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The Microsoft wheel has been discontinued, so the only place you'll get one is eBay. To be honest, I would rule this option out completely unless you can find it very cheap, as most auctions for the wheel seem to go for silly money (relative to the quality of the wheel anyway).
The problem with the X360 is that you either go for a POS wheel or an extremely expensive wheel. I personally went for a Fanatec GT2 a couple of weeks ago, but I could only justify the cost because I play more than Forza on my PC (DiRT 3, F1 2011, FVA).
I think there are some Madcatz wheels coming out (or maybe they are already), but a lot of people are saying on the Forza forums that they're way too expensive for what will inevitably be a lower quality product compared to Fanatec's offerings (i.e., near Fanatec prices, but inferior design). But I guess you could check their [Madcatz's] website to see what you think.
Anyway, your call really. If you can justify the cost, you won't beat Fanatec for build quality and design. If not, just go with whatever Madcatz's cheapest X360 compatible offering is.
On a completely unrelated note: the only issue I have with my setup is that in order to play Forza, I need to rotate my 32" TV round so that it's face where I sit to play on my PC. Annoyingly I have a double bed in front of my chest of drawers (where my TV is situated), so obviously can't put a stand there. My bedroom is quite large, but I don't want to go rearranging my room just so I can sit in front of my TV properly. Maybe I'll I use the 40" in the living room when there isn't anyone around.
