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- the_greeze
Another Fanatec wheel arrives!
- Thread starter jonboy1066
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I read that number somewhere else, but on Fanatec's web site it says there were 10,000 911 Turbo S wheels: http://www.fanatec.de/html/index.php?id=250&lang=en
As for comparing this to a Ferrari, let's just acknowledge that a steering wheel and an entire supercar are two very different things and stop comparing them. I'm still curious why someone who ordered in December would still be waiting.
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- left888
As I stated before, Fanatec told me back in December my order would be sent in 1 to 2 weeks. I was happy with that. Then they said it would be earl May, I was not to happy with that but thought I would wait it out. Then they once again changed this until the end of May, when I contacted them they said just hang on a little more, it will be there for sure in early June. Now we are at the middle of June and they are saying, just hang in there a little more, it should be their soon.
Believe me if I could get a refund from them I would jump all over it. But it's all their excuses that piss me off the most. Go to InsideSimRacing and you will see that I am not alone, there are hundreds of people in various forums that are so tired of the lies Fanatec is spewing. They do not conduct their business properly.
I as a consumer have every right to complain, so please do not tell me what wheel I should go with or when I should or should not complain. Fanboys like you make me want to puke.
Didn't I just express you had the right to complain in my email and state my empathy for you having to wait? Really what I was getting at is, why do you still want it if you have two Thrustmasters already? Besides, if you ask for a refund you should get one, which (at least from my experience) you will. It was your choice to wait, I'm sure if you'd have really wanted your money back that's easily possible.
Why go provoking a fight with me? All I was doing was saying many have gone into this knowing there would be a wait and didn't mind given what they'd be getting. Anyway, I was nothing but cordial but your attitude show's where you're coming from. I'll take the high road here thanks (while you're home puking from how much my opinion of Fanatec makes you sick, lol)
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- left888
What email, I never received any email from you. I don't even know who you are and frankly don't care.
Not that it's any of your business, but since you are so persistent I will tell you. We have 3 racing rigs in our household. Either my two sons or me and friends or many combinations thereof race together or online. I own multiply copies of Forza, Forza2 and Forza 3. I own multiply copies of Gran Turismo 5, not to mention games like Race On, iRacing and many others. Unfortunately Forza and Microsoft does not support any of the good wheels such as Thrustmaster t 500.
How do you know, you already stated you do not work for Fanatec. Have you returned one of their faulty products? or did you too get tired of waiting?
I have provoked nothing with you. It was you that felt you should tell me to just wait. Also, go back and re read what I wrote. Fanatec told me in December that my product would be delivered in 1 to 2 weeks.
My attitude is of someone who has remained way to patient for way to long. My attitude is of someone who has been lied to for the past 6 months from Fanatec. If Fanatec came out and told me back in December that it would have been 6 months, I would have said fine. I could then make my own decision based on that. But Fanatec did not do that, they took my money and told me I would get my product in 1 to 2 weeks. BTW your opinion means absouletly zero (0) to me. (lol)
I didn't mean via email, I meant in my above post. My bad semantics. About the refund, I once ordered a GT3RSv2 and then cancelled since I wanted to wait to see if they had anything coming out that would work w/ the Xbox. I was promptly refunded. Ahh, and about my comments about your attitude and trying to start a flame war, I was referring to how fanboys (like you refer to me as) make you want to puke. So clearly you care about what I'm expressing since it makes you want to puke. Anyway, moving on, enjoy your negativity, sorry this is bumming you out so much. I might be if I was in your position too, but I'd have probably just cancelled and moved on. To each their own.
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- sandboxgod
My guess is that people in the US are getting their wheels while Canada might be SOL. I would think all the California warehouse has to do is just ship the wheel to Canada but maybe its not that simple? I have no idea.
