Thrustmaster Nascar Pro Digital 2

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Summary: avoid this wheel!
Review: Got this as a low-cost wheel for a second computer. I really liked the old thrustmaster "nascar pro" wheel I had, it had an excellent feel and worked well. This didn't live up. While there are a lot of new features (lots of buttons, paddle shifters) there a number of problems introduced. The whole construction feels very cheap and doesn't give you a good (static) feedback from the wheel or the brake pedal. The pedal unit is very light and tends to slide around the floor while you are driving. The software is horrible. The pedals actually only operate on one axis for throttle and brakes unless you are running their systray taskbar utility to change the settings on a per-application basis. It is really inelegant and hard to figure out.

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Summary: Hate it!
Review: I am not a full-time gamer, but if it takes hours to try to get a wheel to work...I don't want it. What's the deal with this wheel?

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Summary: MUST A HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE
Review: I borught this wheel from a retailer that said it was being dicontinued. So I guess I shouldn't have expected much, but the set-up for the actual wheel was great but the software was the problem it kept crashing my system when I removed the software the game and system would run fine but when you added the software back on to the system it would cause Nascar 4 to run super slow and the dreaded BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH would appear. So it wasn't quite the bargin I was looking for.

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Summary: Worse than the original.
Review: I bought a Thrustmaster Nascar Pro Digital sometime in 1999. I really enjoyed the feel of the wheel, and pedals. After some computer trouble, I tried to re-install this wheel, but the software was faulty somehow. I finally gave up and bought this one (Pro Digital 2). This wheel did not work either. I eventually determined that the problem was with the computer, and ended up re-imaging the hard drive. After this, both wheels worked perfectly. The grip on the steering wheel was better on the orginal, but I like the new paddle shifter design. The overall product seems to be built more solidly, and I have had no trouble with either of these wheels thusfar. One minor detail: the clamps for tabletop mounting are not secured very well, and will occasionally fall apart (although it's an easy repair). Great product overall.

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Summary: Worse than the original.
Review: I bought a Thrustmaster Nascar Pro Digital sometime in 1999. I really enjoyed the feel of the wheel, and pedals. After some computer trouble, I tried to re-install this wheel, but the software was faulty somehow. I finally gave up and bought this one (Pro Digital 2). This wheel did not work either. I eventually determined that the problem was with the computer, and ended up re-imaging the hard drive. After this, both wheels worked perfectly. The grip on the steering wheel was better on the orginal, but I like the new paddle shifter design. The overall product seems to be built more solidly, and I have had no trouble with either of these wheels thusfar. One minor detail: the clamps for tabletop mounting are not secured very well, and will occasionally fall apart (although it's an easy repair). Great product overall.

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Summary: Thrustmaster Nascar Pro Digital 2
Review: I bout this wheel because i owned 2 other thrustmaster wheels. My first one 8 years old and still being used. I bout this one because i wanted digital. I ask thrustmaster why my wheel isn't callibraited and they said they would send me parts for free. I restarted windows and it worked great and thrustmaster sent me parts. So now i got extras. ... THRUSTMASTER is [inexpensive] and way under rated.

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Summary: Extremely Satisfied
Review: I Finally hooked this Bad boy up, after purchasing it since March 8th, had some USB issues with my computer working with win98, resolved the problem and started the initial setup of the
wheel, Breezed throught the install, calibrated the wheel, and off I was to my first road test of the wheel. I've played and own all of the previous nascar sims, and have become quite good at playing the game with the keyboard, and if I must say my Lap times are pretty competitive, that's why I've been so lazy to purchase a wheel after all this time. After getting the feel of the wheel right in the controllers menu, I settled in to do some practice laps, and right away I was impressed with the feel of the wheel, the sturdy design, and the preciseness of the circuitry. Once you get the wheel's sensitivity right this peice
makes the game much more enjoyable, Kudos to Thrustmaster on this bargain, I'll upgrade to a more expensive model with more features very soon. Well I'm off to the Road courses, and Bristol, Tracks I would not think of driving without a wheel.

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Summary: Great buy
Review: I got this stirring wheel as a present to replace my old thurstmaster stirring wheel, which had lasted five years before breaking. The first time I used this I was amazed at the realistic feel given by the turn radius. My old one was terrible compared to this one. I drive on automatic and it is a big plus to have 8 buttons to set.

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Summary: Great for occasional joyride, unacceptable for hardcore race
Review: I have now owned my fourth wheel from Thrustmaster. They truly are the best bang for the buck. My dissapointment lies in the products reliablity. I'm on my fourth because the the other three preceeding it have expired. The potentiometers which control pedal function don't last long and the company's tech support and customer care are very inadequate. If you want a great toy for gaming, this is it. If you like to race, upgrade to a higher quality product or buy a couple extras for spares. You will need them.

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Summary: Thrustmaster Nascar Pro Digital 2
Review: I recently purchased the Nascar Pro Digital 2 wheel, and I'm very pleased so far. Structurally, it's clamping mechanism is very stable. In fact, I let my 2 year old bang around on it, and it has held up nicely. I can't see playing a Nasser Sims without it. I didn't give it a 5 star rating because there is always room for improvement. But for the price range, it offers more of the options that I was looking for.