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Product Details
- Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
- ASIN: B000HZFCT2
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 2 inches ; 3.8 ounces
- Media: Accessory
- Release Date: February 6, 2007
Price : $10.93
You Save : $9.06 (45%)
Product Description
Wireless WinPC Adapter Xbox 360
Product Features
- Will work with future Xbox 360 Wireless Accessories
- Provides up to a 30-foot range for complete wireless freedom
- Use up to four Wireless Controllers and four Wireless Headsets simultaneously with one Wireless Gaming Receiver
- Easily integrates with PC gaming scenarios and utilizes the same binding technology as Xbox 360
- Provides a great value by eliminating the need for additional accessories for Windows-based gaming at an attractive price point
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Customer Reviews
As you can see from the other reviews, this device works very well for some, and not so well for others. Putting aside the interference problem with other 2.4ghz devices such as mice (2.4ghz wireless routers will NOT give you problems), I believe there is a single solution to almost everyone's problem, which I will outline below.
After installing the device ; software, I couldn't get my black wireless xbox360 elite controller to sync with the receiver. The ring light on the controller would rotate while trying to connect to the receiver. The light on the receiver would blink attempting to locate the controller. After a few seconds, the ring on the controller would stop rotating, and start blinking. A connection could not be made.
After some research, I found the solution. The issue is with USB power. The receiver needs A LOT of it. If you have other devices on your USB, especially high powered USB keyboards or mice, the receiver might not work. Try removing all USB devices and rebooting your PC with only a PS/2 mouse and keyboard connected. The receiver and controller should sync up immediately, even before you finish booting into windows. This fixed my problem.
If this is your problem, there are two solutions. 1) a USB PCI interface card, or 2) an externally powered USB hub (NOT BUS POWERED). I believe the receiver needs a lot of power because its capable of syncing to four separate devices. The USB on most motherboards simply isn't strong enough. Hope this helps.
First off, the receiver and controller/accessories connect very easily and work great. No issues with lag or bad connections.
The downfall here is that unless your game can specifically be setup to map controls to a gamepad/joystick, you're out of luck (kinda). Microsoft doesn't include any mapping software at all, which really doesn't make a lot of sense, since so few PC games would be naturally compatible with the remote.
Luckily, there is a great piece of software called Pinnacle game profiler. It allows you to specifically map each button to a movement/function in any game (customizable by game). You get a free 30 day trial ($20 after that), but it's worth the money. After spending about 15 minutes setting this up, it works great. I have tested it out on Half-Life 2, F.E.A.R. and Call of Duty 2 with no issues.
Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows
