dedicated game card questions

1. Anyone have experience with using dedicated game cards instead of the gameport on most soundcards? 2. Are there any benchmarks that show frame rates increase when using a gamecard? 3. Is the $53 PDPI L4 Gameport the only dedicated game card worth considering?

1. Anyone have experience with using dedicated game cards instead of the gameport on most soundcards? 2. Are there any benchmarks that show frame rates increase when using a gamecard? 3. Is the $53 PDPI L4 Gameport the only dedicated game card worth considering? <remove 7of9 for e-mail replies> -- Bill Jones e-mail addresses: (860) 701-1201 WWW: http://pages.cthome.net/billj

Here's a fairly in-depth review of the PDPI L4 digital game port: http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/sims/pdpi/ We didn't do any empirical before/after benchmark testing (hey, we're race nuts first, computer geeks second <G>), but there is a noticeable improvement with the PDPI. It's definitely worth the cost -- you can't get this kind of stability with most sound card gameport interfaces. -- JB > 1. Anyone have experience with using dedicated game cards instead of the > gameport on most soundcards? > 2. Are there any benchmarks that show frame rates increase when using a

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> gamecard? > 3. Is the $53 PDPI L4 Gameport the only dedicated game card worth > considering? > <remove 7of9 for e-mail replies> > -- > Bill Jones e-mail addresses: > (860) 701-1201 WWW: http://pages.cthome.net/billj

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I could not recommend the PDPI more highly. While I don't have any benchmark numbers to share with you, I did notice, upon installation, that my driving inputs are MUCH smoother and more precise, and my online connections were MUCH more stable, and frame rates were much smoother. It seems to work very well.

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> 1. Anyone have experience with using dedicated game cards instead of the > gameport on most soundcards? > 2. Are there any benchmarks that show frame rates increase when using a > gamecard? > 3. Is the $53 PDPI L4 Gameport the only dedicated game card worth > considering? > <remove 7of9 for e-mail replies> > -- > Bill Jones e-mail addresses: > (860) 701-1201 WWW: http://pages.cthome.net/billj

> I could not recommend the PDPI more highly. While I don't have any > benchmark numbers to share with you, I did notice, upon installation, that > my driving inputs are MUCH smoother and more precise, and my online > connections were MUCH more stable, and frame rates were much smoother. It > seems to work very well. Question, Will any wheel work with the PDPI or do I have to have a digital wheel? Reddog

I think any wheel will work. I've used several types of Thrustmasters, and they've all worked--and they aren't digital. James

Digital wheels and joysticks will NOT work with the PDPI card -- you must use a standard, analog wheel. The Mad Catz Andretti Racing Wheel, the Microsoft Sidewinder FF wheel, and the Saitek R4 Force Wheel will NOT work with the PDPI card. Also, if you have an ACT Labs RS wheel, you need a special PDPI/RS adapter cartridge, which will cost you another $40 or so, I think. -- JB > > I could not recommend the PDPI more highly. While I don't have any > > benchmark numbers to share with you, I did notice, upon installation, that > > my driving inputs are MUCH smoother and more precise, and my online > > connections were MUCH more stable, and frame rates were much smoother. It > > seems to work very well. > Question, Will any wheel work with the PDPI or do I have to have a > digital wheel? > Reddog Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.