how are the buttons and joystick compared to sanwa? Or should I mod after I buy?
1434668
buttons are ok, the joystick is not the best and sometimes have a dead space when you try to jump forward or back and cover down, I think you should change the joystick after you but it.
1434669
I would personally mod after you buy. The stick felt a little loose to me and the buttons felt a little tight. I modded mine with sanwa parts and it worked great. Try it out with the stock parts first see how you like it.
1434670
I would highly recommend changing the joystick out, as it does start to "stick" in certain positions. Qanbas stock buttons are actually really good, I swapped mine out though because I prefer the firmness of Seimetsu.
1434671
Never used a sanwa but I love the way the joystick and buttons feel. The only reason I would mod is to change the colors of the buttons.
1434672
They are not bad at all. The Sanwas seem to return back to neutral faster even though they are a bit easier to push down. If you were going to mod I would recommend replacing the joystick before the buttons. I thought that mod was a major improvement over the stock stick. Hope this helps.
1864398
From friends of mine who've had both (and also advised me to purchase this product. The number of upgrades are quite numerous and some of the best ones are subtle (like huge improvements to the interaction of strokes to emulate a real brush/pen feel for example.) From where I am sitting, I would say that it is very much worth the upgrade. In case you're still curious as to what all is actually different, here's a link to a list of what each version has. http://manga.smithmicro.com/comparison.html
986350
There's some conflicts in these answers, so let me straighten things up. The Fighter replaces two push buttons with one 4-way hat and one 2-way hat. Other than that the Combat and Fighter stick are identical. They both have a throttle wheel left of the stick, and built in trim wheels for the x and y axes. Trim is a bit troubling on most sticks since you don't get the feedback on the controls as less stick pressure is required. Don't think that this makes this stick bad since any sim that has trim has this drawback unless you have a force-feedback stick that simulates this (those are almost impossible to find.) The extra hats are great for modern jet study sims, but if you are into games like IL-2, there are normally enough buttons. On the otherhand you can map a ton of functions to all the extra contols, and adding a throttle that has a lot of buttons means you may not even touch your keyboard ingame. The Fighterstick tends to be at least 20 bucks more, so if you want the extra functionality, that's the price.
1364801
If you get crown buttons from ettoki you don't have to modify the holes. You can use a sanwa joystick, but most mayflash units require you to cut the sanwa pcb (it's ok you direct solder the switches). Also, you have to either Dremel the joystick screw holes or buy smaller screws. Ettoki is awesome, he sells everything, smaller joystick screws, wiring harnesses, joystick, and buttons (crown and sanwa). I ended up only using the mayflash chip and threw it into a tek innovations custom acrylic case since my mayflash stick started peeling and the case itself was a little small and my hand fell over the side if I went crazy on the stick.
1915351
With me, I have the Razer Tartarus and from what I gather, it has the same d-pad. I got perfectly used to it enough to make the buttons actual numbers and use them in MMO and FPS situations to switch weapons. Don't get me wrong, it was hard to get used to but in time it will feel almost natural. the hardest part was knowing what i had bound to which directions.
1991219
CH has no obvious bells and whistles. They're all underneath the hood in CH software. After using CH Fighterstick for 6 months I'd have to say it's "good enough" to compete with more recent and better quality designs (e.g. VKB), especially for the price which is a quarter of the next best. Realistically, that continuum goes to infinity. You get what you pay for, but CH does a great job and have been for as long as I have been playing games (20+ years).
382110
Well I actually was the one who did a review of E2 and comparison, if you go to E2 this would be the most popular review. Please note though that more than 6 months passed, and I think Sanyo have updated E2 with yet another model, WH1. I have not tried WH1 so I have no idea about how it stucks up to E2 and E1.
1777456
No. The Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai does not use a Sanwa joystick. This part is only for Sanwa JLF joysticks.
683052
The controller itself will work, but the modded portion will probably not work due to the game being in 3rd person.
727812
You will be able to reset your button on the controller instead of the keyboard. i return this one because the buttons stays stock and get the SNES buffalo that feels a lot better
950792
I have had this joystick for about 13 years now. I have played many flight/fighter sims and have never felt the need to upgrade. I have never had any issues with it at all.
1530171
I found the review comparing the two at FiringSquad's site quite helpful.http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ch_products_saitek_x52_reviewIn the end the reviewer discovered that it largely depends on the games you play and your personal style.
1954327
Manufacturer does not seem all that interested in supporting games, a mistake IMHO, as it's a great controller for a few existing and many more upcoming titles. Fortunately some dedicated users have provided a solution that will work with any game supporting a conventional joystick. Search for an open source utility called vJoy and install it in combination with another utility, Sx2vJoy. Configure via the latter and you're all set. Original drivers are not required. The device itself is very well made and well worth the hassle.
1749497
I recently bought one of these controllers and they work great. I have never owned an actual SCUF so I can't compare, but the paddles do not seem hard to press at all. The only problem I had with mine was that it was difficult to plug the microphone in to the controller because the motherboard inside was slightly off. I contacted the seller and he walked me through how to deal with the issue. It works fine now. Hope this helps.
15144
It does. There are better HoTaS options with more buttons on both hands, but this is a great stick for the price.
379562
Yes. This is the official Japanese controller; other than the packaging and instructions being in Japanese everything else is exactly like the US version of the controller.
226052
yes,no problems.i would strongly recommend upgrading to a metal gear servo and metal servo arm.