Pro Digital vs. Pro Digital 2?

I read on this newsgroup that if you use the default Microsoft USB drivers instead of Thrustmasters that there is no dead zone with the older wheel, therefore no real difference in the wheels performance. Can anyone verify this or give comment to the difference in these wheels. Obviously, they are now priced quite differently and I could use the extra money if there is no reason to spend it. Paul

How did you do this without the TM software? "Tom Stanger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:DCl_6.1443$[email hidden]... > I purchased the Pro Digital back in 1999, use the windows drivers, have no > deadzone,smooth axis travel, and have full functional control andassignment > of all buttons, levers, and pedals in the following games: GPL, N3, N4,F1

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> 2000, F1 2000CS, Superbike 2001, SCGT, Viper Racing, Rally Championship, > Porsche Unleashed, & Nascar Heat. I've had trouble using it in GP500, and > Burnout (DOS). I've used this wheel daily for almost two years without any > problems. If I were to buy the Pro Digital 2, I'd still run the windows > drivers...why run another program in the background if you don't need it. > > > "Fiddlerpaul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:pBFZ6.127635$[email hidden]... > > I read on this newsgroup that if you use the default Microsoft USB

drivers > > instead of Thrustmasters that there is no dead zone with the olderwheel, > > therefore no real difference in the wheels performance. > > > > Can anyone verify this or give comment to the difference in thesewheels. > > Obviously, they are now priced quite differently and I could use theextra

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> > money if there is no reason to spend it. > > > > Paul > > > > > >

I purchased the Pro Digital back in 1999, use the windows drivers, have no deadzone,smooth axis travel, and have full functional control and assignment of all buttons, levers, and pedals in the following games: GPL, N3, N4, F1 2000, F1 2000CS, Superbike 2001, SCGT, Viper Racing, Rally Championship, Porsche Unleashed, & Nascar Heat. I've had trouble using it in GP500, and Burnout (DOS). I've used this wheel daily for almost two years without any problems. If I were to buy the Pro Digital 2, I'd still run the windows drivers...why run another program in the background if you don't need it. "Fiddlerpaul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pBFZ6.127635$[email hidden]...

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> I read on this newsgroup that if you use the default Microsoft USB drivers > instead of Thrustmasters that there is no dead zone with the older wheel, > therefore no real difference in the wheels performance. > > Can anyone verify this or give comment to the difference in these wheels. > Obviously, they are now priced quite differently and I could use the extra > money if there is no reason to spend it. > > Paul > >

I'm not sure if you can have a 3 axis setup with using the TM software? J. Janasov Lannie Schafroth <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9hd029$vd2$[email hidden]... > How did you do this without the TM software? > > "Tom Stanger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:DCl_6.1443$[email hidden]... > > I purchased the Pro Digital back in 1999, use the windows drivers, haveno > > deadzone,smooth axis travel, and have full functional control and > assignment > > of all buttons, levers, and pedals in the following games: GPL, N3, N4, > F1 > > 2000, F1 2000CS, Superbike 2001, SCGT, Viper Racing, Rally Championship, > > Porsche Unleashed, & Nascar Heat. I've had trouble using it in GP500,and > > Burnout (DOS). I've used this wheel daily for almost two years withoutany > > problems. If I were to buy the Pro Digital 2, I'd still run the windows > > drivers...why run another program in the background if you don't needit.

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> > > > > > "Fiddlerpaul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:pBFZ6.127635$[email hidden]... > > > I read on this newsgroup that if you use the default Microsoft USB > drivers > > > instead of Thrustmasters that there is no dead zone with the older > wheel, > > > therefore no real difference in the wheels performance. > > > > > > Can anyone verify this or give comment to the difference in these > wheels. > > > Obviously, they are now priced quite differently and I could use the > extra > > > money if there is no reason to spend it. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > >

Hi, I have a TM Pro Digital USB also. I love it - the pedals, the wheel, everything about it except this: On reboot my computer doesn't recognize the wheel, I have to unplug and replug it in, sometimes like 20 times before I get my computer to recognize it. If you don't mind, how can I use the Windows driver instead of the TM one? I have reloaded the software several time with the same result. Would very much appreciate any ideas you may have! Running: Win98SE, Radeon 64DDR, 512 ram, SBLive 5.1 -Brian www.brianmclernon.com "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9hdqiv$sfk$[email hidden]...