I'm a little tempted to order a gt2 if its in stock. Only thing holding me back is I already got a t500rs wheel. Not even that big of a Forza fan. Might be a waste of money. Debating on spending the cash on a 3dtv instead
Every other racing game I have I believe can be played in 3d (gt5, rFactor, iRacing, dirt 3, etc). so yeah I doubt I'd want to go back to 2d just for Forza
I'm a little tempted to order a gt2 if its in stock. Only thing holding me back is I already got a t500rs wheel. Not even that big of a Forza fan. Might be a waste of money. Debating on spending the cash on a 3dtv instead
Every other racing game I have I believe can be played in 3d (gt5, rFactor, iRacing, dirt 3, etc). so yeah I doubt I'd want to go back to 2d just for Forza
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- left888
My sentiments as well, one of my sons like Forza and that is the only reason I ordered the Fanatec GT2. I personally like GT5 and every other game. I am so regretting placing an order with Fanatec.
I'm a little tempted to order a gt2 if its in stock. Only thing holding me back is I already got a t500rs wheel. Not even that big of a Forza fan. Might be a waste of money. Debating on spending the cash on a 3dtv instead
I am a 3D "fanboy" as well, having set up several systems in 3D, from 60" DLP to 46" LED 3D to triple-screen with projectors. 3D for racing rocks (GT5 being the lesser quality 3D of the ones you mentioned.) Let me know if you have any questions about that, though it's probably off topic here. I'm hoping Forza 4 comes w/ a 3D option like Black Ops does on the 360. Triple-screen 3D on that would be an awesome alterntive to 3D Vision Surround, which isn't without it's issues.
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- left888
I have a 63" high end Samsung 3D TV. I played GT5 in 3D and it's ok. I like watching 3D movies. I'm not 100% sold on 3D racing yet, well at least on GT5 since it's the only one I've tried to this point.
GT5 is pretty weak in 3D from the cockpit view on the Samsung. I have their top of the line 46" now, sitting right in my face for a full immersion view. But it shows much more ghosting than PC sims did on the old DLP I sold using Nvidia 3D Vision. Irony is I sold that since it looked crappy on GT5, but looked fantastic on the PC games. I think it was the fact that PS3 is limited to 720p in 3D.
Jury is still out on the LED but it seems to handle scaling up 720p in 3D better than the Mits did. It also worked much better than the Sony LED/LCD I first got a few weeks ago, that is so bad w/ ghosting I am going to return to Costco this weekend. You'd think Sony would sort out how to play 3D on their TV with their game, but it was quite a bit worse IMO than the Sammy! None of them execpt the DLP (on 1080p PC content) could hold a candle to 3D on a simple cheap 720p projector however. Since there is no scaling needed, 720p/120hZ 3D from the PS3 looks amazing on the projector too.
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- sandboxgod
Thanks guys I started up a 3d thread.
left888, I hope you get your tracking # shortly. That's a really long wait!
left888, I hope you get your tracking # shortly. That's a really long wait!
Games are limited to 720p/60, whereas bluray runs at 1080p/24 fps. It's HDMI's fault- you can't run 1080p at higher than 24 hz in stereo 3D over an HDMI 1.4 cable- it doesn't have the bandwidth. Games don't generally look good at only 24 frames a second but movies are fine. PC gets around this on desktop 3D monitors using dual-link DVI, and on consumer displays they have to use Nvidia 3DTV Play instead of 3D Vision, which is also limited to 720p/60 or 1080p/24. I ran my PC at 1080p on the old Mits DLP RP set since it supported "checkerboard", which alternates pixels in a way that it can cram that into standard bandwidth cables. Some Samsung owners have discovered you can do checkerboard on the 2010 model (and 7000/8000 series 2011 models only), but it requires a hack to the Nvidia software since they don't officially support those models @ anything more than 720p (or 1080 at 24 fps.)
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I finally got the GT2 wheel and hooked it up, ran good in the tests with Forza, but then way better with GT5. The force feedback seems weak in Forza, and braking doesn't work right... I'll have to look around for a solution I guess. with GT5 things are great except reverse is on Y button for some reason.
