Yoke or joystick electrical precision

Hi guys!I am Vladimir from Serbia, former Yugoslavia. I am a big fan of MS FS2004 and MSX.I find that many people who are playing FS are only concerned about how simulation LOOKS. I must admit, it is a very important how things look on the monitor and that adds a loot of realism to the complete experience of virtual flight on a PC.but, IMHO, very little attention is given to the yokes (or joystickes) and their ability to REALISTICALLY control aircraft.Many types of "budget" yokes or joysticks are four to eight bit digital devices. When you move your yoke or joystick along an elevator axis or any other aircraft control surface axis, and watch a respond on a actual aircraft on your monitor, you see that you get 10 to 20 DISTINCT digital steps that are not analog and smooth.That kind of input is not realistic when you try to control your Cessna 172 or any other plane, and it is the source of many frustrations when you try to make small elevator corrections.I would like to hear your experiences with your yokes or joysticks. How many DISTINCT DIGITAL STEPS you see on a monitor in virtual cockpit view when you travel with elevator from "stop to stop".