There is one issue though, there are a 3 types of Naomi boards
2 that have black heatsink on CPU with San Ace Fans, the other has a silver heatsink
I was told only ones with San Ace fans work in Naomi Multi screen machines, I have used both types with San Ace Fans and work fine. No one has confirmed that 4 with Silver heatsink work? but you can't mix them
The boards are connected together with 2 interconnect pcbs, and you have 2 Naomi on the right for right and left screen, 2 on the left, one for the centre screen and the other to tie it all up with the Rom board plugged in like a standard Naomi game.
Audio comes from both left pcbs, one for ear speakers and one for Subwoofer
2 psu's to power it all, so you have a few extra bits over a single Naomi cab
Mine died a few months later again, this time it started running really slow, I swapped the board with another one I bought and ok again, then another one died a few months back and would you believe it, I had a go this afternoon and the same board I swapped last time gone again, just dead.
So thats at least 4 or 5 pcbs i've fitted now and i'm told it's getting harder to find these earlier type. I have just got a few more so have about another 4 to go, but the rate mine have been going that would last about 6 months.
Maybe I have just got a bad one due to storage, I don't know, I've checked all the fans today and the PSU 5v and 3.3v but no issues there.
Depends how much you like the game really and this has been about as reliable as a real Ferrari like you say :0) but it's still alot cheaper than the real thing and I doubt I'll ever own one of them
I haven't played Forza, would like to try it out, though from some videos I still not sure if it beats F355, graphics yes and supposed to be all round better, but I'm not sure
I was going to have a PC setup with 3 screens to save buying one of these, play GTR2 etc but never really got into other Sim Drivers. Then I had the chance to get one so that all went out the window again
I have played Gran Turismo 3 and 4 and don't rate it at all, seems there are quite a few issues to me, Braking is to efficient, you can still slow in time for a corner you didn't know was there, I could win a race the first time round the track? and I always turn the help off, so boring with it on.
It's never made me want to pratice like F355 did, that is very hard and it does feel very rewarding when you win a race, which does take abit of time. I have come 1st and 3rd on Long Beach, I played that loads on the DC previous though, still struggle with Laguna Seca, though after watching this vid I improved my lap time and I have a race today and come 4th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=548QDOG8nq8
I would be interested to know if you have played Forza and how it compares and is it really that much better, from the Forza forum, the 2nd one was really better?
The other reason I never bothered with Forza was back then, they didn't have a decent wheel on the Xbox, but the 3 screen option was cool
there is a nice F355 Challenge original car for sale near me £40,000 which is not bad, only 100 or so made, has Challenge on the race bucket seats :0)