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Title: What Do You Use To Power Your Wireless Controller?
Post by: XanTium on February 19, 2010, 09:19:00 PM

vote/discuss!

Title: What Do You Use To Power Your Wireless Controller?
Post by: majinsoftware on February 20, 2010, 12:14:00 AM

Dragon rechargable battery pack. Only lasts about 6 months till it wont hold charge for over a few hours but for $18 you cant go wrong.

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Post by: hamwbone on February 20, 2010, 05:43:00 AM

sanyo eneloops from costco. they were running a great deal on them this past summer.

and when i forget to recharge them all i steal batteries from other remotes/toothbrushes through out the house.

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Post by: tornado89 on February 20, 2010, 05:43:00 AM

Actually ... the official kit costs 82$ ... where I live..
so I'm sticking to 2 Official kits.. and the rest of the x6 controllers ...
regular Alkaline AAs

This post has been edited by tornado89: Feb 20 2010, 01:44 PM

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Post by: iTry on February 20, 2010, 01:33:00 PM

offical play and charge all the way

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Post by: psphackr on February 20, 2010, 01:37:00 PM

Madcatz Play and Charge kit.

Also have a wired Game Stop controller

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Post by: Boomer on February 20, 2010, 09:54:00 PM

I have 4 eneloops, awesome batteries! And 6 energizer recharables, also great. Last a long time before needing recharging

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Post by: bchmo on February 21, 2010, 09:41:00 AM

Rechargeable AA's here. Had a play and charge kit but the batteries don't last nearly as long as regular or rechargeable AA's and plus you always have that annoying wire hanging from the console so I gave it to a friend. I hear some people leave theirs hooked up to the controller all the time so why not just get a wired controller if that's the case?

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Post by: Grim187 on February 21, 2010, 03:36:00 PM

if your not using a wired controller your not a true gamer.

Edit: you forgot M$ Quick Charge.

This post has been edited by Grim187: Feb 22 2010, 02:22 AM

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Post by: kraken on February 21, 2010, 03:55:00 PM

I never understood the point of the play and charge kit when rechargeable AAs are so much cheaper and more versatile. Though I usually use a wired controller, I have a wireless one too, and I use the same rechargeable AAs for that as I do for my wiimotes. Why would you limit yourself to batteries that only work in one device?

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Post by: RichMR2 on February 22, 2010, 03:15:00 AM

No option for MS Rechargeable battery and stand alone quick charger so had to choose play & charge kit... not the same thing but the closest on the list.

MS battery & charger charges much faster than standard rechargeable AAs and price wise, are around the same, that's why I use this.

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Post by: LiGhTfasT on February 22, 2010, 05:23:00 AM

Gave up charging mine and bought a wired pad and never looked back

Wired FTW

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Post by: danthaman673 on February 22, 2010, 05:56:00 AM

You can pick up the ni-mh battery-packs pretty cheap now (usually in the twin packs). If your running a decent rapidfire mod u need to have the charge cable in while u play for voltage prescision aqnd consistency.
I also use recharge-able AA's (Hi Current output 'alkalines') They sometimes out-last the older packs. :-)

The only thing that sucks with having the cable is that they don't have good strain-relief and as a result the inner wires work-harden resulting in undesirable effects such as not-charging all the way to stuffing the controller/battery (alltho dead controllers don't seem to occur as much as they used to with the newer design M$ are putting-out)

This post has been edited by danthaman673: Feb 22 2010, 01:58 PM

Title: What Do You Use To Power Your Wireless Controller?
Post by: iceman2048 on February 22, 2010, 06:30:00 AM

Voted for rechargeable AAs.

A relatively minor question, can the play and charge kit be used without any sort of batteries/battery pack installed? MS says you can't but I'd like to hear from gamers who use it on a da-to-day basis (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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Post by: cronogr on February 22, 2010, 09:06:00 AM

wired controller is the way to go, it's lighter the cable is long enough and u won't ever need a power supply of any kind the cost is around 25euros, cheaper than a wireless so is the way to go if u spend too much hours in front of ur xbox

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Post by: TheRealPeppers on February 22, 2010, 03:46:00 PM

I use rechargeable AA from dollar store but I would rather be useing a wired controller if I had one.

