01.07.2008, 01:45
My vote is for TM Cougar. They are fairly cheep now. With a set of Saitek pedals, total cost is on par with a CH pro setup. I used CH stuff,gameport & usb, for years with no real complaints but I like the Cougar better.
The only real problems I had with CH was the pedals have very thin wires that break after awhile, and disassembling & reassembling the pedals to fix was a bitch :twisted: I quickly learned to set it on a simple jig to keep the pedals in place :wink: 1 or 2 button failures after a couple years
I have had the Cougar for a year with no problems. I like the heavy feel and the programing is next to none. You can use it in Windows mode and program in game, which is what I've done until I learned to program it. The dual stage trigger is very handy for mg and cannon 8) I set up a 1 button toggle for manual gear operation, I don't think I could handle flying the Wildcat without it!
I think any setup for a reasonable price is going to be wore out with heavy use in a couple 3 years, so I'll just have to see how the Cougar holds up. My brother has my usb CH setup that I used for several years. As far as I remember it was pretty well worn. but works ok.
Edit, to add another plus for Cougar, is it uses no cpu resorces where the CH stuff did.
The only real problems I had with CH was the pedals have very thin wires that break after awhile, and disassembling & reassembling the pedals to fix was a bitch :twisted: I quickly learned to set it on a simple jig to keep the pedals in place :wink: 1 or 2 button failures after a couple years
I have had the Cougar for a year with no problems. I like the heavy feel and the programing is next to none. You can use it in Windows mode and program in game, which is what I've done until I learned to program it. The dual stage trigger is very handy for mg and cannon 8) I set up a 1 button toggle for manual gear operation, I don't think I could handle flying the Wildcat without it!
I think any setup for a reasonable price is going to be wore out with heavy use in a couple 3 years, so I'll just have to see how the Cougar holds up. My brother has my usb CH setup that I used for several years. As far as I remember it was pretty well worn. but works ok.
Edit, to add another plus for Cougar, is it uses no cpu resorces where the CH stuff did.