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> I'm not sure if you can have a 3 axis setup with using the TM software? > > J. Janasov > > > Lannie Schafroth <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9hd029$vd2$[email hidden]... > > How did you do this without the TM software? > > > > "Tom Stanger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:DCl_6.1443$[email hidden]... > > > I purchased the Pro Digital back in 1999, use the windows drivers,

have > no > > > deadzone,smooth axis travel, and have full functional control and > > assignment > > > of all buttons, levers, and pedals in the following games: GPL, N3,N4, > > F1 > > > 2000, F1 2000CS, Superbike 2001, SCGT, Viper Racing, RallyChampionship, > > > Porsche Unleashed, & Nascar Heat. I've had trouble using it in GP500, > and > > > Burnout (DOS). I've used this wheel daily for almost two years without > any > > > problems. If I were to buy the Pro Digital 2, I'd still run thewindows

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> > > drivers...why run another program in the background if you don't need > it. > > > > > > > > > "Fiddlerpaul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:pBFZ6.127635$[email hidden]... > > > > I read on this newsgroup that if you use the default Microsoft USB > > drivers > > > > instead of Thrustmasters that there is no dead zone with the older > > wheel, > > > > therefore no real difference in the wheels performance. > > > > > > > > Can anyone verify this or give comment to the difference in these > > wheels. > > > > Obviously, they are now priced quite differently and I could use the > > extra > > > > money if there is no reason to spend it. > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Just off the top of my head, perhaps trying to re-install the usb drivers....since it works intermitently it sounds like a problem not with the wheel, but how the drivers are interacting with windows... dave henrie "Brian Mc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qWO_6.264337$[email hidden]... > Hi, I have a TM Pro Digital USB also. I love it - the pedals, the wheel, > everything about it except this: On reboot my computer doesn't recognize > the wheel, I have to unplug and replug it in, sometimes like 20 timesbefore > I get my computer to recognize it. If you don't mind, how can I use the > Windows driver instead of the TM one? I have reloaded the softwareseveral

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> time with the same result. Would very much appreciate any ideas you may > have! > Running: > Win98SE, Radeon 64DDR, 512 ram, SBLive 5.1 > > -Brian > > www.brianmclernon.com > > "J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9hdqiv$sfk$[email hidden]... > > I'm not sure if you can have a 3 axis setup with using the TM software? > > > > J. Janasov > > > > > > Lannie Schafroth <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9hd029$vd2$[email hidden]... > > > How did you do this without the TM software? > > > > > > "Tom Stanger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:DCl_6.1443$[email hidden]... > > > > I purchased the Pro Digital back in 1999, use the windows drivers, > have > > no > > > > deadzone,smooth axis travel, and have full functional control and > > > assignment > > > > of all buttons, levers, and pedals in the following games: GPL, N3, > N4, > > > F1 > > > > 2000, F1 2000CS, Superbike 2001, SCGT, Viper Racing, Rally > Championship, > > > > Porsche Unleashed, & Nascar Heat. I've had trouble using it in

GP500, > > and > > > > Burnout (DOS). I've used this wheel daily for almost two yearswithout > > any > > > > problems. If I were to buy the Pro Digital 2, I'd still run the > windows > > > > drivers...why run another program in the background if you don'tneed

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> > it. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Fiddlerpaul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:pBFZ6.127635$[email hidden]... > > > > > I read on this newsgroup that if you use the default Microsoft USB > > > drivers > > > > > instead of Thrustmasters that there is no dead zone with the older > > > wheel, > > > > > therefore no real difference in the wheels performance. > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone verify this or give comment to the difference in these > > > wheels. > > > > > Obviously, they are now priced quite differently and I could use

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"J. Janasov" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9hdqiv$sfk$[email hidden]... > I'm not sure if you can have a 3 axis setup with using the TM software? >Strangely enough, I was able to configure for three axes, finally, using only Windows' Control Panel. Don't know how I did it, but after using the TM software and configuring it for three axes, I unloaded the TM software. Then, almost miraculously, after starting Windows' CP again, I found that it worked, the third axes showing up on the vertical bar as the accelerator. This is using Windows ME, BTW. Alanb

I had recognition problems as well, downloading latest version of software from ThrustMaster (Guillermot?) solved all problems. Dave Henrie wrote ... > Just off the top of my head, perhaps trying to re-install the usb > drivers....since it works intermitently it sounds like a problem not with > the wheel, but how the drivers are interacting with windows... > dave henrie > "Brian Mc" wrote ... > > Hi, I have a TM Pro Digital USB also. I love it - the pedals, thewheel, > > everything about it except this: On reboot my computer doesn'trecognize > > the wheel, I have to unplug and replug it in, sometimes like 20 times