Logitech G27 USB Racing Wheel for PC

It's everything I wanted, the pedals look so good because they are made of medal, the quality of the wheel and stick is very good.I had this wheel for a few months now and no matter how much I had played it still feels like, the durability is super solid. Plus I really like the smell, it literally makes the room smell like a new car, when I bought my EVO I would love to get inside the car and smell the smell of a new car, this wheel smells just like that which proves is really made out of material from a real car.The size of the steering is perfect for Formula 1 games, and so is the force feedback. I use the clutch as the brake and it feels like I'm really driving a F1 car. For F1 2012, all you have to do is put the steering wheel saturation at 65% and the accuracy is incredible to see.Changing shifts with paddle shifters is also great since they are made of medal like the pedals and it gives to it a better feel than if they were plastic.The wheel looks good with the medal in the middle and the lights for changing gears look great when playing the F1 games.For games like Gran Turismo I would recommend to mod it with a Sparco wheel or any other real size wheel, since this wheel is too small for regular cars on simulators, they sell online good hub adpaters for those wheels that work great with this wheel. They also sell longer paddle shifters for those.For any other arcade game like Grid 2, MotorStorm Apocalypse, or Sega Rally Online, this wheel size is more than enough and makes the arcade gaming experience so much better and so much more fun, to the point that you don't want to stop playing.I would definitely recomment a good wheel stand, I found a really good one here on Amazon for $80, similar to the V2 and works excellent with this wheel, without a proper stand like that it would be hard for you to appreciate how good this wheel is, and you will be surprised how the couch is not bad at all when you use a stand like that.In the case you want to get a racing chair, then find a way to make it move, I've seem videos online of guys that had mod their chairs to move as if you were driving a rally car. If you are not going to do that to the racing chair, then you better off saving your money by just buying the stand because there is no much difference there.If you are wondering about 3D gaming, you can't go wrong with that, I would say having a big 3D TV is better than hooking up 3 monitors together that are not 3D, the 3D effect these days is wonderful, specially when it comes to driving games.If you don't have a big 3D TV, then yes the 3 monitors approach would be better, but even a 2D HD big TV is more than enough to really have fun with this.Cons:The USB cable that connects the wheel to the PS3 is a little short and you may need to buy an extension for it, unless you want to keep it right in front of the screen, which is not bad if you consider that for a car game, being close is better.Logitech does not gives you the chance to have a F1 add on wheel like Thrustmaster does, and in order to put one of those you would really need to know what you are doing which is not feasible to expect from most people.It is too bad Logitech said won't be doing more console accessories, it seens this would be the last one from them, they are really good making then. Also it is very possible this won't work in the upcoming PlaySation 4, but that is something I can't confirm and from what I heard it depends largely on the game makers more than the PS4 system itself.So if you are planning to buy this to play DriveClub on the PS4, I would hold on to see if it is compatible before making the purchase, other than that Gran Turismo 6 is coming up for the PS3 so in that case I would highly recommend to get this wheel for it.

Simple to install, easy to use, programs easily and takes a beating. I use this while driving on Gran Turismo 6 on PS3, shifting with the manual shifter can be a little tricky as you have to have the clutch pressed and throttle completely released and have the gear in the desired position before resuming throttle and letting off the clutch. I go a little too fast out of order at times ramming gears and find neutral instead of 3rd sometimes but I know it is me messing up, not the wheel pedal assembly, and I am pretty sure its with the programming in the game. You can go from shifting with the shifter to the paddle shifters on the fly no exiting or pitting then starting again, just grab the wheel and shift with the paddles no problem. Clutching with the paddles is not necessary so you get a true semi-auto transmission feel. Another feature I found on accident is if you shift with the paddle shifters first then go to the stick shift without touching the clutch you can manually shift the cars with the stickshift that allow you to shift manually without using the clutch, so you don"t have to worry about missing gears when shifting. Takes away the clutching feel but helps find the shift position for those that are not familiar with it. Reverse you press the shifter down then go to the 6th gate, and you have to rev the car and release the clutch like a real car, not just gas and go when using the manual clutch setup. Only issue I have is the shifter doesnt have a 7th position, but in GT6 any car that has 7 speeds (except the Lexus ISF) can only be shifted with the paddle shifters, the ISF you can shift up to 6th but never engage 7th as there is no gate or programmed gate on the G27, and honestly I havent found a shifter on the market that offers a 7th position. Keep in mind however, if you decide to get this wheel setup for GT6 as I have only the newest version of most cars can be manually shifted, some "standard cars" you cannot use the shifter/clutch as they are not programmed to do so ingame, you must use paddle shifters. Also some cars that were never offered with a manual shifter (Mitsu Evo X, Lamborghini Aventador etc.) you can only use the paddle shifters. Otherwise enjoy and drive on, and don't be afraid to fight the feedback at times or ram the shifter when setting that lap time, I'm a 260lb guy that swings a 3lb hammer for a living and it takes everything I give it and asks for more. I have mine bolted to a Fanatec CSL Seat (which I had to cut a portion of the shifter mount on the seat off to make the shifter fit even though I wasn't supposed to have to) and it doesn't move or make creaking noises etc, it's solid and I dont have any problems with the wheel at all, it's great and fun to use.