Play and Charge or Quick Charge

[Derek]

I'm gonna buy one of these for my xbox, but I don't know which one.

I only have 1 controller and I'm not going to buy a 2nd battery pack, and I would like to just be able to plug the cable in and play rather than wait for it to charge out of the controller, so I think I'm gonna get the play and charge. Plus it's $10 less.

What is your oppinion?

[MASTER DAMAGE]

I think your better off with the play and charge. You never have to remove the battery from the controller and from my experience the battery has lasted me around 20-22 hours until I have to charge it again. Also whether your charging the battery or not you will alays have a way to use the contoller even if it's wired.

[Kona Palangi]

I have an Energizer recharge station with 8 rechargeable batteries. It was relatively cheap and works great for me. Anytime my battery or a friends begins to die we just scoop up 2 fresh ones and re-charge the old 2. I have had it for over a year and it still works like the day I bought them. It's also the best available option and cost effective if you play a lot with friends and multiple controllers are in use consistently.

[friedkarma]

I have the quick charger myself. The charge lasts 20-30 hours, so you'll have plenty of downtime between gaming sessions to put your battery on the charger. Sorry, but being tethered to your system is so 2005, IMO.

[yorgor]

Why be tetherd, Nyko also offers a quick charger and it comes with 2 batteries for the same price.

[oli]

i got the play and charge kit and i would reccomend..

[spd9075]

I have the quick charger myself. The charge lasts 20-30 hours, so you'll have plenty of downtime between gaming sessions to put your battery on the charger. Sorry, but being tethered to your system is so 2005, IMO.

I agree. I love mine. I sit so far away that wires are not an option....and more of a pain than anything. Plus, I believe the USB on the xbox is only on if your console is on, so the play and charge will only charge if your playing or whatever. I may be wrong, but I think that's how it works. I like just popping them in the quick charger over night as I only need to do it once a week or so.

[friedkarma]

. Plus, I believe the USB on the xbox is only on if your console is on, so the play and charge will only charge if your playing or whatever.

Good point. I forgot about that.

[hollywood21639]

If you have the console on and hook the P&C kit to the USB then shut the system down the system will go into a low power state and charge it then shut down when fully charged.

[yorgor]

The USB ports have power all the time, even if the console is off, as long as the brick is plugged in.

[ElderScroller27]

I have a $30 Nyco set with 2 battery packs and a charging station which holds 2 battery packs. It only takes about 2-3 hours to do a full charge. I just use one controller so i constanty have a fully charged battery pack standing by, and the battery packs last me for about 14-16 hours of gaming.

I also tried an official Microsoft play and charge kit but after 1 week it would only hold a 30 minute charge before i had to plug the charger back in so it was like having a part-time Cordless/part-time wired controller so i returned the charger to the store.

originally I used Rechargable AA batteries from my digital camera, they lasted 12-14 hours and had a rapid charger which only took 30 minutes to charge them.

Buying regular disposable batteries is not only costly but very wasteful when considering that they go into a landfill. I would highly recommend buying some kind of charge kit or rechargable battery set, You save a ton of money in a very short timespan and also you are gaming in an environmentally friendly manner.

$20-$30 will buy you mabye 40 to 60 AA batteries which will last you a few months if you are a heavy gamer. OR that same $20-$30 will set you up for YEARS with no late night runs to the store to buy AA batteries or raiding the remote control praying it isn't one using AAA batteries..

[axeman2008]

I'd recommend one to anyone at the end of day it will save money on batteries.

[Jay2984]

I recommend the MS Play and Charge kit and the Nyko one as well, they both have worked great for me. I rarely have to charge the battery packs. When it comes to quick charging any battery they usually dont last as long since, so just go with the play and charge.