Thrustmaster MFD Cougar Pack - Pair of Programmable USB Cockpit Panels with 20 Buttons and 4 Switches per MFD

With delivery I bought these for £46. That's £23 per unit. When you think of it in those terms these bezels are amazing value. As soon as you take them out of the box you can't but be impressed with the build quality. They are not just solid, but chunky, and as a consequence they felt somehow larger than I expected. There's a definite sense here that you're getting more than you paid for. In a unpowered USB hub these light up brightly, and impressively, when connected. The light can be tuned from dazzling to barely perceptible to completely off through the Windows interface. In use the buttons have barely perceptible feedback, there is no definite click. But that is apparently how the real thing feels, according to those that have used them in reality. The bases are weighted and grip adequately. There can be a little back and sideways movement when clicking buttons along the top and inparticular in the corners, but with just a reasonable amount of force applied the bezels are stable. With regard to button assignment, I have tested these units with Falcon 4 BMS and they were set up simply through the setup interface, and recognised in sim without an issue. If you'd like to free yourself up a little from mouse clicks in the virtual cockpit, or if you'd like to add to the immersion, I would highly recommend these MFD bezels.

Good quality kit from Thrustmaster. There is enough info in the other reviews for this - works straight out of the box on Win7 64bit without need for any drivers etc to be manually installed. Have set it up for Falcon 4 bms and it works flawlessly.If you want MFDs with screens, you can buy small TFT displays and the relevant software to use these for that, too (not from Thrustmaster, though). Some others here have stated that the description is incorrect in that the MFD buttons are not fully programmable, but this is incorrect - they are both easily assignable in-game and are fully programmable in all the usual ways, including using scripts. This is possible by using Thrustmaster's own TARGET software, which can be downloaded from their website, along with templates for making your own label cards. Not only do Thrustmaster provide this fantastic programming software, they also provide a comprehensive guide on how to write scripts for it, in pdf form. People should really check these things before they make statements in reviews that may sway people's decision on whether to buy. I really like the fact that the lighting on the buttons can be dimmed to the user's taste, and that the identifier LEDs, which are very bright, can be switched off. This item is worth every penny, imho, and comes with a 2 year warranty.

Great value - if you play Elite Dangerous or fly any flight simulator then this pack of two items will be a really useful addition. At this price you can't go wrong and you can find lots of tips how to add active screens in place of the printed inserts if you want. Yes it is just a couple of backlit frames with a load of buttons but they don't need drivers, are recognised in Elite Dangerous and flight sims, they add great functionality, are well made and the appearance adds a lot to "immersion".

Really helps with complex flight rigs & it adds to the immersion too. Would love to see an official version with HDMI Screens

Full confession, I play Elite Dangerous (normally in Oculus) and have dual TM5000 joysticks ('coz I'm left handed and the FCS is pants for me), and I even tried the rudders as well as this. They all work VERY, VERY well - no issues at all. But the downside is nothing to do with TM at all! SO what's my beef? Well, with the T.H.R.U.S.T software it is easy to map three (or more, but for me three) controls to one button so even the dual joystick buttons aren't fully populated. I was thinking of doing away with the keyboard as one of these would fit on the board the joysticks are screwed to, but overall I rarely use the keyboard So TM (AKA Guiullemot or something - good French company making what seems like quality stuff) get the five stars, but my brain only gets 4 because of the above.

Received the mfd's for the DCS-A10, and agree with the comments above, with a head tracker and a decent stick the A-10 is brilliant. No more chasing the mouse key around the MFD on the panel when in a turn and trying to look back at the target or the ground. You do need to get them well in you field of view, but they look great, all lit up and they are very 'tactile' you have to press the buttons, and you get a soft click response . Also tried them on fsx and they are already programmed - if you look at the cards provided and I will be programming them to do more for me. They are also recognised by Cliffs OF Dover, so now I have enough buttons to go for full engine managament on the Hurricane and Spitfire ..Magic

Really easy and straightforward setup, plug and play although you'll have to do the usual button binds in DCS to configure each button but once it's done it works really well. Worth noting that this is only the frames and not the screens themselves and not all that easy to find in VR since all the buttons have the same 'feel' so trying to find the right button in VR is a bit tricky but doable.