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Post by: sabbath_dude on February 23, 2010, 01:37:00 PM

Play and charge kits are for nubs!

. I use 2500mAh rechargeable AAs from Aldi's @ £1.99 for a 4 pack. They last for ever!. I also have a wired controller for the homebrew console

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Post by: Odb718 on February 23, 2010, 11:02:00 PM

I use my modded wireless with M$ play-n-charge for live console and wired for xbr box. Both are M$ brand controllers.
http://img9.imagesha.../3351/janky.png
No it's not rapidfire. Duke thumbs with shaved down holes so it hits 100%, heel liners and silicon skin for comfort.
I prefer wired controllers. I dont sit far enough away from my tvs to be bothered by the length of the wires. That and the weight of the wireless is better/lighter. Though those energiezer lithium are very light. If I had another set of duke thumbs I'd do it to the wired.

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Post by: 40_ounce on February 04, 2020, 04:33:00 AM

Rechargable energizer. I have four so two are always charged never have to wait or look for batteries. I was thinking of buying a wired controller maybe I'll get one soon.

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Post by: TheRealPeppers on February 24, 2010, 06:45:00 PM

the problem with NIMH battery's is if you store them with a full charge not inside a device that uses at least a small amount of power like a wiimote or 360 controller they go dead, so if your don't plan on using the battery for a wile ether put um in something like that or drain them first.

I had a total of 6 AA's and now I'm down to two because of this. since I'm more concerned with the real world and I only play video games every few months or so.

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Post by: [TR] on February 25, 2010, 04:03:00 AM

2500/2700mAh rechargeable AA's for me.
I've been using them for a few years in all manner of things, so the 360 controllers weren't even a question. They last a good long time and charge quickly overnight. If they die on me while playing I just use a couple regular AA's that I have on hand for that.
The only thing I don't like is the bulging battery pack on the back of the controller, but that would be there regardless.

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Post by: ccfman2004 on February 25, 2010, 07:05:00 AM

QUOTE(iceman2048 @ Feb 22 2010, 02:30 PM)

Yes it can. I sometimes use it when I don't have batteries to use.

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Post by: Lugnut on February 27, 2010, 09:06:00 AM

Therealpeppers:

Thats the reason why i went with teh rayovac 4.0 batteries. they are low self discharge nimh, kind of like eneloops but not quite as good. However they were only a buck each. I also use a slow trickle charger this way i can just swap batteries as i go and leave them in there until needed. I do the same with the AAA's in the turtle beach headsets.

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Post by: horror on February 28, 2010, 02:10:00 PM

I have rechargeable in everything I own. The new precharged batteries hold charges for a long time and are much better. I have multiple chargers, some charge in 15 minutes, some 12 hours, but the one I normally use is around 2 hours for normal rechargeable and 15 minutes for 15 minute batteries.

Energizer suck, they are the only batteries ive had fail on me (besides 2 that looked chewed on). I usually go with rayovac, rayovac was also the first with 15 minute batteries and the first with pre charged.

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Post by: syntaxerror329 on February 28, 2010, 03:03:00 PM

QUOTE(iceman2048 @ Feb 22 2010, 08:30 AM)

I do it all the time. Works fine

Title: What Do You Use To Power Your Wireless Controller?
Post by: Bravo1 on March 01, 2010, 10:07:00 AM

$10 for the play and charge kit and $5 for each rechargable battery from the M$ store.

