I sent Fanatec the email I was talking about, suggesting that they should send me a wheel. I've not had a response yet but I'm not holding my breath 
Replica?
im starting to wish i had singed up for this beta
sounds really nice
now if anyone (in case jack cant get his damn overclocked... thing to work) would do a niels type video this might turn out to be a real competitor for the g25
Shotglass: What type is exactly niels type video? Atm I'm just planning to make vid showing difference in pedals beetwen G25 and 911, same with shifter. Also vid of wheel in action while drifting - "letting the wheel spin" and catch style to show its speed.
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thats pretty much what niels did
http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=32966
although he (tried) to make it a bit more objective and replicable by starting from a donut which doesnt depend on speed and turn in among other variables like a drift would
Ze Germans have the wheels already:
http://www.gtr4u.de/thread.php?postid=368750#post368750
What does he say?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gHWUNBnIb0E
That video is useless though, only showing still pics but apparently better video coming...
http://www.gtr4u.de/thread.php?postid=368750#post368750
What does he say?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gHWUNBnIb0E
That video is useless though, only showing still pics but apparently better video coming...
What about a vid like this I made a while ago about g25: www.saikod.com/G25autox.wmv
Wheel's here (i say "here", but i'm at School and it's at home), I can test it on my laptop (32-bit), but atm with a non-working 64-bit PC a proper test will be a pita.
Can't resize pics without my PC (need photoshop!) so you'll just have to go on words (and perhaps a YouTube video) 'till my main machine is working.
EDIT - At least i would if i didn't have a 3,000 word essay by Friday.
Can't resize pics without my PC (need photoshop!) so you'll just have to go on words (and perhaps a YouTube video) 'till my main machine is working.
EDIT - At least i would if i didn't have a 3,000 word essay by Friday.
not a bad test to show some real world performance but i wouldnt put it before anything that attempts to show the wheels raw abilities in a synthetic and somewhat objective way
yeah kinda but clutch doesnt work good, i gotta wait for vist64 bit drivers
Thomas, any chance that you post pictures showing the insides of the wheel and pedals set? Some other wheels look good but are built in such a cheap way that things start to break or go wrong after six months. Some close-ups of key components would help us make an opinion.
Flip
Just took some promo shots of the box, but alas with no SD card reader on the laptop you'll have to wait.
All i can say is that A. Box is smaller than a G25's Box, and B. That this is a "proper box". The G25 box could be for a set of speakers or something (if it had different graphics). The box of this Fanatech wheel FEELS like it's £170.
EDIT - Good news - PC is working, seems my "uber 1337" Ballistix memory just died for the second funking time. Not happy. Time to replace them with a cheaper (These sticks are £35 a stick - i can get a 2 GB KIT for that now!) 4 GB set. Quite odd seeing as they weren't even overclocked (running at "EPP" speed/timings).
bad news - PC = 64-bit. Will TRY to get it working, but doubt it will.
All i can say is that A. Box is smaller than a G25's Box, and B. That this is a "proper box". The G25 box could be for a set of speakers or something (if it had different graphics). The box of this Fanatech wheel FEELS like it's £170.
EDIT - Good news - PC is working, seems my "uber 1337" Ballistix memory just died for the second funking time. Not happy. Time to replace them with a cheaper (These sticks are £35 a stick - i can get a 2 GB KIT for that now!) 4 GB set. Quite odd seeing as they weren't even overclocked (running at "EPP" speed/timings).
bad news - PC = 64-bit. Will TRY to get it working, but doubt it will.
perfect person to test Jakg as many people have different operating systems from vista to 32 bit/64 bit... Hope it works for you! Look forward to your critique!
worked for me just clutch bugs in lfs tell me if you got it to work
Nope, i get this when installing it - any help?
Time to use my one and only legal XP key
I opened your pic and clicked "Ok"
Jakg: Did you try new Beta drivers: http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=3114&lang=en ?
Hej Kamkor, have you got the wheel yet?
No, thanks!
Pics to come soon.
So far all i can say is that it either needs to get bigger or a little less chubby, as it feels toy-like when you hold it. Need to give it a drive first though!
No, they are probably delivering them to Poland with special delivery car
Jakg, feels like a toy? Isn't it bigger than G25?
Bigger isn't always better. Looking at this wheel makes it look like a toy for me, yeah its realistic and a good replica of the actual thing but the plastics its made from and the general look of it, make it look like a toy. The G25 isn't imitating anything, the clean metal look actually looks like your in a race car.
Good thing the wheels are vibration-resistant
For those not in the know, that's Polish army equipment on that photo (OMG, is that grand treason I'm committing?).
No offence, but get one and THEN post.
I say it feels like a toy because while it might be a (bit) bigger than a G25, it's MUCH thicker and feels "chunkier". Like it's an oversized toy.
Drivers still wont install properly though
You have the wheel already?! I'm sure no one here wants to hear more comments about it...
just plugin the usb connector, then it should get connected like in 5 seconds.there was just windows itself installing drivers in 5 seconds then it worked. i tried it with downloaded drivers and failed
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