Customer Reviews

Interact V4 Force-Feedback Racing Wheel

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Force Feedback in that past has always come at a steep price, I've seen wheels for $50-$100 more that don't feel as good as this one. It's easy to program and the customer support people really know how to step you through any rough spots or questions that you might have. If I could rate this product higher I would, but without a doubt, take it from me, there isn't a better product like it for the price anywhere.

InterAct released this product shortly before windows XP took over the world. They never had any plans of releasing XP drivers. The wheel is useless if you have a new computer. InterAct's customer support in non-existant. Beware of any thing from InterAct.

I have had the wheel for some time now (1 yr) and havn't been too impressed with it. It seemed to work OK for NFSIII Hot Pursuit (which it came with), but I have had no end of problems getting it to work with Monaco Grand Prix Racing Simulation 2. In Monaco, the pedals don't work, you are either wide open throttle, or hammering the brakes. Because of this, I can not comment on the steering response (it is difficut to tell when you wheels are always spinning or locked). No other racing games yet, but I'm looking for a good one. This wheel seems to be getting varried reviews, some love it and others hate it (complaints of delayed response). Look closely into this one before you purchace it.

I'm surprised at the number of good reviews I've seen on this wheel - combined with the low price point, I had to get one. The install was smooth, until I updated the drivers and got VXD errors when I started Windows. Simple enough to fix, but annoying. The force feedback simply doesn't work well. In Rally Champsionship, it works great for about 30 seconds and then quits. In Midtown Madness, all I get is collision effects. Same thing with Need for Speed III. Maybe I'm the exception rather than the rule, but this one is going back.

according to their website, InterAct has no intentions of making it compatable with Windows XP.

So I have to find a new wheel. I loved my wheel. It was easy to use. Had lots of buttons. And worked with every racing program(and quite a few programs that had nothing to do with racing) that I tried it with. It was well made, and took all the punishment I could dish out. I just wish they'd make it compatable with Windows XP.

Wheels MUST be compatible with your sound and video cards or they won't work right. My installed sound card was not compatible, and tech support told me "its not ever going to work with that sound card." (C-media was the sound card manufacturer.) I then bought what tech support recommended (any Sound Blaster), so I bought SB X-Gamer. Now the wheel works for about ONE lap of one race, in "Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit". The wheel eventually stops responding, and your car spins in a left-hand turn, or crashes. (I do enough crashing on my own, and don't need the help.) If all you want to do is look at it, this is a terrific wheel. But if you plan to use it, be prepared that you might have to replace half the components in your computer with expensive, name-brand stuff, to make it work.

I bought that V3 racing wheel a while back, which is the brother to this one, and found that it gave you great control during game play and was very accurate on steering. The only bad thing was when it broke. I don't know exactly what happened but something on the inside turned loose. It's great, but kinda made cheap.

When I first got it, it looked intimidating. It was hard toset up and I ended up calling tech support. Don't try it on theweekend. The steering wheel is good and I don't mind the buttons and it came with suction cups to help the clamps. Pedals are pretty good, a little flimsy though. I gave it 3 stars because the set-up as awful and tech is helpful if you can reach them. Good on racing games and driving all together.