Product Description
Mad Catz Xbox 360 GamePad is officially licensed by Microsoft for use on the Xbox 360 gaming console. The Xbox 360 GamePad features analog triggers and joysticks. A vibration feedback technology immerses you in the game letting you feel all the action.
Customer Reviews:
Much Better D-Pad.......2006-12-11
I don't have many complaints when it comes to my XBox 360, but the standard controller was one of the few exceptions. The X, Y, A, and B buttons were way too stiff. The shoulder buttons weren't as good as they should have been, and at one point one of them fell off from being used too much, and worst of all, the D-Pad was beyond horrible.
Well no more. The D-Pad on this controller is much more reliable. Especially for games that requires you to use the D-Pad often. For example, I play Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 often, and before the other controller's D-Pad would make me do moves that I didn't want to. This one, however, doesn't give me that problem.
The one downside is the microphone interference. Whenever your using your microphone over live, other players your talking to may here static and such. It's not horrible static, but I'm told it's there. Just be warned that if you're the type of gamer who plays online with other people alot and want crystal clear communication with other players, this controller may not be for you. Otherwise, buy this controller.
Product Description
This is the one you've been waiting for. The USB Pro Throttle is the foundation of the advanced gamers control setup. The Pro Throttle button features will add the ability to successfully conquer the most advance sims and your best opponents. The smooth throttle slide control will help you out maneuver your opponents for hours in online combat arenas. You want the best, get CH Products. Sporting combat features to allow the new throttle to excel at flight sims to first person shooter games. New features of the pro throttle include a mode switch to allow three defined sets that can be switched on the fly. An LED light array to show the user which button set he or she has loaded: regular, combat, or advanced mode. A mini joystick is mounted for control with the thumb to allow advanced targeting, 360-degree view control, an excellent tool for racking up the "frags" in first person shooting games. The Pro Throttle USB is the meanest tool for combat / flight simulation produced by CH Products to date.
Customer Reviews:
Good Product.......2007-05-27
The best throttle I have bought. I have had several others and they don't hold up to the standard this one does.
Good solid stick.......2007-03-10
The only reason for not giving this a 5 star rating is that the throttle is a little awkward to hold, even for someone with relatively large hands. The F16 TQS from Thrustmaster had a much more natural fit, but in every other respect the CH product beats it hands down.
I don't know how closely the motion relates to the real-world behaviour of the F16 throttle, but it works fine in sims.
Only issue I've had with using Flightstick/throttle/rudders is that with my USB hub XP doesn't always recognise them as the same device and that can lead to your control assignments in games being lost - takeoff is not the time to find out that F4AF thinks your rudders are your flightstick!
Even though I rated it 4 I'd still recommend this to complete your setup.
Another great CH product.......2007-01-22
I've owned and used this unit for a little over two years now. Its just as reliable and durable as the Fighterstick but not as useful. The main problem for me has been the absence of a trim wheel. A second wheel to go with the one on the Fighterstick (only one of the wheels on the Fighterstick is programable) would be a big help. The Pro Throttle feels great in my hand and the sliding action is nice and smooth. I am deducting one star for the absence of a wheel.
Awsome again.......2005-04-12
This is my first USB throttle Controler. Well I say it will be my last too. There is no other CH Products rock period. I can remember all the other joystick I have bought before and all the money I have wasted. CH is the only way to go. And no I don't work for them. I am a gammer and a flight sims pilot. With this throttle controler and there joystick, well all I can say is wow. It only made my flight sims even better. Well next stop is the rudder pedals. I want it as real as I can get. The price to me was high, but for the product it worth every cent. You can programs this throttle controler any way you want. But you should know how to set up flight sims games. This is for advance gamers. So be patient set it up. It rocks and right on CH Products. If it not CH Product, well it not a Flight Controller. Works great on my IL-2, Microsoft 2004, Lock On, Air War of Vietnam, Microsoft Firepower, and other Flight games I have. I high recommend this product.
Very good, but it could have been better.......2004-01-16
First of all, I believe this product should be complemented with a good joystick, CH Fighterstick being the first choice. Of course, it can function alone, but I really can't think of any situation where one would need a throttle without a joystick.
The device is extremely light compared to similar units. The resistance, however, is slightly stronger, making some kind of fixing it to the table almost mandatory. Either that or you'll have to push it down every time you move it, so the friction does the stabilizing.
