Gwynzer wrote:I've got a set of CH Pro Pedals and they are fantastic. I'm pretty sure you can bind them in their software to act as Digital Inputs for when having things like PTT in Teamspeak.
Interesting idea. Yes, you can bind them to keypresses, with Autohotkey if necessary. However, depending on your seating position, it could get uncomfortable when sitting with your feet on them for long periods of time as they are somewhat narrow(a common complaint of flight simmers that own CH pedals).
Because they're intended as rudder pedals, your entire foot rests in an elevated position on the pedal, rather than keeping your heel on the floor as you normally would.
You may also find they require relatively large force to tilt forward, as they're intended as toe brakes. Additionally the angle at which they tilt may also be a source of discomfort.
I own a number of pedals sets, both for flying and driving, and for myself I can say they're not nearly as comfortable to use as a true foot pedal is.
One minor advantage of the Chinese pedals is that they identify to the computer as HID keyboard/mouse instead of a joystick device like the CH pedals would. This means they won't bind themselves to the game you're playing and cause strange things like characters moving sideways.
This is easy to remedy by simply removing the binds ingame, but still worth mentioning, especially if you play lots of different games.
I've looked around for more sturdy pedals, but for some reason there's pretty much nothing available in a mid-end price range. It's either very cheap or very expensive(100EUR+ for pedals is too much in my opinion).
You could go the DIY route and either build or buy a general purpose foot pedal(I've looked at dictation pedals myself, for stenography) and add a USB interface, but that's neither cheap nor quick to put together.