Logitech ChillStream Gamepad for PC

by Logitech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.8 x 3 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000IX1NDC
• Item model number: 963435-0403
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Logitech ChillStream technology helps keep your hands cool when gaming gets really intense. Three speed settings allow you to adjust the ventilation force on the integrated fan. No matter what you play, or how you game, ChillStream lets you play longer, play harder, play cooler!

ChillStream  technology Helps keep your hands cool during intense gaming sessions.		Soft rubber grips Enjoy superior comfort and better gaming control.		High-performance analog sticks and triggers For enhanced speed and precision.

System Requirements

• PC with Pentium processor or compatible
• Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
• Available USB port

Package Contents

• Logitech ChillStream controller
• User guide
• 1-year limited warranty

Product Description

The Logitech ChillStream technology helps keep your hands cool when gaming gets really intense. Three speed settings allow you to adjust the ventilation force on the integrated fan. No matter what you play, or how you game, ChillStream lets you play longer, play harder, play cooler

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chillin & blastin, January 10, 2007

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K. Dennis "theskibum" (Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech ChillStream Gamepad for PC (Personal Computers)

So this controller looked pretty sweet to me so I bought it over a rumble pad. I liked the idea of fans for wicking away sweat, as I tend to get pretty white knuckled on my controllers. I bought this controller specifically for Star Wars Battlefront 2 on PC, and it works like a dream. I also like the X-Box controller layout (offset anolog sticks and more ergonomic) than the PS2 style controller that is the Logitech Rumble pad. It also has better grips than a PS2 controller.

The only things I think are bad about it are the following:
1. It is not modeled on the large XBox controller, but rather the regular one, which is ok for most people, but I have big hands and I get a bit cramped up if I play for way too long.
2. I was slightly dissapointed with the lack of custimization software available with this pad. I have a Saitek Cyborg EVO joystick that you can create custom profiles for every game you want to use it with then set that profile before launching the game. This isn't an issue with Battlefront 2 since it has a very excellent in game control configurator, but I could see where if a game didn't have as good an interface (or maybe older games) this pad could suffer in this regard.
3. This isn't so much an issue for me, but I would assume that with a lot of game play and turning on and off of the fan, that the fan motor will likely die sooner than the pad will wear out. I don't care too much, because the fan is more a novelty to me than anything. I will still use it even if it does die.

Overall, a great controller, I actually would give it a 4.5 rating, but that isn't an option here.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Impressed, but no NES, September 25, 2007

By 

Alastair L. Drong "Alastair D." (Bloomington, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech ChillStream Gamepad for PC (Personal Computers)

I was playing Super Mario emulated on my laptop a few months back when my wife (then fiancée) came in and exclaimed, "Super Mario! I want to play!" I needed a new controller and, needless to say, my wife needed one as well. I started looking around for something that'd do the job and last us a while. To my surprise, I found that the quality on game pads is lacking. For a while, the best reviewed game pad I could find was another Logitech and the left analog stick commonly had "floating" issues (the stick would cause you to drift down) after pretty light use. This is apparently pretty common for all Logitech controllers.

I then found this controller and felt like the fan was a bit of a joke, but since it is a bit more expensive and so clearly geared toward XBOX gamers, I felt like it aught to be at least a little more resilient and ready for someone who knows what a decent controller aught to feel like.

So, when I purchased two of these, my primary concerns were that the left analog stick would begin to float and that the airflow would be pointless and maybe a little annoying if it accidentally got turned on. After about 3 months of average use, the analog stick is fine and, very much to my surprise, I absolutely love the airflow on my palms. Over the summer I actually wished I could get a little more airflow out of it, but I expect that over the winter, the low setting will be just right.

The only disappointing thing I've found with the controller so far is this: In Mario 3 there's a particular level (one of my favorites, actually) in which you must fly while holding shell. To do this, you have to use what I call the B, A+ move which involves pressing and holding the B button with the tip of your thumb while repeatedly hitting the A button with the meat of your thumb. I have no problems doing this on a classic NES controller, my old (terrible) Saitek P150 and I've also done the same with the GameBoy where the buttons are angled the wrong way. I can't, however, do this on the ChillStream using the X and A buttons as B and A respectively. I have to change hand positions to use the tips of my index and middle finger to do it well enough to pass the level.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Controller!, September 13, 2009

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Michael Cobb (Streetsboro, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech ChillStream Gamepad for PC (Personal Computers)

The Logitech ChillStream Gamepad for PC is a very excellent gamepad controller. It is designed to look, and function, like an X-Box or X-Box 360 controller for one's PC. It also features two (2) fans in each hand grip to help with the sweat palm issue one incurs while playing video games for hours on end. There are two (2) speeds for these fans, which is nice.