Wheel updates & Other Information

Hey guys!

I’ve paid for the wheel, a month ahead of release! ARC are shipping the wheel on Wednesday, so I’m hoping it should be here within the next week or so, cannot wait!

The guy I asked to make me a couple of button boxes has re-surfaced, he was on holiday and had no access to email’s. So it’s back on! He’s making me two button boxes, 6 buttons in each, with a main, slightly larger box housing more wiring and a Leo Bodnar board. This will then plug into my computer via USB.  Image attached.

I am buying a new computer in December. I currently have a top of the range Mac Pro. Which does the job perfectly. However, I have to restart into Windows everytime I want to drive, which is totally inconvenient.   Also, moving the cockpit across the room each time is frustrating, so keeping it where it is permanantly will be great.

The computer will be a self build, highly spec’d, with Core i5 or i7 processors, 4GB of DDR3 ram, an ATI 5770 1GB and an top of the range motherboard. The PC will blitz anything.

Because of this I wanted a new monitor. So I don’t have to move my current one each time as I currently am.  The problem is that my current monitor is 2560x resolution, 30″ screen size. So anything smaller would seem tiny. The only resolution was a TV but I was worried about my 32″ LCD TV resolution, it’s only HD Ready at 720p.  I tested it tonight however and was incredibly surprised. Due to the massive resolution of my monitor, it actually upscales the game, so some of the buttons look rough and other things as well. With the TV, and the resolution being lower the game looks even more crisp, not a let down at all. I had expected the car to fill up most of the screen which really wasn’t the case.

So now I’m using my 32″ TV as my gaming monitor. I want to buy a swivel stand so I can turn it around – my bed is the exact opposite way to the cockpit.

Button Box Diagram