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Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows Reviews

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Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows



Wireless WinPC Adapter Xbox 360

  • 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

Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows

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  • J. Bodenlos says:
    February 5, 2012 at 10:06 pm
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    104 of 107 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Works well, and without a headache if you’re lucky. Solutions below., August 27, 2007
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    J. Bodenlos –
    (REAL NAME)
      

    = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
    This review is from: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows (Accessory)

    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.

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  • J. Gordon "Jon Gordon" says:
    February 5, 2012 at 10:07 pm
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    81 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Good if you do the work, February 9, 2007
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    J. Gordon “Jon Gordon” (Frisco, TX) –
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    = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
    This review is from: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows (Accessory)

    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.

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  • Mark Twain says:
    February 5, 2012 at 10:20 pm
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    71 of 82 people found the following review helpful:
    3.0 out of 5 stars
    Buyer Beware!! This product is *NOT* by Microsoft as Advertised!!!, February 27, 2010
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    Mark Twain (MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US) –
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    This review is from: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows (Accessory)

    If you have already bought this item skip to `The work around’ to get the device to work

    My Story:

    I purchased this item because my original Microsoft receiver stopped working after the manufacturer’s warranty time of 90 days. The device simply was not working one morning. So I searched online for a replacement and thought I was getting the original Microsoft Xbox 360 receiver because it was advertised that way. Unfortunately the product did not work right off so I had to contact Microsoft gaming for support. Then after trial and error we discovered that Microsoft did not produce this rip off of their product.

    So how can I prove this? Well first off the pic #2 and #3 are legit. but the 1st pic if the rip off. Microsoft NEVER prints the Words “Xbox 360″ without first printing “Microsoft” to read “Microsoft Xbox 360.” Behind the word Microsoft there will be an ‘R’ in a circle and behind the words Xbox 360 will be a small ‘TM.’ This product came with a receiver and packaging that looks VERY similar to the real one but it is not.

    So that’s the bad news, but there is good news too……..

    The good news is, that this product does still work. I have now had mine for way longer than the original Microsoft version, and it still works with everyday usage. (Originally ordered in Feb. 2010 and it is now July 2010)
    However the installation was not as simple as the real one. They send the receiver with a driver disk that doesn’t work at all with common Operating Systems or OS.

    The work around:

    Is to use your common driver by Microsoft already installed on your Windows or Vista Disk Drivers area and install the driver manually. Unfortunately this also means you have to reinstall the driver each time you unplug it.

    Go to:
    Start Menu and open Control panel

    Then open
    ‘Hardware and Sound’ from control panel for Windows users
    for vista users
    select ‘Additional options’
    then from the left hand side open ‘Hardware and Sound’.

    Then open Device Manager for windows or Vista

    Then click on the “Unknown Driver”

    Then click on search for additional options and manually install the driver yourself

    Then select the ‘Microsoft Common Controller for Windows class’

    Then it will give a list of drivers for you…… pick the one from Feb of 2007 and install that one.

    Then you are good to go and able to play the games you want using your Xbox360 controller.

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