Logitech MOMO Force Feedback Racing Wheel by Logitech
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Digital camera reviews of Logitech MOMO Force Feedback Racing Wheel
Digital camera Review: Good solid racing wheel
Summary: 4 Stars
This MOMO racing wheel is a significant upgrade over the basic $40 Logitech racing wheel which I enjoyed using for two or three years. The basic model has a very light feel with no resistance whatever and no ForceFeedback option. The MOMO wheel has stiffer resistance plus more precision, and you can turn on ForceFeedback to give an even better feel of the road.
The MOMO wheel offers "paddle" shifters behind the wheel right at your fingertips. It also features a stick shift beside the wheel if you prefer that.
The Pedal assembly is sturdier and has better feel and action than the pedals that come with the basic wheel.
Control of all the buttons, paddles, etc. can be programmed for different games if you install and use the software provided by Logitech. I have not tried this feature, using instead the control settings available in each game.
Minor drawbacks:
I had to place a brick behind the Pedal assembly to keep it from moving when I hit the pedals hard during a race.
The wheel is rather noisy when you turn it.
The wheel drops tiny shreds of plastic or some sort of debris when in use. Have to brush off my keyboard tray below the wheel after use.
Overall, the quality of the MOMO model is very good indeed and strongly recommended. It certainly feels as though it is built to last! The minor drawbacks just barely rule out a 5-star rating.
Digital camera Review: Good wheel, horrible attachment to desk
Summary: 3 Stars
Overall, this wheel is pretty good. I like the seperate stick shift, shift padels, and gas/break. The amount of buttons allow for a wide variety of setup options for games such as the NFS series.
However... the way you clamp this thing to the desk is just plain stupid. Look at the pictures and you'll see. They should have looked at the old Microsoft force feedback wheel of older days - now that was a real clamping system. There's nothing more irritating then when you're enjoying a great driving game and the wheel slips because of such a poor design. If it hadn't been for that, this wheel would be 4, or even 5, stars. Grrr - if Logitech would just redesign their "clamping" system!
Digital camera Review: Great
Summary: 4 Stars
Its a nice wheel IMO, however there are a few things that annoyed me about it.
1. Documentation is limited and for the c clamps it doesn't say how to remove the gray cover..
2. It has a built in lap "holder" which can be an issue for people with shorter desks
3. It makes a whining sound when turned quickly. (I was able to fix this with custom made gearing.)
4. The rubber is sticky. but after some use it will go away.
5. LED's are a bit bright and kinda blind/annoy you at night.
6. Paddle shifters feel awkward, they're a bit too far back.
7. Shifter(paddle shifters too) makes a loud clicky sound
8. "Sensitivity" doesn't seem to want to work properly with certain games (mainly DiRT and GRiD) its either full gas/brake/left/right or no gas/brake/left/right.(more than likely a game issue not product)
9. A bit too long, a bit longer and it would knock my monitor off the back of my desk.
Otherwise its a good wheel and I'd buy one again
Digital camera Review: Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Works like it should. Feedback rocks, a lot like a real car. Not good for fps(DUH!!! LAWL). Usb is pretty long, just have to find a way to route it. Pedals are detachable. Only thing I could ask for is a clutch pedal, and real 6 speed shifter, but, I didn't want to spend $250 on the g25 to get those.
10/10 Would buy again.
Digital camera Review: Great But .......
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this wheel for about 2 months now with Test Drive Unlimited and Need For Speed: Most Wanted Black Edition. While it has really helped (tried to use a joystick at first) sometimes it just seems to lose the correct force feed back sensations that you would normally feel in a real car (did some track racing in my S2000). Having all the buttons on the wheel make it easier vs the G25 (2 buttons) which one of my friends has but the G25 has much better "feel" than the Momo. Also, the gas and brake don't seem to be very smooth, seems like it goes from 0 to 35-40 percent in one jump and then it starts to go smooth from there up to 100 percent. One issue I would have with the G25 is the shifter is mounted separate so you need additional desk area. It seems that most people who buy a G25 get a dedicated seating system for mounting the G25 while those that get the Momo just mount it to their computer desk or table (my friend has a play seat which mounts the G25/Shifter/Pedals/Monitor).
But for 1/3 the price of a G25 its hard to compare and I feel the Momo to be a much better value.