with this. It's gotta go back. > Damn... > > What WERE they thinking? Their top of the line wheel doesn't have a proper > clamping system? > > -Larry > > Try a block of wood. |
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Larry wrote:
> > I have a Momo Force, but it's not as good as the MSFFW for me. > What!? You still have the Momo Force? You can get one of these you know http://tytlandsvik.no/momo/ ------- Jone |
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"Larry" wrote...
> What WERE they thinking? Their top of the line wheel doesn't have > a proper clamping system? Quite aside from it appearing and feeling like a piece of cheap, plastic tat you mean? Having owned a succession of underengineered mass market wheel pedal combo's, starting from a TM1 to the 4-times patched up MOMO Force I use now (original pedals, sorry Jore), I've now basically had it with the mass market solutions. Come September I'll be ordering a BRD Speed7 with matching pedals and finally own simracing gear which won't self-destruct through nomal use. Jan. =--- |
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It's a fantastic wheel. Wouldn't trade it for ANY other.
That said, it's too bad Larry can't get it set up on his desk. -- David G Fisher "Jan Verschueren" > wrote in message ... > "Larry" wrote... >> What WERE they thinking? Their top of the line wheel doesn't have >> a proper clamping system? > > Quite aside from it appearing and feeling like a piece of cheap, plastic > tat you mean? > > Having owned a succession of underengineered mass market wheel pedal > combo's, starting from a TM1 to the 4-times patched up MOMO Force I use > now (original pedals, sorry Jore), I've now basically had it with the mass > market solutions. Come September I'll be ordering a BRD Speed7 with > matching pedals and finally own simracing gear which won't self-destruct > through nomal use. > > Jan. > =--- > > |
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"Jan Verschueren" > wrote in
: > "Larry" wrote... >> What WERE they thinking? Their top of the line wheel doesn't have >> a proper clamping system? > > Quite aside from it appearing and feeling like a piece of cheap, > plastic tat you mean? > > Having owned a succession of underengineered mass market wheel pedal > combo's, starting from a TM1 to the 4-times patched up MOMO Force I > use now (original pedals, sorry Jore), I've now basically had it with > the mass market solutions. Come September I'll be ordering a BRD > Speed7 with matching pedals and finally own simracing gear which won't > self-destruct through nomal use. How much will that cost? Just found it, retailing at £399! I think most people will have to stick with the mass market wheel -- Transplants save lives! - Have you signed up to be a donor? http://www.uktransplant.org.uk Do something amazing today. Save a life, give blood. http://www.blood.co.uk/ My games collection and Live games: http://www.fooatari.plus.com/. |
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I have to agree with Jan here.
I bought a DFP 2 months ago, in case my trusty red Momo force started playing up. I also was curiuos to try using more steering lock. I just could never get used the unrealistic FF and vague sensations coming from the DFP, even though I spent many hours using it, hoping that it was just case of my brain adjusting to it after using the Momo. A point in case. Last week, when I downloaded the GT Legends demo, I first tried it with the DFP. It really did feel like a video game, with an unreal, ghostly connection between the wheel and the game. I kept overcorrecting my slides and spinning out. I then set the DFP for 270 degrees of lock (same as the Momo), but with the same results. Finally I switched to the Momo, and suddenly the steering was totally realistic, and so much more sensitive. Little things, like using just a touch of opposite lock under braking to counter the body roll in the big heavy old cars was a totally natural and sub-concious experience with the Momo. However with, the DFP, there was no "sense" of the car getting slightly out of shape through the wheel, and by the time I noticed what was happening through the angle of the car on the screen, I had to throw on a heap of lock and lose time. I'm also planning on going down the BRD route, with speed 7 wheel, 3 pedals and shifter, but only if they licence this with the XBOX 360/ PS3 platforms. Cheers, Tim "Jan Verschueren" > wrote in message ... > "Larry" wrote... >> What WERE they thinking? Their top of the line wheel doesn't have >> a proper clamping system? > > Quite aside from it appearing and feeling like a piece of cheap, plastic > tat you mean? > > Having owned a succession of underengineered mass market wheel pedal > combo's, starting from a TM1 to the 4-times patched up MOMO Force I use > now (original pedals, sorry Jore), I've now basically had it with the mass > market solutions. Come September I'll be ordering a BRD Speed7 with > matching pedals and finally own simracing gear which won't self-destruct > through nomal use. > > Jan. > =--- > > |
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I thought of that too, but decided to take it back and just live with the
Momo Racing for now. -Larry "Plowboy" > wrote in message news:YJJOe.28$hp.3@lakeread08... >I hear your pain, I hated the Thrustmaster then MS wheel at 1st though >because of the way I had just a table for a desk, with the 3 inch frame >that the bracket did not clear to clamp on the desk correctly, Then I had a >regular office desk without center drawer it would not clamp onto either. >then I got a new actual computer desk, lol that it clamps to, but cannot >use the keyboard drawer when in use... I ended up with moving the >keybaord tray thingy off to the right and viola... PS I had to mount my >pedals onto boards to keep them from drifting clear back to the wall when >in use, also... for another guy we made a destop extension I call it, 1/2" >plywood, sits under his 19" monitor on the desk though allows him to use >the keyboard drawer now also though so it was win win. > > > > Larry enlightened us with: >> Ok, so my MSFFW has started to have some sort of weird issue where it >> won't power on half the time, so I decided to go out and get one of >> those newfangled Driving Force Pro's from Logitech. >> >> I have a Momo Force, but it's not as good as the MSFFW for me. >> >> I get the box home, clamp it to the desk and... >> >> It falls off. It falls right the hell off. >> >> Why? >> >> Because the NUMBSKULLS at Logitech designed this without the third >> securing clamp that has been on all their other wheels. The long one >> that goes out towards the back. >> >> It only has the front two clamps, and they only reach back about 1" >> into the desk. >> >> My desk, like many, has a rounded front edge. Because of this the >> ridiculous front-clamp only design allows the wheel to rotate down >> over the curve of the desk and it falls right off. >> >> I have absolutely no chance of living with this. It's gotta go back. >> Damn... >> >> What WERE they thinking? Their top of the line wheel doesn't have a >> proper clamping system? >> >> -Larry > > |
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