Gamepad Controllers, which one is the winner?

[MalicE]

I would have to go with the Speedlink, purely because it looks like the X360 controller

[Apollo]

Was thinking of TrackIR and did a lot of research recently into DIY packages. And I might just grab an old phone of mine and set it up for just that. Initial tests showed it to be promising.

I've gotten myself this one recently and it works great. There is also Trackhat which is basically the same thing. Both for under R1000 incl shipping to SA.

[axon1988]

I would have to go with the Speedlink, purely because it looks like the X360 controller

That seems to be the general opinion about this. I am honestly thinking now about just forking out the extra dosh and getting an xbox controller.

[MalicE]

That seems to be the general opinion about this. I am honestly thinking now about just forking out the extra dosh and getting an xbox controller.

if you have the R200/300 extra then do that yes

[axon1988]

I've gotten myself this one recently and it works great. There is also Trackhat which is basically the same thing. Both for under R1000 incl shipping to SA.

Okay that looks fantastic. However, it seems to be a little bit intrusive of your peripheral vision. What's your opinion on that?

[Crableg]

A standard wired xbox 360 remote works perfectly, and they're pretty cheap, can pick them up for around R300-R400 at the right shop

I've gotten myself this one recently and it works great. There is also Trackhat which is basically the same thing. Both for under R1000 incl shipping to SA.

[MENTION=13506]Reavs[/MENTION] - Maybe I'm being stupid here, but how does head tracking work on a fixed monitor ? You still have to look at your screen out of the corner of your eye? Or is it meant to be used with multiple displays ?

[ave]

I would go for the first one simply because all the games that use controllers give you the xbox button prompts which, on that controller, are the right colours. But yes, if you have the money you should definitely invest in an xbox controller. They're robust, there's no dead zones, and you have the correct button prompts on screen.

[FarligOpptreden]

I've heard it's got a bit of a deadzone on it's joysticks though. And that the curvature of the controller is not very friendly to people with large hands. Which would be the issue for me in this case.

What's your opinion on that?

I honestly have no idea what you're talking about. The F710 is about the same size as the XBOX 360 controller, but way more comfortable and grippy due to the rubberising. The controls are accurate and I've never experienced any "dead zones" to speak of. Just pick it up, you won't regret it.

[Apollo]

Okay that looks fantastic. However, it seems to be a little bit intrusive of your peripheral vision. What's your opinion on that?

You get used to it. After a while you don't even notice it.

A standard wired xbox 360 remote works perfectly, and they're pretty cheap, can pick them up for around R300-R400 at the right shop


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<!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> - Maybe I'm being stupid here, but how does head tracking work on a fixed monitor ? You still have to look at your screen out of the corner of your eye? Or is it meant to be used with multiple displays ?

Single display. It uses motion scaling. Here's a demo of how it works

[brendanvb]

Not familiar with the controllers at all, but I assume if you're eyeing them over the Xbox controller they must be significantly cheaper. I bought mine for R450 at BT, but I see on their site (and Takealot) that they go for over R600 now, which is definitely a bit steep. If you can't go for that, then I'd go for the Logitech. As someone else mentioned, the button colours correspond with the Xbox's, so it will help in not confusing the Xbox button prompts.