Suggest a setup?

GarIT

Does anyone know where I can get something similar to this but cheaper?
http://www.playseat.com/shop/eu/eu/promo-europa/playseat-black-logitech-g27.html Does anyone have any other good recomendations?

Cienciano

I had a wheel stand pro: http://wheelstandpro.com/products/info
Obviously not as flash as the one with the seat, but it's very well made and very solid. Easily able to deal with the force feedback of a logitech DFGT.

Andrew76

Agreed on the WheelStandPro, have one myself and it's a quality piece of kit. Have the old Driving Force Pro hooked up to it and works very well.

ScumLord

I desperately need some sort of rig setup, that one wouldn't solve my problem though. My problem at the moment is I keep pushing myself away from the table when I brake, so I'm constantly shuffling my chair forward during a lap. I need to atach my chair to the pedals.

I want to build something that's a rig and a desk though. I'm hoping one the oculus comes out I can get away with a fairly minimal setup.

GarIT

Thanks for the responses but I don't think a stand would work. With the way the room is laid out id end up sitting on the edge of the bed or a kitchen chair if I don't get the seat too.

Cienciano

ScumLord wrote: »

I desperately need some sort of rig setup, that one wouldn't solve my problem though. My problem at the moment is I keep pushing myself away from the table when I brake, so I'm constantly shuffling my chair forward during a lap. I need to atach my chair to the pedals.

I want to build something that's a rig and a desk though. I'm hoping one the oculus comes out I can get away with a fairly minimal setup.

Pushing yourself away from the table? Does your chair have wheels
The pedals attached into the wheel stand pro, it will stay in place. You get the shaft to come up between your legs (ohhh, matron) and spend a bit of time getting it set up exactly right, you'll be grand.

GarIT wrote: »

Thanks for the responses but I don't think a stand would work. With the way the room is laid out id end up sitting on the edge of the bed or a kitchen chair if I don't get the seat too.

It is fairly big, and takes up a bit of room when folded too.

GarIT

Cienciano wrote: »

It is fairly big, and takes up a bit of room when folded too.

The stand or chair I was looking at?

ScumLord

Cienciano wrote: »

Pushing yourself away from the table? Does your chair have wheels

No I have clubsport pedals though which use a pressure sensor, I reduced the pressure needed on them but I'd prefer to keep it strong. It's just a normal kitchen table chair.

Cienciano

GarIT wrote: »

The stand or chair I was looking at?

Both! But I was talking about the stand.

GarIT

Cienciano wrote: »

Both! But I was talking about the stand.

I don;t know about the other person in the thread, but space isn't an issue for me, it's more just positioning.

SlickanTwisted

ricmotec sell a good set of diy plays to make your own rig. all you need is the wood and a chair ur gonna be comfy in.

GarIT

Thanks for that. I think I'm going to have to put the idea on hold for a bit until I get a gaming PC. The laptop plays F1 2013 on almost ultra settings on everything on it's 13 inch 720p screen but struggles on my 32inch 1080p tv, so I think I'll be leaving it for a bit.

Cienciano

What about this?
http://www.ricmotech.com/RS1_RS3_DIY_Cockpit_Plans_p/rmt-rs1-rs3-diy.htm
It's plans to do build it yourself. Full sized plans so you can just draw onto wood and cut out yourself!

GarIT

Cienciano wrote: »

What about this?
http://www.ricmotech.com/RS1_RS3_DIY_Cockpit_Plans_p/rmt-rs1-rs3-diy.htm
It's plans to do build it yourself. Full sized plans so you can just draw onto wood and cut out yourself!

I was looking at that but I'd say that would work out as expensive and not as good. I'll probably wait until I get a new PC and until codemasters take the s*** out of the f1 games like slicing noises when you go over kerbs and wind noises when you don't have DRS open, I can't understand how they consider that realistic.

Cienciano

Codemasters were once the best racing sim makers by a mile, but they've lost it. I wouldn't hold my breath. Thing is, dirt 2 was great car handling, but the game layout was woeful. It was brilliant with the wheel, but really hard with the joypad. I reckon if they had the same graphics and car physics in dirt 2, but the game layout of colin mcrae 1 or 2 (just straight up rally stages from different countries) you'd have a great game.
Grid 2 is rubbish, closer to need for speed than a proper driving game.
TBH, if you want a decent racing sim, I think you have to go to the PC. Forza and GT look great, but are a bit lacking. There must be a few decent pc games there.

Squidwert

For a good sim look at Assetto corsa or Rfactor2 and for a rig. Buy some MDF and build one and buy a seat from a scrap yard. Plenty of ideas here. http://www.thewayiplay.com/mainforum/index.php?action=forum. and pics of mine, It cost about €50 for the rig and screen but the seat was a bit more but worth it.

SlickanTwisted

Very nice. Do you have you sim set up through the projector then. Does it look as good ? Just bought the oculus but needs a bitta work before I,d be happy with it. What you race, iracing ?

Squidwert

SlickanTwisted wrote: »

Very nice. Do you have you sim set up through the projector then. Does it look as good ? Just bought the oculus but needs a bitta work before I,d be happy with it. What you race, iracing ?

Yes I only race with the projector in 3D, It looks very good with the 3D with a 1 to 1 FOV. i have almost all of the sim's out but family is stopping me from driving at the moment. I'm taking a break from Iracing as well for a year or two but could sub again when the Rift consumer version is out.