Good joystick

Captain Vlad · 07-05-09, 10:39 AM

My last joystick, a Wal-Mart special, lasted for years and I had no complaints about it, but it gave up the ghost. I have a little birthday money to spare, and wondered if anyone had some thoughts on a good replacement for under $50?

XabbaRus · 07-05-09, 12:52 PM

Cyborg Evo, and if you can afford it get teh force feedback version,. I have heard good things about that one.

I have the standard Evo and it is bullet proof, easy to configure, comfortable, what else can I say.

It has a firm movement but you don't need to be Arnie to move it. You don't feel like the thing is going to snap when you do that split S.

Cyborg Evo the way to go.

Castout · 07-07-09, 08:36 PM

I'm looking for a good stick too. My main concern is durability.

That stick costs 120 bucks here. I'm better off just getting the X52 at 160 bucks imo.

The vendor is out of stock though.

joeljansson · 08-16-09, 01:43 PM

logitech attack 3?

Arclight · 08-16-09, 05:40 PM

Have one of those (collecting dust), good stick for the price, no complaints. Twist to control rudder would have been a welcome feature though.

joeljansson · 08-17-09, 03:10 AM

works with keyboard to the rudder

j_o_nn_y · 08-17-09, 01:46 PM

I actually have a CH Products F16 Combat Stick for sale if anyone is interested?. I only bought it last year and it has not been used much so looks new. The only thing that is missing is its box. I live in the UK by the way.

FIREWALL · 08-17-09, 02:08 PM

The best Joystick imho is the one God gave you.

If it's giveing ya trouble try an X52 with rudder pedals.

SUBMAN1 · 08-17-09, 08:42 PM

I'd suggest a Thrustmaster Cougar. Best damn joystick ever made for the masses. Pick up some RCS rudder pedals too. That is the combination I run. There is also an X52 in the family, but you will break that thing. And holding it it creaks with the plasting moving together. Its just a cheap stick with a decent number of buttons.

Since you care about durability, the Cougar is not only 22 pounds of pure metal (buttons included, so don't drop it on your foot), it can be had for as little as $200 these days:

http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-H.../dp/B000062SSB

The Cougar has an actual onboard computer so you can make it do things you can't have any other stick do. It has a full programming language, but if that is too much to you, it also includes some excellent GUI software to ease simeple things - but better than the Saitek in many respects.

It packs a 24 MHz CPU, 64K of RAM, 32 DirectX buttons, and up to 10 axis, but it ships with 7. It is user serviceable allow you to change or do anything you want with POTS as they get old. It has a built in joystick mouse as well.

It is a pure digital system as well - Where a Saitek x52 will pack 256 positions possible for a single axis, a Cougar packs 65535 positions possible for a single axis making it as accurate as an analog joystick. Ever notice why people beat you butt with analog sticks? This is one reason.

Now the best part - it is not much more than an x52 these days.

Anyway, this is not all, but if you haven't bought it in your mind yet, you aren't going to.

-S

Castout · 08-17-09, 08:56 PM

I already got myself a cheap joystick, Genius's MetalStrikePro, I'll remember that Cougar stick. I'll grab one if I found one.

07-05-09, 10:39 AM	#1
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Good joystick My last joystick, a Wal-Mart special, lasted for years and I had no complaints about it, but it gave up the ghost. I have a little birthday money to spare, and wondered if anyone had some thoughts on a good replacement for under $50? __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

07-05-09, 12:52 PM	#2
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cyborg Evo, and if you can afford it get teh force feedback version,. I have heard good things about that one. I have the standard Evo and it is bullet proof, easy to configure, comfortable, what else can I say. It has a firm movement but you don't need to be Arnie to move it. You don't feel like the thing is going to snap when you do that split S. Cyborg Evo the way to go. __________________

07-07-09, 08:36 PM	#3
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	I'm looking for a good stick too. My main concern is durability. That stick costs 120 bucks here. I'm better off just getting the X52 at 160 bucks imo. The vendor is out of stock though. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

08-16-09, 01:43 PM	#4
joeljansson Sparky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: in front of the screen in sweden Posts: 158 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	logitech attack 3? __________________

08-16-09, 05:40 PM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Have one of those (collecting dust), good stick for the price, no complaints. Twist to control rudder would have been a welcome feature though. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

08-17-09, 03:10 AM	#6
joeljansson Sparky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: in front of the screen in sweden Posts: 158 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	works with keyboard to the rudder __________________

08-17-09, 01:46 PM	#7
j_o_nn_y Loader Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 85 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	I actually have a CH Products F16 Combat Stick for sale if anyone is interested?. I only bought it last year and it has not been used much so looks new. The only thing that is missing is its box. I live in the UK by the way.

08-17-09, 02:08 PM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	The best Joystick imho is the one God gave you. If it's giveing ya trouble try an X52 with rudder pedals. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-17-09, 08:42 PM	#9
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd suggest a Thrustmaster Cougar. Best damn joystick ever made for the masses. Pick up some RCS rudder pedals too. That is the combination I run. There is also an X52 in the family, but you will break that thing. And holding it it creaks with the plasting moving together. Its just a cheap stick with a decent number of buttons. Since you care about durability, the Cougar is not only 22 pounds of pure metal (buttons included, so don't drop it on your foot), it can be had for as little as $200 these days: http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-H.../dp/B000062SSB The Cougar has an actual onboard computer so you can make it do things you can't have any other stick do. It has a full programming language, but if that is too much to you, it also includes some excellent GUI software to ease simeple things - but better than the Saitek in many respects. It packs a 24 MHz CPU, 64K of RAM, 32 DirectX buttons, and up to 10 axis, but it ships with 7. It is user serviceable allow you to change or do anything you want with POTS as they get old. It has a built in joystick mouse as well. It is a pure digital system as well - Where a Saitek x52 will pack 256 positions possible for a single axis, a Cougar packs 65535 positions possible for a single axis making it as accurate as an analog joystick. Ever notice why people beat you butt with analog sticks? This is one reason. Now the best part - it is not much more than an x52 these days. Anyway, this is not all, but if you haven't bought it in your mind yet, you aren't going to. -S __________________

08-17-09, 08:56 PM	#10
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	I already got myself a cheap joystick, Genius's MetalStrikePro, I'll remember that Cougar stick. I'll grab one if I found one. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/