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Post by: Jimbobjoeyman on March 03, 2010, 12:18:00 PM

cheap ones on ebay last longer than you would expect and for $1.99 u cant go wrong

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Post by: Weirdjerz3y on March 03, 2010, 02:30:00 PM

Duracell 2000mAh-DX1500NiMH
Works great, lasts a few days, Chrages in 6 hours but comes with 4AA, i just charge while sleeping

QUOTE(TheRealPeppers @ Feb 24 2010, 08:45 PM)

You sure you not confusing them with the NI-Cd batteries, cause those die if you dont use them, but i have some NIMh that i haven't charged or used in 4months, i charged them two days ago, and they're still going strong

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Post by: whitak3r on March 03, 2010, 03:36:00 PM

Nyko Charge Station.

Takes a little bit longer then the Official M$ Charge Station to charge the packs, but they last about the same, a little shorter. You get 2 packs instead of 1 for the same price as official. I bought Official M$ packs to use in the charge though. The Official packs have lasted over a year and still hold a charge for quite a while.

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Post by: carlitoB on March 05, 2010, 09:38:00 AM

rechargeable AA duracell batteries all the way. I use them in my 360 controllers, my mouse and my keyboard. had them years in these, still hold charge as good as new. last weeks before need charging in 360 controller, and in my charger charge as quick as lightning. allways have 2 charged on the side for those 12hour cod days just in case. cant believe people buy those play and charge kits lol.

i use duracell 2650mAh and a panasonic BQ-395 quick charger. nothing but the best

all you guys who use energizer, seriously buy 1 pack of these and you will never go back. i tried a pack of energizers and the last no where near as long as the duracells.

just annoying having to have 2x wireless headsets as you cant put batteries in them. cant stand turtle beach's, got full 5.1 surround sound setup anyway.

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Post by: JAMMO on March 05, 2010, 12:22:00 PM

wired all day long

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Post by: Martinchris23 on March 06, 2010, 05:14:00 AM

Used to use P&C kits but recently bought a load of 2800MAh AAs from Amazon and using these now. I found the P&C battery packs die too quickly and some won't charge on certain controllers of mine!

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Post by: Weirdjerz3y on March 07, 2010, 12:03:00 PM

QUOTE(TheRealPeppers @ Mar 7 2010, 01:49 PM)

No, regular NIMH batterys without a feature to prevent it will break if you store them with a full charge, this can be prevented by ether putting then inside something that uses at least a very small amount of power at all times or by draining the charge b4 you put them away

Oh thats why mine still worked, they weren't charged when i stored them.

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Post by: jonesy827 on March 10, 2010, 01:52:00 PM

wired FTW

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Post by: paleNyar on March 10, 2010, 11:40:00 PM

Sony 2500mAh. 2 pair for my 2 controllers. They last around 1 year of considerable use... can't say the same of the OP&C Kit. Although the kit is more comfortable because you can play while charging.

Cheers.

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Post by: DethManX on March 15, 2010, 07:17:00 AM

I use the offical MS batteries with quick charge kit. At first I was using that play and charge USB wire, but after a few charges that thing messes up the battery and it will only last a little while before you need to plug the cable back in.

With the quick charge, battery goes in the base and is fully charged in 5 minutes. No complaints now.

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Post by: Guily6669 on March 15, 2010, 07:40:00 PM

I used to use duracell rechargable 2650mah batteries, now im using duracell active charge 2000mah, they are awesome and they don't lose the charge even if a year has passed...

And now duracell has a 15minute charger which is pretty awesome together with they'r active charge rechargable AA's, if u run out of batteries (I never run out of batteries), u fully charge them in 15 minutes..., but it's not recomended, because it will reduce the 1000 rechargable times to like 500 (i use the slow charger)...

ps: i have duracell 8x 2650 mah rechargable batteries, duracell 4x 2000mah active charge, and a few more of other marks, but for the gamepad i use only the active charge, they last very long and dont lose the charge for a long time...
Keep Cool

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Post by: alsybub on March 16, 2010, 05:52:00 AM

Why isn't there an option for the quick charge kit?

It's a first party charger.

Any way, that's what I use. I have one battery in my controller and two in the quick charge kit. Makes it really easy and I never have to connect a cable to the controller. Just swap the batteries.