If you are thinking about getting these Cougar MFDs for Star Citizen then do! They work really well with Star Citizen. I use them with a dual Thrustmaster T16000M setup. There is absolutely no need for the supplied Target software. Just ensure they work in Windows by entering 'Setup USB Game Controllers'. Once you have tested them then run Star Citizen, go to Options and then KeyBindings then: - click bottom right hand option and click until you reach Joystick/Hotas - then click the bottom left hand option, Advanced Controls Customisation. - Now you set up the MFDs with the actions you want. I use them in Star Citizen without the accompanied Target software and they just work.

O Thrustmaster MFD completou meu setup de cockpit. Como já tinha o hotas, pedais e quadrante da CH Products, acabei ficando no total com 104 botões únicos para configurar os simuladores (IL2-BOX e DCS). Só os MFDs acrescentaram 56 botões. São muito bonitos com a iluminação, que pode ser controlada, e com uma facilidade única que são os painéis impressos com a função de cada botão. E precisa, porque não dá para memorizar todos. No site da Thrusmaster há um aplicativo para isto. Está na foto. Mesmo que você tenha um joystick básico, vale muito a pena ter os MDFs e deixar de utilizar o teclado!

Comprado por 74,99€ Un buen complemento para tu simulador de vuelo El pack Thrustmaster MFD Cougar es una solución de alta calidad para mejorar la experiencia de simulación de vuelo en juegos y aplicaciones de simulación. El pack incluye dos paneles multifunción (MFD) que replican los controles utilizados en aviones de combate reales, lo que te permite tener un control más preciso y una experiencia más inmersiva. Cada panel MFD cuenta con una pantalla LCD retroiluminada y 20 botones programables más cuatro interruptores, lo que te permite asignar funciones específicas a cada botón según tus necesidades y preferencias. Esto te permite acceder rápidamente a funciones importantes durante el vuelo sin tener que recurrir al teclado o al ratón. El diseño compacto y ergonómico de los paneles MFD los hace fáciles de instalar en tu escritorio o en tu setup de simulación de vuelo. Puedes colocarlos a ambos lados de tu joystick o en cualquier otro lugar que te resulte cómodo, lo que te permite personalizar tu configuración de vuelo según tus preferencias. Es compatible con el resto de tus periféricos de vuelo, lo que te permite integrarlo fácilmente en tu setup existente. Es compatible con los principales juegos de simulación de vuelo como Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane o DCS World. Aunque lo puedes usar en cualquier modelo de avión, en mi opinión donde es más recomendable (por su realismo) es usarlo junto con modelos de helicópteros o cazas de combate, pero tampoco viene mal en aviones de aviación General para tener unos cuantos botones extras. Puedes descargarte un par de programas específicos desde la página oficial de Thrusmaster si quieres sacarle todo el “jugo” al dispositivo, aunque honestamente, no hay necesidad si no te quieres complicar, ya que tanto desde el propio simulador o, con programas tan recomendados como Spad.next, puedes hacerlo perfectamente. Los leds son configurables en intensidad y si quieres colocarlo con cierta inclinación trae unas varillas que junto con una ruedecillas laterales bloqueables, te permiten darle el angulo deseado. Trae también unos cartones que simulan las pantallas. Puedes usar estas o diseñar las tuyas. Y si quieres llevarlo a un nivel superior, puedes comprar pantallas táctiles de 7 pulgadas e incorporarlas al marco (ver vídeos en youtube). En este último caso le daría un realismo total. Compra recomendada.

