Saitek ST90 Joystick
by Saitek
Our Price: $119.50
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Category: CE
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: SaitekAudio: German (Subtitled); German (Manual)
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Model: ST90
Product features:
- 4-position digital throttle with LED indicators
- Precision trigger
- 2 easy reach fire buttons
- Ambidextrous design
- Retractable tripod legs
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- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters)
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Digital camera reviews of Saitek ST90 Joystick
Digital camera Review: "Digital" Throttle?!
Summary: 5 Stars
This stick was an excellent price and worked great out of the box. However, it's got two buttons (+,-) for a digital throttle. It's implemented per throttle stick protocol, too, so Windows will make you run through a calibration routine for a Z-Axis and games will pick up on the presence of a throttle control. However, some games (Jane's F-15), will eliminate keyboard control for a throttle when it senses throttle control on the stick. I don't know why - pretty bad implementation idea there. Thus, the ONLY throttle control was on the stick...and it's digital! That'd be fine if it had, say, 0.9901% resolution (101 positions, 0 to 100 in steps of 1), but it doesn't - it's only got 20% resolution (5 positions). Thus, when landing an F-15, if I couldn't bring it down with 25% thrust, then my only two other options were 0% or 50%.
Good stick for the short time I had it! Hence, 5 stars. But make sure you understand what your games will do in the event of throttle control. Make sure they still allow keyboard control or make sure they allow you to disable the throttle input. Don't get stuck in a landing pattern with your only options being "off", "low", "medium", and "high", etc.
Summary of Saitek ST90 Joystick
Joystick with futuristic retractable tripod legs for maximum stability and convenient storeage. USB "plug and play" simplicity. Unique design and styling to provide gamers with the winning formula at any level. Stick acceleration is aided with dual mode digital throttle complemented by visual LED indicators.Electronics Features
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