Customer Reviews

PELICAN ACCESSORIES Eclipse 2 Wireless Controller For Xbox

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Got a set of 2 of these controllers as a gift and I immediately had problems with the recievers. The controller would work great for about 2 minutes then the signal would be lost. I tried to get help through Pelican's on-line customer service and although they agreed that I had a faulty reciever (actually ended up being two faulty recievers) and offered to send me a new one I never recieved one. I've tried several times to resubmit my complaint but I've never recieved another response from them. I would not recommend this product nor any other Pelican product. There must be something better out there.

Works great, no noticable delay, love the low battery warning light.

Having a 1 1/2 year old, I got tired of trying to play Xbox with my friend in the living room and having controller wires stretched out all over the room. She'd constantly get tangled up in the wires, or grab a controller to try to play with dad then turn a couple circles getting the wires wrapped around her. Now I don't have to worry. There are absolutely no wires comming out of the controller. The only wire at all is about 6" connecting the receiver to the xbox.

After reading the good review of this here and gamespot I decided to get a pair of these controllers. I liked the fact that they had the low battery warning light. That way you know before you start a game if the batteries need changing. I don't have a big living room, so I've not come close to testing out the 50 foot range. But I haven't experienced any problems while playing Halo 2.

I hooked up both controllers out of the box and read the instructions. I forgot which controller went to which receiver but it didn't matter. Pushed the change channel button on each receiver and then hit any 1 button on each controller after waiting 3 seconds after pushing the change channel button just like the manual said. That was all it took, perfect communication since, even after many times of turning the power on the controller on and off.

It was just hard to find any of these for sale on the internet. Had to go to an auction site.

Now I wish I hadn't already spent the money to buy the wired controllers I already had. For around $30 these wireless models aren't much more than the wired controllers. Well worth the little bit extra.

There are other wireless controllers out there that are better, but they all cost more than $50. For $30 you cant get anything better. Everyone that has a gamecube has the wavebird, the best wireless controller out there, and for the Xbox this is the closet to the wavebird. It's light and close to the size of the regular controllers from the xbox. Unlike most wireless controllers you have the rumble feature with this controller. Turning the rumble on will drain your batteries a lot faster but it only takes 2 AA so it's not too bad. With all the wireless controllers you always have to make sure you don't keep it on all day, well with this one it will turn off by itself if you don't use it for 15 min. it also has a cool button layout, all of the button layouts are the same as the regular controllers but this one has the white and black buttons also on the top of the controller similar to the L1 and R1 buttons on the playstation controllers. Overall this is the best controller you can get for $30, I would buy this controller over the regular xbox controllers. The only bad this is that you cant play xbox live with this controller, so if you are looking to play online and this is the only controller you have don't buy this, but if you are just looking for an extra controller this is better than the regular ones.

I bought 4 of these controllers thinking they would be as reliable as the original pelican controllers. 1 Worked right out of the box, 1 had to be manually set, and the other 2 didn't work at all in automatic or manual mode. I recommend sticking with the original Pelican 1 controllers or going with a different brand. Otherwise you have a 50% chance of getting a bad controller.

I got this controller for a gift, and i was kind of skeptical of using it. but i love it. i love the feel of it and i love that it has the white and black buttons on the shoulders of the controller above the triggers. it has great range. i also really like the rubber grips. this is the only controller i use now.

My title pretty much says it a its wireless capabilities are great and it feels alot like the xbox(microsoft) controller at first but not so fast feel it again my friend.Its buttons are way to cheap feeling you guys no what i mean,loose feeling and if you shake the controller it sounds like a baby rattle yeh that kinda cheap,also the thumsticks are awful they raise them up and make the surface for your thumbs smaller in diameter why,I dont know.Here's the deal if you only have so little to spend on a wireless controller this one isnt that bad but if you have an extra $20 dollars buy the controller made by Logitech!

Here's the PROs and CONs and SIDENOTES of this Pelican model:

PROS

- It's wireless (of course).

- With the XBOX receiver plugged in, you only have to press the controller's power button to make it connect.

- The controller has ALL the buttons of the PS2 and XBOX controllers.

- In the test I ran, the controller worked perfectly on Windows XP AND Vista.

- When holding down the power button, the controller connects to the receiver very quickly.

- It's pretty durable. Mine didn't have any loose parts, and it didn't feel cheap.

CONS

- Making the controller connect for the first time might be tricky (I can't remember if it was).

- The controller requires two AA batteries (although they do last long).

- The controller's power button is real close to the Back button (although the controller can re-connect quickly).

SIDENOTES

- I'm not a big fan of rumble features, so don't ask.

- The D-Pad works like it should, but it doesn't feel as precise as the ones on Sony's Dualshock models, but that's just me.

- The controller doesn't come with a CD... BUT it really doesn't need one. If you need an XBOX controller driver, you should be able to download one for free.

- To use this on a PC, you'll also need button-mapping software (also free).

CONCLUSION

I own A LOT of controllers and have handled all the latest brands... but THIS controller is easily the best one. If this controller has bad reviews, I suppose it's because disappointed customers tend to write more reviews, and the satisfied ones take the quality for granted. I was definitely pleased above and beyond.

The range and fit is great... One thing I noticed is the buttons are not very easy. You have to press them hard to get the response. On review said they break in after a bit of use, I have not used mine very much yet so I'll add that later. If the buttons become more sensitive, then I'll give it 5 stars.

I don't understand why this product only has 1.5 stars right now. I loved it and found no problems at all