These MFD's (comes with two) Add quite a bit of Immersion to my games and simulators! But, the best part is that it does it in a very subtle way! Better still:, Is that it free's up a few buttons on my Warthog H.O.T.A.S. as well(my flight stick and throttle), Which allows me to map more important things onto my HOTAS. Which allows me to say: Enter a dogfight in my F/A-18C in DCS-World by hitting a single button to drop my fuel tank(s) without having to "look down" at ym keyboard and put my fingers on the specific keyboard controls and then push them! The 2.5 seconds or so it takes to press those keyboard commands is ALL another player needs to lock his radar and fire a missile my way, thus putting myself at a SEVERE DISADVANTAGE by forcing me to fly evasively and defensively when everyone knows in a combat mission, you need to be able to keep your eyes out of the cockpit and looking around the sky for threats just as much as you search with your radar! And I use my Cougar-MFD's when flying ANY Aircraft that has Multi-Function (Color) Displays and it's especially helpful for navigating quickly to the proper display page in Simulators like the D.C.S. A-10C "Warthog" or their KA-50 "Black-Shark" helicopter which has it's own version of an MFD with it's "ABRIS SYSTEM" Which consists of it's Target Data Display and Navigational screens and/or Map Display System. I even find myself using these MFD's in other games as well!, like when Flying an F-16 in "Falcon BMS 4.33" Or Even when using the MFD buttons for the Remote-weapon controls for the armored vehicles in "Arma-3" with it's new "TANKS" DLC. I've even found it helpful for hotkeys in other games that recognize it. i use the bottom Row of one MFD to select ammo-types in Warthunder for it's "Tanks" gameplay. As well as others like Euro-Truck Simulator and American-Truck Simulator, as easily accessible buttons to quickly get me to specific pages on my "Dashboard Mounted GPS." In Short, the sheer Competitive edge and/or Potential that these MFD's offer the average gamer or simulated racing or Flight simulator enthusiast is only limited by their ability to visualize or imagine uses for it within their Simulators and Games! Better still, is that they're a steal for amount of immersion that they add! As an example of that point: I spent over $130 dollars on the "Track I.R.-5" Infrared Head-Tracking System, (Allowing me to move my head in real life which serves to control my Simulated pilot's ability to look around within the cockpit or simulation.) And it helps to mimic that feeling of actually being in the cockpit or behind the wheel! A little tip: Thrustmaster, If you read these reviews, you should seriously get into the market of manufacturing these with real color displays before someone else corner's that market and makes something with less plastic at only slightly higher price point!,SO MANY Flight simulator pilots as well as Racing enthusiasts would JUMP AT THE CHANCE to get their hands on a set of fully functional MFCD's that only costs them a little bit more than having to foot the bill of making a set for themselves!the cost of soldering equipment and connectors and wires and things from Amazon. Already simulations like "Falcon BMS 4.33" has a simple and easy way to extract the images from the MFD images eithin their simulator! And that allows savvy Sim pilots to display their combat-Radar as well as their waypoints and whatnot ONTO an external 4-inch by 4-inch screen which allows the enthusiast to see much more clearly whats going on inside their cockpit without having to squint or look down for an unnecessary length of time in order to find and lock targets or input targeting data and take their eyes off the sky in front of them! It could honestly be as popular as the Warthog stick! And offering these one's without the MFD's would allow Sim enthusiasts to experience them for a decent price-range which would (at least for me) allow them to ineract with the MFD's without display, which would allow them to use the MFD's while enticing them to upgrade or purchase the full or expanded edition of these MFD's. In Closing these are a great product and they have way more functionality than you would originally think they do! And equally exciting is you can make them into FULLY FUNCTIONING DISPLAYS with a little bit of elbow-grease and some parts you can buy right here on Amazon!

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Très bonne qualité de construction, très stable avec le support 72 degres et ne dérape pas sur son support même sur du plexiglass. Facilement reconnu avec W7 64bits. Automatiquement configuré avec Falcon4 BMS4.33U1 et avec DCS A-10C. Reste à tester sur FSX avec VRS FA-18 et FSUIPC4 mais les retours d'autres utilisateurs sur ce point sont bons. Profil lua trouvés pour DCS KA-50 et cela fonctionne, J'ai eu tort de ne pas les avoir achetés plus tôt...Très bel effet avec faible luminosité de la pièce car tous les boutons sont éclairés (et bien sûr la luminosité est ajustable très facilement par software TM)