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whats the best battery solution for a 360?

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kenshin-dono:
Im just wondering what the best bet for batteries is. Ive had my 360 for years (well this is my 3rd one.. what  a quality piece of hardware =P) and my batteries aren't holding a charge very well anymore. I need to get some new ones.

thing is i was never impressed with the 360 batteries. At a full charge when they were new they would give me about 25 hours or so of play. Ok thats not too bad.. But thats if i was playing ALL the time. IF you just let them sit for about a week without using them they will be dead when you pick them back up. Thats just pathetic. Even when they were new they would  usually do that. At best they wouldn't be stone dead after a week or so of inactivity, but theyd be flashing at 1 bar.

Do the nyko battery packs work better than the xbox ones? I just find it stranget hat they just lose a charge so quickly. I just want something that wont go dead if i leave it sitting for a week. My ps3 controller lasts the same amount of time regarless of whether i play it all the time or let it sit for weeks without use. Thats what i want for my 360!

Im not even sure if my quick charge kits working right anymore. It seems to say the battery is done when its really not. But that might just be because the batteries are old. Though taking them out and putting them right back tends to work most of the time, at least for the newer one of the 2 i got. The older one is really wonky and takes a lot of finagling between the plug and play, quickcharge, and running it down over and over to get it to charge up

So what should i snag? A 10 dollar nyko battery pack? is it possible my quick charge kit is breaking down and i should get a new one? Maybe give the official microsoft one another shot? Im wondering what you guys all use

The thing that really irks me is the battery discharge when not in use. I really am wondering if you all get that too

fohfoh:
I wouldn't bother... but it's up to you. Nyko is probably the cheapest alternative, but if you're annoyed at the discharge part, you're screwed either way. You're seriously better off with a good USB extender cable and a wired controller so you can run around with like 40 ft of cable. On my brother's and my 360, we just use cheap batteries. Gets the job done. I use this method on the PS3 though, but the PS3 attaches to the controller on the top and isn't in the way. I don't recall how the cable hooks up on the 360. I'd expect it to be quite annoying if it was on the bottom though.

XinWind:
Do you use a wired headset for your 360? Since wired headsets for the 360 drains battery power badly.

For me I have used the battery pack you get with the controller and it lasts a good 18hrs still. First day I used it lasted a good whole 24hrs of actual use. As for picking it back up after a while of not using it mine still has its battery power as if I just charged it o.O Only time I see mine burning fast is if I use my wired headset.

samfisher1:
the plug n charg kit. but have 2.

 one charges while the other is used  8).

 but dont charge your batteries while they still have 10% or more power. it stuffs em up good.

other wise the old USB will do the trick

Sosseres:

--- Quote from: samfisher1 on March 10, 2010, 11:47:35 AM ---
other wise the old USB will do the trick

--- End quote ---

I agree that that is the best solution. If you buy a wired one you can also use it to play ps2 games and similar on your PC.

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