Decent game controller?

[RedMogg]

Latency with the 2.4Ghz dongle is very poor with the Cyclone 2 so if you care about performance then just use a cable. In my test with a 240fps camera the analog stick latency was 6 frames (25ms) with a cable and 10 frames (41.6ms) with the 2.4Ghz dongle. It's not the most accurate test as my monitor is only 144Hz but it gives you a general idea.

I haven't noticed 2.4Ghz being "poor". GDPL Polling Test gives the following:
(Both run 100 times and averaged out)

R Stick:
Polling Rate Max.: 1000 Hz
Polling Rate Avg.: 998.00 Hz
Stability: 99.8%

=== Refresh intervals ===
Minimal interval: 0.95 ms
Average interval: 1.00 ms
Maximum interval: 1.09 ms
Jitter: 0.02 ms

L Stick*:
Polling Rate Max.: 1000 Hz
Polling Rate Avg.: 996.02 Hz
Stability: 99.6%

=== Refresh intervals ===
Minimal interval: 0.86 ms
Average interval: 1.00 ms
Maximum interval: 1.16 ms
Jitter: 0.04 ms
(*I was a little slow pressing start, then moving the thumbstick on the second run)

I'm happy that the claimed speeds reflect almost exactly in the test.

 

[Eddie99]

I haven't noticed 2.4Ghz being "poor". GDPL Polling Test gives the following:
(Both run 100 times and averaged out)

R Stick:
Polling Rate Max.: 1000 Hz
Polling Rate Avg.: 998.00 Hz
Stability: 99.8%

=== Refresh intervals ===
Minimal interval: 0.95 ms
Average interval: 1.00 ms
Maximum interval: 1.09 ms
Jitter: 0.02 ms

L Stick*:
Polling Rate Max.: 1000 Hz
Polling Rate Avg.: 996.02 Hz
Stability: 99.6%

=== Refresh intervals ===
Minimal interval: 0.86 ms
Average interval: 1.00 ms
Maximum interval: 1.16 ms
Jitter: 0.04 ms
(*I was a little slow pressing start, then moving the thumbstick on the second run)

I'm happy that the claimed speeds reflect almost exactly in the test.

Polling rate is how many samples it sends to the computer, latency is how long it takes to get there. They're not the same thing but both are important and they are related because a low polling rate can cause high latency. I'm not sure why the wireless analog stick latency is so bad but it's definitely there and felt noticeably sluggish in latency sensitive games. It has a measurable impact on performance too, on the gridshot ultimate task on Aimlabs I got a score of 53k wired and 38k with the 2.4Ghz dongle.