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Post by: Schweino on March 16, 2010, 12:18:00 PM

Eneloops FTW

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Post by: sinister slipknot on March 18, 2010, 06:15:00 PM

QUOTE(Grim187 @ Feb 21 2010, 10:36 PM)

if your not using a wired controller your not a true gamer.
Edit: you forgot M$ Quick Charge.

+1 haha i think im the only one using a white wired controller on an elite? the whole wireless controllers lost its appeal when i wore out 2 battery packs in the first year of the console's life...

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Post by: ThaCrip on March 18, 2010, 08:34:00 PM

the wise choice is ... Rechargeable (NiMh) AA's.

because those are much cheaper and work just as good as official battery packs etc.

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Post by: bmwbmwbmw on March 21, 2010, 01:55:00 PM

Official Play and Charge Kit [39.40%]
Regular AAs [16.09%]

Well, this certainly explains all the moronic posts in every news thread.

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Post by: welshy9 on March 22, 2010, 06:40:00 AM

gotta be all original stuff

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Post by: TheRealPeppers on March 24, 2010, 06:55:00 PM

a battery is a battery, they can't ban those the way they do memory cards or hard drives so they can charge an insane premium for off the shelf parts

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Post by: omnislash on March 29, 2010, 02:28:00 PM

I steal batteries from Wal-Mart cant go wrong when its FREE!

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Post by: bucko on March 29, 2010, 02:30:00 PM

2700mah rechargeable AA batteries last about a month

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Post by: kast555 on March 29, 2010, 02:41:00 PM

love it

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Post by: kalon on March 31, 2010, 06:01:00 AM

Eneloops and a good charger. I swap the batteries out in my controller and headset every time I play so they never run out - cheaper than the play and charge kit and doesn't quit working after a year.

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Post by: hellremains on March 31, 2010, 02:27:00 PM

QUOTE(hellremains @ Mar 31 2010, 03:25 PM)

i use NYKOs rechargeable 360 battery packs. i have had them for 2 years n still working like day 1. but one side of the charger went out, so i can only charge one batter a time, but no biggie xD

btw, i highly recommend these. I think i got them for like 20 bucks.

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Post by: K1LLERHORNET on March 31, 2010, 04:44:00 PM

I used to use the official battery pack + quick charge kit.
But after the battery packs stopped charging, I cut them open, took out the 2100mah Sanyo batteries & used them in a standard charger

I also use 4x Sanyo eneloop's - got them for only £6.50 delivered from Amazon =D

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Post by: turbodude on April 06, 2010, 08:26:00 PM

rechargeable AA's are the easiest/cheapest...and from what i hear from all of you guys..the play and charge kit dies after 6 months to a year. i have some rechargeables that are over a year old and still last for days.

i paid $10 for my charger and 2 energizer nimh's

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Post by: PaulForde1 on April 08, 2010, 02:32:00 AM

Official play and charge kit ! ;D

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Post by: SlickWilly440 on April 08, 2010, 02:57:00 AM

I use a wired controller, so I don't have to deal with buying/recharging batteries. Plus no need to buy the wireless adapter to use the controller with a computer, just plug it into the USB port and download the driver.

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Post by: Zod5000 on April 11, 2010, 11:50:00 PM

I use Sanyo Eneloop Rechargables. It's great because I run about 4 spare batteries.. so when anything runs out, I can just swap 'em.. never have to wait for a recharge.

eneloops last quite the while too.

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Post by: Morlok8k on April 17, 2010, 04:00:00 AM

i have 4 wireless controllers that i dont use, and 2 play and charge kits. i have one official wired one that i use most of the time as it is lighter and more comfortable. of course thats for the 360 in my room where i have it hooked up to a computer monitor. in the living room on the big screen, i use wireless - and i have 4 controllers for that console, and 2 play and charge kits. when one dies i plug that in, and let it charge overnight.

so yeah, 8 wireless, one wired, and 4 play and charge kits. i also have the standalone quick charger for the living room as well.

