Ive decided im getting an xbox360 for xmas

[Maximilian]

How long till the battery runs out? Ive always avoided wirelesss things as going to find a battery in the city centre is a boring and tedious task. There any interference or anything that can stop them working? If the batterys last longer than ill live like some watch batterys do ill be happy, if not.... :frown:

 

[Homerboy]

uhh get rechargeables

 

[imported_Pablo]

Hoo-ray.

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
uhh get rechargeables

Rechargeable batterys?? AWSOME IDEA!! YEAH!!! sweet. They take AA's?

 

[Zolty]

Originally posted by: Soviet

Originally posted by: Homerboy
uhh get rechargeables

Rechargeable batterys?? AWSOME IDEA!! YEAH!!! sweet. They take AA's?

yup

 

[chambersc]

I'll probably get a PS3 around valentines day or spring break.

BTW, op, get rechargables.

 

[GZeus]

Yeah, the rechargables are the way to go. The units mount either the rechargable pack or 2 AAA batteries in a mount. I use 2 rechargables and keep the AA's nearby in case we drain the charge - they recharge in about an hour. You can also use rechargebale AA's if you have some lying around from another buy.

 

[Qwest]

umm, get the play and charge kit...

here.

Also, extra battery packs...

here.

 

[Homerboy]

on a unrelated note, how do you "decide" what your getting for Christmas? You actually tell people what to get you?

 

[SLU MD]

batteries last for a long time. i've only replaced mine twice since i bought the 360 last xmas. i play a fair amount too. i just stick w/ regular batteries.

if u want to be a toolshed, get rechargables.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: SLU MD
batteries last for a long time. i've only replaced mine twice since i bought the 360 last xmas. i play a fair amount too. i just stick w/ regular batteries.

if u want to be a toolshed, get rechargables.

how are rechargeable AA batteries being a tool?

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
on a unrelated note, how do you "decide" what your getting for Christmas? You actually tell people what to get you?

Yes i tell people what to get me. Im writing my list in notepad now. I leave the gift allocation to the parents. They just spent £3000 on a driveway, so they get me the expensive stuff, i.e. the xbox and the rest of the family get me things like games for it etc. Works well.

 

[Homerboy]

Yes i tell people what to get me. Im writing my list in notepad now. I leave the gift allocation to the parents. They just spent £3000 on a driveway, so they get me the expensive stuff, i.e. the xbox and the rest of the family get me things like games for it etc. Works well.

ah yes... I remember telling Santa what I wanted when I was 6. Now that I'm grown up I don't make a list.

 

[spidey07]

I use alkalines. Can't beat the price.

My controllers' batteries last for months.

 

[Raduque]

My PlaynCharge kit battery usually lasts about 35-40 hours before I have to plug in my charge cable. I still have the original batteries I got with the console that I used for about two months before I got my PlaynCharge kit, and they still have enough charge to show two bars on the dashboard.

 

[Q]

Get a 360 Quick charge kit w/ an extra battery pack and you're good to go, that's what I got on ebay.

Lasts for about 24 hrs of gaming (not 24 hrs alone, 24 hrs of playing), and fully recharges the packs in 4 hours for both, 2 for one

Well worth it, check eBay though since it'd be easier to find an extra pack included

 

[arod]

def get this before rechargable batteries..

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Quick-Ch...f=pd_bxgy_vg_img_b/102-5944723-8456902

I have one (but the one flaw with it is it only comes with one pack so you will likely want another one) but each charge lasts me a week or so but Im not playing games every night for 4+ hours.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: arod
def get this before rechargable batteries..

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Quick-Ch...f=pd_bxgy_vg_img_b/102-5944723-8456902

I have one (but the one flaw with it is it only comes with one pack so you will likely want another one) but each charge lasts me a week or so but Im not playing games every night for 4+ hours.

wow. Using alkalines I really can't remember the last time I needed to change the batteries. I've probably changed them 3, 4 at the most, times since launch day. plus a 32 pack of batteris is like 10 bucks.

 

[Skyye]

Originally posted by: Qwest
umm, get the play and charge kit...

here.

Also, extra battery packs...

here.

:thumbsup:

 

[Cattlegod]

i use corded. It is lighter and you can plug it into your computer's usb for computer games.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
uhh get rechargeables

Bad idea.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: chambersc
I'll probably get a PS3 around valentines day or spring break.

BTW, op, get rechargables.

Wrong again.

 

[91TTZ]

Rechargeables are not a smart buy in this case.

Rechargeables are good for high-drain devices where the quick discharge and amount you use them makes it desirable to have a high capacity batter that you can keep filling up. They do have downsides, however. They are much more expensive than alkalines, and more importantly, they don't have a long shelf life at all. While an alkaline is able to sit for years and not discharge much unless it's used, a rechargeable will self-discharge in a matter of weeks.

So for a controller, the NiMH batteries will go dead on their own much faster than you will drain them.

If you get a setup where you have rechargeables and you can just set the controller back on the charger, that would be ideal. But just regular AA rechargeables, no good.

Edit- That play and charge kit looks ideal.

 

[BabaBooey]

Originally posted by: Skyye

Originally posted by: Qwest
umm, get the play and charge kit...

here.

Also, extra battery packs...

here.

:thumbsup:

Fo sure,thats the way to go.

I charge my controller maybe once a week

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Rechargeables are not a smart buy in this case.

Rechargeables are good for high-drain devices where the quick discharge and amount you use them makes it desirable to have a high capacity batter that you can keep filling up. They do have downsides, however. They are much more expensive than alkalines, and more importantly, they don't have a long shelf life at all. While an alkaline is able to sit for years and not discharge much unless it's used, a rechargeable will self-discharge in a matter of weeks.

So for a controller, the NiMH batteries will go dead on their own much faster than you will drain them.

If you get a setup where you have rechargeables and you can just set the controller back on the charger, that would be ideal. But just regular AA rechargeables, no good.

Edit- That play and charge kit looks ideal.

Thank you. Play and charge kit :thumbsup: Added to xmas list