The motion is linear rather than arcing, which requires some time getting used to. I'm still not sure if this was a good decision.
There is a number of hat switches and buttons on the throttle and you'll probably never run out of them. Their placing, however, is not as good as with Cougar's throttle, for example. In my opinion, an ergonomic rework of the unit would be beneficial. In any case, if you need more buttons, programming options make further possibilities almost infinite.
There is also a microstick which is quite useful, but there are no dials. A minus, as modern flight sims make good use of dial controls.
Programming abilities are exceptional and belong to the very top. Complemented with CH Fighterstick, there is no other equipment to rival it.
As with other CH gear, the feel is somewhat toyish, but don't be fooled by it - this is a quality product and it will last very long time.
Verdict: Fine product to complement your CH gear. Reliable, with great programming abilities, but it could have been even better with dials, arcing motion and somewhat improved ergonomics.
Product Description
With the look and feel of a real F-16 "Falcon" jet stick, the F-16 CombatStick USB offers gamers excellent control with the right amount of buttons which are layed out perfectly on the handle. Link this USB F16 Combatstick with a USB Pro Throttle and a set of USB Pro Pedals and you will have a USB "hands on" game control setup. If you want the best, get CH Products.
Customer Reviews:
Owned these products for YEARS!.......2007-08-15
I have owned the gameport (pre-USB) version of the CH products combat stick, rudder pedals, and throttle (non-pro) for almost a DECADE (since they came out). And they still work PERFECTLY! All my devices have been used heavily for years and there is no looseness or play in the stick or any of the devices. I'm only upgradding to the USB versions because all the new machines and laptops don't have gameports anymore.
I can't stress how happy I've been with my CH gear... Really.
I STILL use them today, but with my laptop outpacing my old gaming machine by a large margin, and all new machines not having gameports (USB only) I'm buying CH products again, in USB.
The USB have superior button programming utilities as well. I can't wait to use the Pro throttle.
I've tried the HOTAS systems by Thrustmaster, and have a friend that swears by them, but I just like the feel of the CH devices.
- Qlippoth
no feeling.......2006-03-26
This joystick has no feel. The horizontal and vertical trim wheels are a joke at best. I had a Microsoft Sidewinder that was far superior. This joystick has a very plastic feel more of a toy than a real sim stick. It sets up easy and is ready to fly in no time but the lack of feel is disturbing.
Excellent Joystick.......2006-03-16
I've only used the basic functions of this joystick (i.e. none of the 34 programmable functions) but this thing is smooth, solid, and works like a charm. The grip is comfortable and the buttons are well placed.
Very good, but some small drawbacks........2005-04-16
First off, this review is meant for PC users. Since CH Products is one of the few companies that supports Macs the only joystick better than this one would be their next step up, the Fighterstick. For a Mac I would give this 5 stars. Also, I will be reviewing the CH products Flightstick, Combatstick, and Fighterstick at the same time (using the Combatstick here as the base) since they are all pretty much the same except for the number of buttons.
The first and best thing about these sticks and their partner throttle is that they are based of the F-16's flight control system much like the old Thrustmaster systems from the early '90s. This gives them the double bonus of an added realism connection, which all flight simmers want, and a very good choice of buttons and layout. After all, the military used decades of research and experience to arrive at the optimum joystick design when they made the F-16 and almost all other modern fighters have a very similar joystick layout.
While the layout may look strange and even a bit cluttered at first glance, it turns out to be very easy to use once you get a hold of it. These joysticks are about 35% larger than the old Thrustmasters, this gives them enough room on the head for the extra 4 buttons hats to be used safely, but also means you will actually be using the side buttons as your secondary ones before the top groups. This takes a bit of getting used to since it's different than all the other joysticks out there, but since they are where you would naturally have your fingers on the joystick when at rest it doesn't take long.
I found the layout to be superior to all the recent Saiteks as a result of this attention. The Saitek joysticks of recent years, particularly the Cyborg line, have been designed with looks first, and then a little thought for function. As a result they have been very uncomfortable to use.
