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- From: hchong@netcom.com (Hoi Chong)
- Subject: Re: Joysticks,Joysticks... Which Joystick?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.055216.4067@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1993Jan11.120316.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 05:52:16 GMT
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- From article <1993Jan11.120316.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>, by shweeja02@cc.curtin.edu.au (James Hwee):
- > Hi there,
- >
- > I've been looking around for a new joystick. After seeing model after
- > model, brand after brand... Well let's just say that I am damn confused.
- >
- > Anyone have any ideas as to whats the "best" joystick around? I need
- > an analog joystick that is flight-sim oriented. And from past experience
- > I want *DURABILITY*.
- >
- > Money is not object! (I'm looking at spending around $A150)
- > I have a 486-33DX and a Soundblaster 2.0. Would my future joystick need
- > a speed compensator.
-
- Currently the best joystick is the Thrustmaster Flight Control System Pro
- (FCS Pro). US$150 available direct from Thrustmaster only. It has variable
- tension spring that gets tighter as the stick gets far away from the
- center, feels like a real control (and not a computer joystick).
-
- > I've heard good stories about joysticks from Thrustmaster (reliability
- > though?) and others from CH products. Can anyone clear things further.
-
- CH product is very good at reliability, but after playing with FCS Pro,
- everything else feels wimpy. I had the FCS Pro for a few months, and it
- is still as good as new.
-