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Old 06 June 2008, 10:17 AM
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Just ordered Grid and fancy a wheel as havent played a driving game properly for years (too much time spent on FPS like CS, BF2142 & CoD4).

The Formula Force EX from Logitech seems to get some great reviews for a £40 wheel. Any others I should consider?

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Simon
Old 06 June 2008, 10:24 AM
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I've got a thrustmaster FF that's quite good, not as good as the MS one I had but they don't do it any more.

TM has a gearshift and optional clutch if you want to go that far.

I rejected a few because they felt crap in the hands despite looking cool

If you're near a PC World, give some a try, at least they usually have some out.
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Logitech DFP - Or if you want the ultimate Logitech G25
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant
Logitech DFP - Or if you want the ultimate Logitech G25
agreed

dfp is cheaper and has a load more buttons on it (usefull in some sims)
g25 is better built and has a proper gate gear stick
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Unless their website is wrong the DFP is for PS3 only? Its certainly not listed under PC Wheels:

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ga...eels/&cl=gb,en

Will see if I can nip down PC World at lunch time and try a few.

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It works fine on PC. It uses a standard USB connection and you can get drivers from the logitech site.
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dfp was originaly made for the ps2, not sure if they still make them this way but mine had a grand turismo 4 badge in the center (i think, been a while since i looked at it)

but works fine on the pc as above
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