Another link these CH Products joysticks have with the Thrustmasters of old is that they use springs to hold the joystick in place and measure it's movements. There are both positive and negative results of this choice. The main negative is that the springs will wear out and break before the current digital measurement devices, exactly how much earlier remains to be seen as CH products is rather new in the game market. Given their solid reputation in the commercial sector I'd bet we will still get a hearty number of years out of them. A last and rather small second side effect is that the brand new joystick is that the brand new springs are rather stiff, and you will experience some resistance when crossing the axis' early on. I found this went away completely after 30 hours of use and wasn't much of a problem after the first 10.
On the plus side the springs mean that the joystick will snap back to center quickly and consistently, making calibration a breeze and programming in a dead zone a thing of the past. Most importantly, you get even more precise control than with the competitors. Not much considering how good they have gotten over the years, particularly the Logitechs, but it's still better.
Finally we get to the major differences between the 3 sticks offered by CH Products, the number of buttons and the price.
First, we will start with the "economy" Flightstick, if you can call a joystick with an $89.95 list price economy. However, a quick look at it's features prove that is its role since it only has a trigger, 3 secondary buttons, a standard HAT, and 2 trim wheels. Also, all the secondary buttons are on the head of the stick, which is a bit of a reach. However, since the buttons are rather large (the footprint was intended for a 4-button HAT) that problem is somewhat countered. On the upside, this it the only joystick in the line that isn't molded for a right-handed person. I'm betting most lefties have learned to fly right-handed by now since most are designed for right-handed people, but I imagine that's welcome news for some of you.
The next one up is this Combatstick, my personal favorite. With a list price only $20 more than the flightstick, and a less than $10 difference and Amazon.com's current prices, it's well worth the upgrade for an extra 6 buttons and another trim wheel. Also, the secondary buttons are moved off the head of the stick so they are much easier to get to in a hurry. This leaves the buttons on the head for tertiary controls. In fact, with my Il-2 setup I don't even use the 4 button hat. Admittedly I play on the lower end of it's realism scale.
If your one of those people who likes to run their games at the highest realism settings you will want the extra buttons of the Fighterstick, because of it's extra hats it has 4 more buttons. Even better it has a mode shift button, basically 'shift' for the joystick. This button toggles the functions off all the other buttons, with the normal hat counting as 8 more. Using this you end up with a whopping 24 programmable buttons. Tack that on to the Pro Throttle with it's HATs and buttons and their special software to add other levels to them and you can have more buttons than anyone should ever need. Assuming you aren't playing flying a bomber in Il-2 with full realism and refuse to use the keyboard.
In the end my only gripe about these products is their high cost, much more than I would normally pay for a joystick and the reason I docked them a star. However, I can understand why they are this high a price. Hardcore flight sim enthusiasts have proven time and time again that they will pay whatever is necessary to get the next best advantage in their field. The fact that they also have pretty much a monopoly on controls patterned off of the real thing and the Mac user field probably factors in as well.
Since I am a hardcore flight sim enthusiast, I still paid for them, and I was always able to give it a positive spin by reminding myself that I paid as much as the throttle and stick combined for my graphics card and I'll get to use these a lot longer. We just wont even mention the sound system.
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Product Description
The AV93294 Audio/Video & Game Switch eliminates disconnecting and reconnecting cables by allowing connection of up to 4 devices to television input jacks. It is S-Video compatible for video connections. It features an additional mini-plug output for use with headphones or powered speakers. High-tech metallic color makes it compatible with many of today's components.
Customer Reviews:
Good box.......2006-03-16
Good switching box. Mine used for Laptop out and iPod out hooked to desktop speakers and using the headphone jack. Double-sticked it to the side of my monitor for push button convenience.
Front headphones output is in conjunction with the output jacks on the rear of the unit. In otherwords, an amp hooked on the back as output and the headphones hooked to the front operate at the same time. So to only listen on the headphones, you'd need to turned the other output off.
Product Description
New TV 3 Port RCA AV Video Game Selector Switch for DVD Player / Satellite Receiver / Video Game Player
Tired of disconnecting and re-connecting your audio and video cables every time you want to change your input device? With this brand new AV multi-switch box you will never have to mess with all that again. Switch between different systems with only the flick of a switch. Comes in original unopened package with a set up instructional diagram, plus one set of RCA cables is included FREE! These retail in Electronic and Department stores for as much as $30.00, so take advantage of this tremendous saving opportunity now
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