What budget joystick and throttle do you guys recommend?

[Noire]

title says it all

[SSerponi76]

T-16000M in stick + throttle combo.

[Don_MusaVT]

I use the Saitek X45, got mine for like $50 and its served me well so far

[geraldmartin5]

i also bought a second hand X45 and i love it.

[Troll Norris]

I don't understand the question. Like are you asking about price range?

[Lord Haart]

X-52 Pro SLAYS ALL.

LOADS @ our place use it and is the best ratio of money/quality of any joystik eva mayde.

[Pete Gaimari]

Depends on your budget.

[Troll Norris]

Originally posted by Lord Haart:

X-52 Pro SLAYS ALL.

LOADS @ our place use it and is the best ratio of money/quality of any joystik eva mayde.

IMO it is not. Remind the joysticks main feature - analogue stick. Its centering mechanism is terrible. Because of that the Ursa Major is better with any throttle quadrant.

[suburban daredevil]

i despise the x52 and all logitech flight sim stuff
you'd be better off with a thrustmaster t16000m or a vkb gladiator ann getting a throttle down the line than an x52 or x56
but my reccomendation for realllllly low price is the logitech extreme 3d pro (im a hyppocrite i know, i have one because i bought it before i knew anything about sticks, its served me well for its price) or a t16000m stick only if you're broke like me and stick+throttle if you have the money

[stburr91]

The absolute best budget stick/throttle is the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro, nothing else comes close.

[Troll Norris]

Originally posted by stburr91:

The absolute best budget stick/throttle is the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro, nothing else comes close.

Nope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_De15P9yM

[Lord Haart]

X-52 Pro™ FTW

[Noire]

Originally posted by Troll Norris:

I don't understand the question. Like are you asking about price range?

Im asking for a pretty cheap but good throttle and joystick for DCS

[Geknor]

I personally used the X56 from logitech, was decent, however, it had various issues related to "ghost inputs". Got the VKB gladiator and no more issues

[stburr91]

Originally posted by Troll Norris:

Originally posted by stburr91:

The absolute best budget stick/throttle is the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro, nothing else comes close.

Nope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_De15P9yM

Why in the world would someone buy a "budget" stick that costs a $130, when they can buy a $35 stick/throttle that works very well?

I just can't understand why people have a desire to push others to spend way more money on hardware than is necessary.

If flight sims become your primary hobby, and you are going to spend many hours in the hobby, sure, get quality hardware. However, people should start with very inexpensive stuff first, until they decide if this hobby is for them, or not.

[Troll Norris]

Originally posted by stburr91:

Originally posted by Troll Norris:

Nope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_De15P9yM

Why in the world would someone buy a "budget" stick that costs a $130, when they can buy a $35 stick/throttle that works very well?

I just can't understand why people have a desire to push others to spend way more money on hardware than is necessary.

If flight sims become your primary hobby, and you are going to spend many hours in the hobby, sure, get quality hardware. However, people should start with very inexpensive stuff first, until they decide if this hobby is for them, or not.

Price/quality ratio. Also because its quality you still can resell it whenever you want.
130 USD is still budget. My Grip without base and without throttle quadrant costs 340 USD. That is opposite of low budget.

We have a saying: we're not rich enough to afford cheap stuff like Extreme 3D Pro. That's why Winwing is a much better choice in my opinion,