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Post by: SkH on April 18, 2010, 05:11:00 AM

Official Play and Charge Kit!
You just can't beat the best! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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Post by: rookie4sho on April 18, 2010, 09:17:00 PM

I use the official battery pack however I DO NOT use the xbox to charge it. I use the Konnet Xbox 360 Power Pyramid Charger which is the best in my opinion. Too much problems with using the xbox to charge the controller. Since ive been using this dock/charger my controller lasts a good 3-4 days! when I was using the 360 to charge, it only lasted 1 day (2 days if lucky).

The Pyramid Charger looks good too and was a decent price to me $40 amazon, holds 4 controllers also.

Infact I bought my cousin one for X-mas and he doesnt stop talking about it since both his PS3 and Xbox controllers charge great with it. (Theres a version that holds both)

infact heres the link for it im so pleased with this purchase, perhaps someone else would benefit from it!

http://www.amazon.co...m...6244&sr=8-2

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Post by: MoonTar on April 19, 2010, 03:07:00 PM

I use the Charge Station so I can power two batteries at once.

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Post by: nexxusty on April 20, 2010, 02:08:00 AM

QUOTE(Grim187 @ Feb 21 2010, 06:36 PM)

if your not using a wired controller your not a true gamer.
Edit: you forgot M$ Quick Charge.

I miss my Wired controller...

Traded for a Black Wireless for to match my Elite. Noticeable difference in response time. I'd say about 5-10ms.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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Post by: dave0w on April 23, 2010, 03:44:00 PM

£3.99 ebay crap that lasted 2 years
4800m with usb charger

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Post by: TreyTable on April 28, 2010, 03:20:00 PM

QUOTE(RichMR2 @ Feb 22 2010, 06:15 AM)

I also use the stand alone quick charger for the standard 360 pad, but I also use wired for fighting games and some XBLA games, wired as in a joystick.

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Post by: fatvince on May 15, 2010, 11:03:00 PM

I use a AA recharger that plugs into the USB port of anything, so no need for a seperate power supply. $5 and been using it for 3 years.. can't imagine doing it any other way.

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Post by: mioux on May 20, 2010, 02:01:00 PM

official play and charge kit.... because when i've bought it, it was the only option (but batteries)

Oh and I tought I could play on my PC too

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Post by: 1nsan3 on May 28, 2010, 03:27:00 PM

Wife works at the hospital so .. they use there devices with batterys only once then replace the batterys. so yes.. I got tons of batts.

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Post by: malckdaddy on May 30, 2010, 08:33:00 PM

Regular AA's. Need to get another charger cable for my controller.

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Post by: Ecosse360 on June 02, 2010, 10:56:00 AM

Got a good deal on a Duracell rechargable AA charger pack. Been using them since then.

Can't wait for the Razer Onza to come out at the end of the year. It's wired but I think it'll be the business!!!

This post has been edited by Ecosse360: Jun 2 2010, 05:57 PM

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Post by: Alex Atkin UK on June 08, 2010, 12:32:00 PM

I originally was using a Game brand unofficial kit, but a resistor inside it overheated and melted after only a few days use.

I took it back and got the official kit, barely gets warm and battery still working quite well considering its over a year old now.

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Post by: mac-life on July 13, 2010, 03:24:00 PM

I voted for rechargeable AAs

Microsoft Play and charge kits use cheep brand batteries. Took two apart because they stopped charging. They suck. High-end rechargeable AAs can be used in other devices as well + last longer! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

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Post by: unp0ssible on July 17, 2010, 12:55:00 PM

i bought a usb rechargeable battery pack from a chinese ebayer and it only worked for 40 minutes then died, wouldn't hold a charge after that. he sent me another one and the same thing happened but it was 35 minutes. it recharged again but after that it ended up dying again completely like the first.

lesson learned, stop being so cheap.