I also had a brief issue on the Xbox where I couldn't get it to stop pressing the left trigger button, so in Forza it kept bringing up the Message Center and not letting me back out; at the same time the Xbox reported the controller had been disconnected frequently even though it hadn't. Restarting the wheel seemed to have fixed it but it was an ominous omen.
I do have a problem with the center pole of the Rennsport Wheel Stand, it wobbles a few degrees front to back. That stupid knob only tightens so far, it's driving me nuts and I consider it to be completely unacceptable. I can even see the knob wiggling under the tension. If anyone has any suggestions or experience with this stand I'd like to know what they think... if no one has any suggestions I'll probably return it and try something else.
I finally got the GT2 wheel and hooked it up, ran good in the tests with Forza, but then way better with GT5. The force feedback seems weak in Forza, and braking doesn't work right... I'll have to look around for a solution I guess. with GT5 things are great except reverse is on Y button for some reason.
I also had a brief issue on the Xbox where I couldn't get it to stop pressing the left trigger button, so in Forza it kept bringing up the Message Center and not letting me back out; at the same time the Xbox reported the controller had been disconnected frequently even though it hadn't. Restarting the wheel seemed to have fixed it but it was an ominous omen.
I do have a problem with the center pole of the Rennsport Wheel Stand, it wobbles a few degrees front to back. That stupid knob only tightens so far, it's driving me nuts and I consider it to be completely unacceptable. I can even see the knob wiggling under the tension. If anyone has any suggestions or experience with this stand I'd like to know what they think... if no one has any suggestions I'll probably return it and try something else.
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- kornykidd0
My wheel arrived today too...but I must say I'm having the opposite experience of bonefork. No problems whatsoever with connectivity or hanging button presses. The fans are much, much quieter than my GT3RS v2, and the ffb motor seems to share the same trait.
Playing forza3 is really great now. While it's true that the ffb is not as communicative or powerful as gt5, it does the job just fine. The tire noise (which has always been present of course) HAS become a much easier tool to help you drive faster though with the wheel. The drastically increased precision and feel of using the wheel paired with the brilliant tire sounds really allows for better contro than with the controllerl. My clubsport pedals also work great with the game. Brake vibration, load cell, clutch (still need to get used to this...lots different than gt5s clutch), all work very well without any hitches. The feel is fantastic with default settings in the game, I actually think they work better than in gt5.
It sucks that people still seem to be hAving issues...maybe it just needs a quick calibration. I am very satisfied though. Wheels make such a difference to the driving experience. The physics really just come alive.
Playing forza3 is really great now. While it's true that the ffb is not as communicative or powerful as gt5, it does the job just fine. The tire noise (which has always been present of course) HAS become a much easier tool to help you drive faster though with the wheel. The drastically increased precision and feel of using the wheel paired with the brilliant tire sounds really allows for better contro than with the controllerl. My clubsport pedals also work great with the game. Brake vibration, load cell, clutch (still need to get used to this...lots different than gt5s clutch), all work very well without any hitches. The feel is fantastic with default settings in the game, I actually think they work better than in gt5.
It sucks that people still seem to be hAving issues...maybe it just needs a quick calibration. I am very satisfied though. Wheels make such a difference to the driving experience. The physics really just come alive.
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- MisterStatic
I have it, no issues (yet). Not as nice as my T500, but still very nice.
I might have overstated my problems, it's really just the stand. I sort of got used to it wobbling all around after a little while, although I still plan on sending it back unless one of my friends can figure it out. I gave the wheel a rest because I was having a real hard time adapting to driving with it, I constantly found myself careening into walls and spinning out.
I really like the pedals, the wheel is pretty impressive too, but it's a touch small... now I want to see what's up with the new one and the bigger rim. Maybe if Fanatec gets their **** together I'll buy one if I ever get good at driving with a wheel. I'm eager to see what's up with the shifter, too, this spinning paddle nonsense confuses me a lot more than I thought it would.
