Cheap Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows (Video Games) (Xbox 360) Price

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Customer Reviews of Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows

Really, a good idea.
I think this little gem is what pushes the Xbox 360 past the PS3 for me, beyond everything else. Allowing me to use my wireless headset and controller with my PC as well as my 360 doubles how useful they are, especially since I don't subscribe to Xbox Live (and, as such, have no use for the headset which came with my console otherwise). <
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>The technology isn't fully implemented yet, and has a few problems. First, Microsoft hasn't (yet?) included mapping software with the controller's drivers, so you are on your own if a game doesn't natively support gamepads (though, if a game does work better with a gamepad, it usually does). <
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>Also, Microsoft seems to have made the odd decision of not having the 360 controller conform to standard gamepad parameters. Most games read the triggers backwards, which means that if you are using trigger sensitivity to throttle a vehicle, pulling the trigger will make the vehicle stop, while letting it go will make the controller go full speed. However, the easy solution to this problem is to not use your triggers for throttle. <
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>Microsoft's "Games For Windows" campaign seems to be the long-term solution to this problem. Each game with that logo emblazoned on the top of its box will, apparently, natively support the xbox 360 controller. I like the IDEA of it, but I'm so much into forcing game developers to pay to have that certification stamped on their box. Part of me hopes it becomes standard, but the other half of me is adamantly against it. <
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>Another slight problem is that, unlike with the xbox 360's wireless functionality, the PC's software doesn't allow you to shut off your controller. On the 360, you simply hold down the green "X" button in the center of your controller, and a menu will pop up asking if you'd like to shut your controller down. On the PC, a menu does pop up if you press it, but it simply exists to show you your battery life on the controller (which is useful in its own way), but the only two ways to turn the controller off, that I've found, is to wait for it to time out and turn off on its own after not being used, or simply remove the batteries. I have no idea if the latter option hurts the product in any way, but it's not caused any problems that I can see. <
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>Anyway, this system has almost fully realized its potential. It just needs a software upgrade to allow you to shut the controller off. <
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>I'm having a lot of fun using my controller for all my games that work better with one (space sims in particular). As an earlier reviewer said, Pinnacle Game Profiler is a fantastic program that will easily map controls to your Xbox 360 controller for any game that it recognizes (and that list of games is long), but really, usually you should be using mouse and keyboard for those games anyway. Your gamepad won't be winning you any MVP medals (or respect) in Quake 4. <
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>Now, let's just see if the Guitar Hero 2 controller will work with PC! Now, there's an idea.

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A must have for vista
Have vista OS and this device works great for me. all i did was download the latest drivers and install then plug in the receiver and thats it. you can't go wrong buying this product oh and there is absolutely no lag at all with my controller so its great.

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mouse woes
i picked this thing up specifically for headset use, and haven't even gotten to the connection part of setting this thing up, as my [[ASIN:B000ODN7VM Logitech G5 Laser Mouse]] goes completely DEAD when i plug the wireless reciever in...seems like a good idea, but microsoft needs to update the drivers so they're more compatable with other USB items