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Summary: A must have for racing enthusiasts!!
Review: The Driving Force Pro is the first wheel that I have owned and used at home. At first I was a bit hessitant because let's face it, the wheel is still expensive compared to other products. All my doubts soon left me after I was cutting lap times in GT3. It did take a good 30 mins to and hour to get used to the action. The wheel came nicely packaged, and it took me all but 10 mins to set it up. (Be sure to buy a lap accessory if you aren't going to use it on a table.) I heard the force feedback was noisy, but personally I could barely notice the noise. The wheel itself is tuff. It looks and feels very heavy duty. The game play with only 200 degree steering in Gran Turismo 3 is amazing, it will defininately be unreal with GT4. If you are considering buying this wheel, DO IT!! It is worth every cent. It totally adds to the experience of racing!
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Summary: For the ultimate Gran Turismo experience
Review: This is a steering wheel unlike any other on the market. The Driving Force Pro (DFP) allows a full 900 degrees of rotation, unlike most other wheels that only allow one full rotation of the wheel. The DFP is also a 'Force Feedback' wheel, which means that the wheel/car 'fights back' as you go into a corner, accurately simulating the real driving experience. With adjustable plastic clamps, the DFP will stick like a rock on to almost any sort of table. My table is almost 2.5 inches thick, and the clamps still fit (albeit only just!).
The wheel itself is smaller than a regular steering wheel, but is similar in size to those used in actual racing-type cars. It looks and feels beautiful... padded with an imitation leather-type material, you can grip it as firmly as a squash racket with no danger of slippage. The wheel also sports a very attractive silver 'GT' logo in the centre, leaving you in no doubt which game this wheel was designed for. With the pedal unit on the floor beneath your table, a great little 'spiky strip' digs into your carpet to ensure that they remain solidly in place, even when your driving like a idiot. The accelerator is as sensitive as in a real car, and the brake is realistically more solid. With the DFP you also get a choice of transmission controls - a little stick shifter on the right of the wheel, or (my personal preference) 'Formula One'-style paddles mounted behind the wheel.
The other PS2 controls are all on the centre of the wheel itself. My only quibble with the controls is that, depending on how you set them up, you probably will have to use a wheel-mounted control to reverse, which is a tad awkward when your trying to steer at the same time... but that's a minor complaint... a good enough driver shouldn't need to use the reverse gear anyway!!
The DFP is compatible with many racing titles, like Colin McRae Rally and (surprisingly) Gran Turismo 3 (a 2001 title).. although GT3 only supports the regular 360 degree mode, GT4 allows you to choose between 360 and 900 degree modes by pressing a simple sequence of buttons. GT4 (I have only played Prologue) however, doesn't really like you playing in 360 mode however, as the wheel vibrates quite badly, and hence the 900 degree mode is preferable. In GT3 however, the 360 mode is as smooth as anything, and is a joy to drive with.
Importantly, you can select the strength of the force feedback, which is ideal as it allows you to select a mode you feel most comfortable with. Some tracks in GT4 are very tight and winding (Citti Di Aria, Grand Canyon), while others have long straights and sweeping curves (Le Mans, Nurburgring Nordschielfe), and these two types of circuit handle very differently, and I personally use different levels of force feedback for each. Due to the nature of the wheel being a force feedback wheel, it does make quite a noise, and seems a little strange/off-putting at first, but you get used to it. My solution was to connect my PS2 up to my Hi-Fi and crank up the volume!
All together, if GT (or racing games) are your thing, then this is a dream product. It's exactly like having your favourite arcade machine right there in your home, and GT4 is infinitely the better for it.
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Summary: Cr@zy I'l\/l SeRi0uS
Review: This Logitech Driving Force Pro is wonderful. I have it's previous model too, and this wheel is much better. The only competitor is the next model that is going to come out. This wheel has a 900 degree steering which you all know. It also has teptronic which is really great. It feels real and is also real, the force feedback is wonderful. It is crazy! when you are on a straight line in the Fuji International Speedway (GT4 Prolouge)you have to down shift and the reaction of the wheel is wonderful. It responds excellent. This wheel is like driving a real car. This is a great present because it would be giving a car to your son. It's really really real!
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Summary: Amazon is a lier
Review: This wheel is great so realistic. Its just that Amazon lied. First they told me that I will get this wheel around April 5-6. But what now Amazon!!!! I got this on March 30th of the same F----- year. I mean what's up with that. The thing is that Amazon is great and the wheel is also great. Now I can drive up to 100mph on the streets coz of this. j/k. Buy this wheel and your need for speed will be fulfilled!!!!
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Summary: so real...
Review: This wheel just came today, so I hooked it up to my PS2 and loaded Gran Turismo 4 Prologue, nothing. Turns out you have to unplug your pedals first and the wheel will calibrate itself, then plug it back in. Once everything is working...you can immediately tell the response from the wheel was MUCH better than using a regular controller. More precise steering and a "feel" that you are actually driving the car. On rally races though, I did much better with the controller. The force feedback really makes you feel like you're driving a car without power steering, and it imitates the front two tires (on Gran Turismo 4) really well. When I spun the car out, I could feel the front wheels skipping on the pavement. Get this wheel...best PS2 investment ever!!! Enough procrastination...calc 2 midterm tomorrow...
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Summary: Great.
Review: Well, i recieved the wheel a while ago. I havent played it much but i have used it to my liking. This is my first wheel purchase. Although it can be a bit noisy with the feedback, it is really good. I have tried other wheels and they are nothing compared to this one. I play GT3 using only this wheel setting up my cars with drift settings and its great. It feels good drifting through a corner and its almost life like. Overriding the 900 deg turning makes it a harder play in GT3 as it is not accustomed to playing with a 900 degree turning wheel so its best to keep it at 200 deg legacy mode. I wonder what it would be like to play it on GT4 when it comes out.Anyway if i were you and i dont have one of these wheels to play with, i suggest you BUY NOW because when GT4 comes out, these will be short of stock everywhere for sure.
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Summary: this ROCKS!!!!!
Review: when i read the rating and info this sounded like the best RACING WHEEL in the whole darn world. i download a video of it and the 900 degree steering is UNBELIVEABLE!!! and it looks and feels like a real race car. i but theirs one problem i think this wheel is a little overpriced it should be at leas $120 doolars.
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Summary: expensive...but worth it
Review: Yes, it's all true. The Logitech driving force pro steering wheel really is amazing. The vibrations are vibrant. The pedals are to the metal. The shifter is shifty, as in "nifty". It's a total pleasure in the palm of your hands. I like to drive my tv wearing a bicycle helmut while eating cashews at the same time. Sometimes I put cheese in an underwater snorkle and gently blow into it as I fly past the cempetition doin' a hundred and eighty miles per hour. That's how great this wheel is. I can't imagine playing G.T. without it. Definitely worth the money! Squeel ya later. Uncle Dee
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