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Old 07-22-05, 10:32 AM
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Xbox Wireless Controller Advice?

I'm in need of a replacement Xbox controller and was eying this one on sale at BB this week:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....&ref=10&loc=01

Anyone had any experience with it? Do any online sites review controllers?
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Nope... it looks a lot like the massive old kind I have from Pelican, though, and they aren't very good.

The Logitech is the one to get. Of course, there is no plug in for the headset.
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I have the one from Pelican and haven't had any problems w/ it yet (aside from when I forget to turn it off and burn out the batteries ).
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I have the Logitech one as well and it works great. The only problem, as the guy above said, is that there is no way for the headset to plug in.
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The Logitech responds almost identically to the MS original wired controller. And it's smaller (like Controller-S) and turns itself on (when you press a button) and off (after a few minutes of inactivity).

I found the Pelican to be a little laggy sometimes, and yes, the on-off switch can be a chore to remember ; )

For some games it's fine, but in really fast response games like Halo 2, the Pelly got me killed to many times.
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um... maybe we don't have the same Pelican because mine is the "S" type size. Anyway, I think the main thing that kept me from getting the Logitech was the price. For that amount of money I would hope it would work comparatively better
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Originally Posted by nemein
um... maybe we don't have the same Pelican because mine is the "S" type size. Anyway, I think the main thing that kept me from getting the Logitech was the price. For that amount of money I would hope it would work comparatively better
No diggity. I hated the logitech. I felt like for sports and FPS it just wasn't doing the job. Plus, it was so wide, it was like throwing a hotdog down a hallway.
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
No diggity. I hated the logitech. I felt like for sports and FPS it just wasn't doing the job. Plus, it was so wide, it was like throwing a hotdog down a hallway.
Josh, you must be talking about the old, discontinued one. The new Wireless Precision ones are almost exactly the same size as the S-controllers. Except for a less-than-ideal, awkwardly raised D-pad and triggers with slightly decreased travel, it's perfect for use offline.

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