It seems that either the batteries don?t last as long in the
i.Glow 2.4Ghz Wireless or that the signal is not as strong in the Xbox version as it was in the PS2 version. I found that after playing for a while, the batteries were still strong enough to light the controller up brightly, but while I was playing the receiver would lose the signal and I?d have to manually tell the controller to reconnect before I could regain control of my game. I did try changing the channel on the receiver to see if that was the issue, but to no avail. Also, the batteries are not included ? a pet peeve of mine, personally.
The wireless feature in the i.Glow 2.4Ghz Wireless comes at a cost: it has no expansion slots. In the location that would typically house two expansion ports, there is simply a panel. The reason for this is that behind this panel, where the slots would normally be, is the location for the four AAA batteries. This would remove the ability to use, for example, an Xbox Live adapter with this controller.
If you already have (or plan to get) rechargeable AAA batteries to use with the i.Glow 2.4Ghz Wireless and you want a wireless controller but don?t need to use expansion slots, the i.Glow 2.4Ghz Wireless is not bad. With these couple of exceptions, the i.Glow 2.4Ghz Wireless is a nice controller; it?s layout is comfortable and the i.Glow effect is very cool looking.