i never used my wireless controller though cause i hate changing batteries mostly
but something about using a wired controller feels right. i bet its kinda like how some animals would be unbalanced without their tails

This post has been edited by unp0ssible: Jul 17 2010, 07:56 PM

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Post by: 69mw69 on August 09, 2010, 06:59:00 AM

duracell rechargable AAAs have been money well spent they last ages. Paid £7.99 for 4 AAAs complete with 3 hour charger

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Post by: Tropheus on August 29, 2010, 10:57:00 AM

I've never been able to use rechargeable AAs in my controllers. I've wanted to, but they won't work. Aside from the fact that they barely fit, the controller powers off after a few seconds!

I've used brand new Eneloops and Energizer rechargeables, right out of the charger and the controller powers off after a few seconds. How is it that 30% of the people on this poll use them on a regular basis? Am I missing something?

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Post by: rattman1 on August 31, 2010, 10:31:00 PM

Honestly I hate buying batteries or recharging my controller so I use nothing but wired since I'm so lazy.

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Post by: MrMikeJJ on September 04, 2010, 12:56:00 PM

i gave up on the official one after it stopped holding it's charge (lasted a year or so). then i was just playing with it permanently connected via the play and charge cable.
eventually Upgraded to a wired controller (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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Post by: jza802k on September 04, 2010, 02:50:00 PM

Original play and charge kit died so have been using the Nyko charger for the past 2 years without a problem.

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Post by: rtechie on September 10, 2010, 08:39:00 AM

I use this, the Nyko Xbox 360 Charge Base.

You can drop 2 controllers in (the charging contacts are on the back of the battery packs) and it acts as a stand for the controllers. Comes with 2 proprietary rechargable NiMH battery packs.

I got mine back in October 2006 and it still works fine with the battery packs that came with it. Charge time is pretty quick, but not as good as the very best rechargeable batteries. It's WAY more convenient though, you never have to open the battery packs or unplug/plug any cables. This is important for me as my Xbox 360 is in a closet in a separate room from my TV.

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Post by: UT0PAL1N3 on September 15, 2010, 03:09:00 PM

Rocketfish wireless charge pad from Best Buy, love it and the batteries last a long time and for only $30 for 2 batteries and the charger.

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Post by: xXlogXx on September 28, 2010, 06:26:00 AM

I use a wired controller. Using that play and charge kit seems to defeat the purpose of wireless....

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Post by: afhaaljap on October 08, 2010, 07:44:00 AM

time for a new poll? (maybe wait for the next banwave:P)

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Post by: p3eps on October 12, 2010, 12:11:00 AM

Official play and charge kit for me too.
I have a white one and a black one, but two black controllers! The white one was from my original 360, and is still going strong!

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Post by: bmwbmwbmw on October 17, 2010, 08:07:00 PM

So, after 8 months of votes, we've determined that 39% of XS members are idiots, 31% aren't completely retarded, 16% are completely retarded, 9% are unknown, and 5% are lazy/cheap. Yeah, that sounds about right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

This post has been edited by bmwbmwbmw: Oct 18 2010, 03:10 AM

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Post by: MidKnightSecs on October 20, 2010, 03:59:00 PM

Enegizer Dual Rechargeables all the way. Kit comes with 4 AA or 4 AAA and charges both. Batteries are about $3.50 a piece but I get about 3 years out of them before they start to loose charge faster and even then it's just a about 30 minutes a month or so till dead. Why limit yourself to one device, I agree with that as well, I run all my battery powered electronics on rechargeables and have saved a fortune on batteries.
Now if we can just get hydrogen powered cells with chargers....

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Post by: bmwbmwbmw on October 26, 2010, 02:25:00 AM

What's really sad is most of them don't even know how badly they're getting ripped off.

(IMG:http://b.imagehost.org/0795/360_battery_pack.jpg)

P. T. Barnum was right.

This post has been edited by bmwbmwbmw: Oct 26 2010, 09:27 AM

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