Cost Of Game Controllers

This is being used for my disabled son to hold game controllers.

The entire system is better than I expected. The interactivity of the controllers and the design of the games is amazing and every new game I play has something new. Amazing.

The Watson 4-bay charger and AA battery kit come with everything you need to game all day. I primarily use these in my xbox x controllers. Over the past month I've been using these instead of the normal sams club batteries that we usually buy. My kids usually go through a set of double A's a month in the controllers. We are a little over a month and I haven't had to replace them yet so that's a pretty good sign. The charger has a bunch of safety features inside like the ability to independently distribute power to each battery based on the type and capacity which prevents overheating and over charging of the batteries. The charger is small enough that I can drop it into a backpack with no problem if needed. These are a great replacement for the single use batteries that I was previously using. [I received this item in exchange for my honest review]

I reviewed several controllers for the game; looking for ease of use and assigning buttons to flight controls. In addition, I didn't want to break the bank. What a surprise! Hotas 4 was automatically accepted by the Sim with almost all buttons assigned, ready to fly! With a tweak after visiting the Thrustmaster site for updates, I was up flying in a few minutes.

I started using these for extra lav cable, game controllers, USB cables etc. I keep ordering more

This is the new standard for game controllers. Great feel in your hands, very lightweight, and super responsive. The headphone jack at the bottom is great, plug in your favorite headphones and you are all good to go. Also works via Bluetooth on a computer so it's very versatile.

Don't let the low cost fool you... I have two zoom controllers and this on is better that the other one which cost about a $100 more... nice smooth zooms.

I was somewhat concerned by other reviews about some quality control issues with these units. One out of four that I ordered did not communicate with the controllers in radio slave mode. I returned it and it was promptly replaced with one which did. I bought 2 kits with controllers, and 2 single units. Having seen some of this manufacturer's less expensive units I was happily surprised with how well-built these units are. While I don't for a moment discount the significance of a 25% (20%, if you count the replacement unit) failure rate (how can they stay in business at that rate?) I can also say that they do all they are advertised to do, at a fraction of the cost of other radio controlled units. At a cost of less than 1/6 of a name-brand unit, I can even afford to risk a failure (or accidental destruction) in one of these at a rate I could not sustain with the name brands. I have been able to work up a protocol for ganging them with my older Bolts (and presumably any other unit which will fire on an optical slave) which is efficient and gives me more functional units. It works even when the purely manual units are within a sealed environment such as a softbox designed for use with speedlights.

There was a time when rotary controllers like this cost many hundreds of dollars and were only found in the best sorts of broadcast equipment. The look, the feel, and the function of this unit are great. It is so small and compact that it is essentially portable. This is one of the better buys I've made.

This product is worth the cost. Total game changer for us