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stated somewhere on this forum, RC45 explained how a G27 is almost worth as much as a T500. -Having used a G27 for the better half of 2009, I'd pray the G27 comes nowhere near the performance of FFB and precision offered by the T500.
G27 was a little better than the DFP. Nothing even close to what I've seen on the T500 R+D videos. -hopefully I'll be able to offer my opinion in the next week or so. Until then, I will stay optimistic that the T500 will be an outstanding wheel in its own league. (or at least in the same league as a frex or one of those wheels for 4 grand, lol).
Well to a degree yes few reports I have seen put the wheels so close in performance as he does. Before we get reminded again that HE HAS the wheel and we dont. Like you I dont need to own the wheel yet to compare what others are also commenting about the wheel.
We are quite capable of determining what the general opinions/views are.
Asthetics like rubber/alacantara are more to personal taste. Already some are more concerned over the non leather issue than others. Build quality, well they all have areas of good and bad it seems. The pedals are getting better comments than I think most first assumed they would.
The issue mostly here on this forum and its not an argument but is that he does not allow for people disagreeing with his opinion or questioning his comments. This has been shown several times already with big quotes and explanations verfying why he's right. He always seems to feel the need to defend his opinion. Also his Facebook friends/fans seem to not agree with him totally and then they had to be ridiculed as well.
Its just that now this thread with every other post has to be one of his and if anything he should ask himself who is obsessing. If I had the wheel after my orginal report I would be using it, enjoying it. Certainly not spending most of my day still talking about it 3 weeks later.
When anyone/anything questions his setup/comments it has to be a row, smart reply or his need to explain to us yet again he races on a track and how he compares the wheel to his track car experience. Really we dont care, we just want to know how the wheel performs and compares to others.
I said this before but it took Darin on ISR a single day with the wheel to determine even from a first experience that the wheel set the new benchmark. So to some its clear very early on that this wheel goes beyond the others in certain ways. With RC its certainly not so clear but every other report I have read has been very much positive and unlike his reports spends more time talking about the GOOD things about the wheel. Not starting off with what seems a mission to find faults with it.
The T500 RS is not about value for money, its about performance and creating an experience that improves on current wheels. It was designed to be the best.The price does not gurantee build quality perfection, they never stated such, why expect it and if you expect/want that then buy something in the specialist market thats not a mass produced product. If people are going to question is this $100 worth more than a G27 then how does that work when compared to a FREX or other professional wheel which as IVE suggested will be the intersting factor to help determine exactly how the T500 RS faires for value for money.
This whole $600 £450 price thing has been in his eyes a reason why this should not have faults/flaws/issues. Too much focus has been put on the price and what it should give the consumer. That is just wrong and an unrealistic view to take before even beginning to review a product. You factor the price in at the end when testing/comparisons are finished and so far this product hasnt been fully compared to the specialist wheels which cost many times more. Of course the value depends on the buyer and their needs/alternative products in their pricepoint. If its worth spending the extra over a G27 etc or if its a complete bargain compared to a $2000 wheel. That all depends on the person, their needs, amount they are likely to use the wheel and budget.
If anything the T500 looks to be the wheel budding sim players or indeed actual racers will be wanting for some time to come.
It will only get improved with newer refined drivers, support in the community, hardware mods and the upcoming shifter.
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