Also, I've noticed all the bumps and stuff you feel in the road in Forza with a controller... none of it comes through to the Fanatec, even the big bumps are barely noticeable. GT5 on the other hand works great and has vibration from the road just like the DS controller, the only problem there being having to hold "Y" to reverse.
I really like the pedals, the wheel is pretty impressive too, but it's a touch small... now I want to see what's up with the new one and the bigger rim. Maybe if Fanatec gets their **** together I'll buy one if I ever get good at driving with a wheel. I'm eager to see what's up with the shifter, too, this spinning paddle nonsense confuses me a lot more than I thought it would.
Also, I've noticed all the bumps and stuff you feel in the road in Forza with a controller... none of it comes through to the Fanatec, even the big bumps are barely noticeable. GT5 on the other hand works great and has vibration from the road just like the DS controller, the only problem there being having to hold "Y" to reverse.
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Did any of you US guys receive your GT2 wheel without getting a UPS tracking number email?
On Monday I got that "Your wheel is shipping NOW" email but nothing since, and I have been following the Fanatec threads since Dec so I am trying to keep my hopes down until I see a tracking number email but I was curious if any of you received the wheel before getting the tracking number?
On Monday I got that "Your wheel is shipping NOW" email but nothing since, and I have been following the Fanatec threads since Dec so I am trying to keep my hopes down until I see a tracking number email but I was curious if any of you received the wheel before getting the tracking number?
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It's funny; I decided not to attach the shifter paddles because the existing buttons feel almost the exact same as my VW GTI real-world paddle shifters. So if you don't like the lack of a solid feel, take the paddles back off and go more realistic, lol.
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How's the shifting on the GTI? Faster than stick?
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Totally agree...I might do this even though the paddles make it feel and look more like a race car wheel. I took the wheel out of the package and pressed the buttons and immediately thought "they fixed the paddles! These buttons feel great...waaaaaaaay more crisp and firm than on my GT3RS." As soon as I attached the paddles though it was mush city just like my GT3. It must just be the height and leverage added by the mounting block and paddle that just overpowers the button. The shifters work and all...if you are shifting on the body of the paddle rather than grabbing for one of the arms. It's just very annoying when you reach for a downshift from the top of your paddle and it just mushes and doesn't shift bc you were too far off the actual button. This is probably the only thing that I liked about my G27 more than the fanatecs. Paddles on the G27 were marvelous. Maybe just adding the little steel wing things (instead of the paddles) that also come with it will make for a more positive shifting experience while still allowing a little wiggle room on wheel/hand position 💡
It's a poor design but it's definitely a manufacturing problem, as only one of mine is mushy and the other is pretty firm. The button has a little give up/down so the extension of the paddle just exaggerates it. They both still click reliably for me, though. It could probably be fixed by some sort of shim or padding to restrict the movement.
The UPS guy delivered mine last night - I didn't get any tracking or shipping emails - so it was a NICE surprise. I placed my order April 12 btw...
The only thing I noticed on mine last night is it sounds like there's a screw loose inside the center of the wheel - so that has me a little worried - other than that it works great with the CS pedals!
The only thing I noticed on mine last night is it sounds like there's a screw loose inside the center of the wheel - so that has me a little worried - other than that it works great with the CS pedals!
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- MisterStatic
It is almost instantaneous, although there are points in the RPM band that are less optimal (obviously). It uses a double-clutch system. I suppose some people may shift with a manual clutch as fast, but I wouldn't be able to. I really love the car. Not nearly the fastest machine on the road but quick enough, with one of the best steering and suspension systems I have ever driven. I picked it up used in 2009 (it is a 2007, had 20K miles) for under 15K. It is probably the most refined automobile you could pick up for that price.
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- Intimidat3r421
The smaller paddles that come with the GT3RS V2 are the ones I have on my GT2. They have no deadzone like the ones that the GT2 come with. I love those things. I will get a picture up later with them on to show. I will agree, the stock paddles at the tips are a terrible design. You hit it, but it does not give the right pressure on the actual button to shift. Thus, the smaller paddles are ideal.
