Xbox360:Play and charge for showoffs

james.miller · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:16

mmm yeah. concidering they are basically just 2/3 the size of a normall AA cell with an end cap, they'll never last as long as a decent set of aa's. nice idea but it all seems a bit pointless

Nismo · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:18

The Mad One said:
plus the fact it doesnt charge when the console if off is another annoyance.

Err, yes it does :confused:

(well, unless you mean 'off' in the sense that the fans arent whirring, then fair enough)

Beepcake · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:18

The Mad One said:
I have got one but I'm severly dissapointed on how long it last's as it doesnt last half as long as a decent set of duracell batteries. The charge plug is a cool idea but I'm using it far too much for my liking, plus the fact it doesnt charge when the console if off is another annoyance.

Can't say I've noticed any problems with the battery life, and these USB batteries also won't charge with the xbox off, so I still fail to see how they are an advantage over standard nimh or the p&c kit (whichever you prefer).

GhostFace · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:32

The Mad One said:
plus the fact it doesnt charge when the console if off is another annoyance.

You can plug it into a usb on your pc to charge, which is what I do.

james.miller · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:33

or plug or proper batteries into a charger, which is what i do

Tobes · 22 Sep 2006 at 18:15

I just plug in my play and charge kit and switch my xbox off. Charges just fine...

Ol!ver · 23 Sep 2006 at 12:00

Tob3z said:
I just plug in my play and charge kit and switch my xbox off. Charges just fine...

Did they solve the problem where it would start draining the battery again once it was charged?

Tobes · 23 Sep 2006 at 13:41

The box switches the PSU off when its done charging. Never heard of the problem you are speaking of before.

Eliot · 23 Sep 2006 at 14:08

ok fine at present there not that impressive, but if they can raise to 2500 then these would sell like hot cakes

Psypher5 · 23 Sep 2006 at 20:59

USBCell batteries have a capacity of 1300mAH which is in line with most NiCd and NiMH batteries though some do go all the way up to 2500mAH

and they come in doubles aswell

I'll get one probably.

2StepSteve · 28 Sep 2006 at 00:13

really really not worth it with only 1300mAH capacity... if it was 2000mAH or more then it would be worth considering.

Cal_G · 28 Sep 2006 at 01:24

Decent if the PC is used a lot more than the 360, but yeah, would want more hours out of them before i would buy a set

lordrobs · 28 Sep 2006 at 14:19

Ol!ver said:
Did they solve the problem where it would start draining the battery again once it was charged?

I had that. Charged it, left it plugged in for a day or two when I wasn't using the 360, went to play and got the low battery flashes again. Thought my battery pack was duff

cheets64 · 28 Sep 2006 at 14:28

2StepSteve said:
really really not worth it with only 1300mAH capacity... if it was 2000mAH or more then it would be worth considering.

I am using 800mAH at the moment and they last me ages.

Andy298 · 28 Sep 2006 at 14:32

Think I'll stick with the plug and charge, not had any problems with that.
Great idea though!

Ol!ver · 28 Sep 2006 at 17:29

lordrobs said:
I had that. Charged it, left it plugged in for a day or two when I wasn't using the 360, went to play and got the low battery flashes again. Thought my battery pack was duff

It was a well known problem at launch, I assume they've sorted it with recent updates though.