I don't sell nor buy things of any significance from friends or family any more. One or the other person almost always ends up feeling screwed. Either you because you sold for lower than you really wanted, or them because they think the price should have been lower but they accepted, because you're friends.

What are your thoughts on the Play and Charge kit vs Quick Charge Kit? AAs will start to add up. Only have 1 controller at the moment but will be getting at least 2 more.

Originally Posted by Only One Haze What are your thoughts on the Play and Charge kit vs Quick Charge Kit? AAs will start to add up. Only have 1 controller at the moment but will be getting at least 2 more.

Totally a matter of money vs convenience. If you're going to have 3 controllers then you'd probably find the quick charge kit best. Although the 360 can charge controllers in standby mode and then shut itself off. However, since MS's rechargeable batteries are the worst I've ever encountered (they'll die and hold no charge anywhere from a couple days after purchase to maybe 1 year at most) I would not buy MS rechargeables. Get some Eneloop batteries and use those instead or even a pack of non-rechargeable AA's from a wholesale store.

I highly recommend going with Eneloop AA batteries and a charger. They are the way to go. Get an extra set of batteries so you can have some charged and ready to go when the ones in your controller run out. Or four extra batteries if you have more than one controller. You don't really need more than that as it's unlikely you'd run out of power on more than 2 controllers at once.

Eneloop batteries are much better than standard NiMH batteries. They hold their charge for a long time even when not in use and not being charged.

Sweet, thank guys. I will check those out, never heard of them.

Okay, so just a 4pack with charger and then a 4pack should be good for 2 controllers? The third is going to be the Silver controller with Play and Charge, so the eneloops will just be for the 2 regular black controllers. That should be good?

That would do the trick, yep.

Originally Posted by Only One Haze Sweet, thank guys. I will check those out, never heard of them. Okay, so just a 4pack with charger and then a 4pack should be good for 2 controllers? The third is going to be the Silver controller with Play and Charge, so the eneloops will just be for the 2 regular black controllers. That should be good?

Amazon has good prices, I just picked up a 4 pack from there. Saw Eneloop at Costco for a good price and I think it included the charger, probably more batteries than you'll need though.

Ohh ohh, my Halo 4 controller shipped yesterday! I'm so excite! Luckily I found a regular black wireless controller in my 360 box lol so I could wait till this thing ships. No more phantom movement though, god that was so annoying.

Question
My subscription does not end until JAN of 2013
If I were to redeem a 1 month XBL sub, what would happen?

Originally Posted by mikeworld Question My subscription does not end until JAN of 2013 If I were to redeem a 1 month XBL sub, what would happen?

It will just add it onto the end.

Do old xbox free trials work on xbox live? I have 3 of them sealed from old xbox games (2 month trials)

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So I have almost maxed my 120GB fat xbox 360... would it be cheaper/better to just upgrade to the slim xbox to get a larger hard drive or is there a different method you recommend?

Originally Posted by slowdive21 Do old xbox free trials work on xbox live? I have 3 of them sealed from old xbox games (2 month trials)

They typically have an expiration date and usually only work for new accounts.

Originally Posted by slowdive21 Do old xbox free trials work on xbox live? I have 3 of them sealed from old xbox games (2 month trials)

You might be able to get something out of them by contacting Xbox customer support.

Originally Posted by lordopus99 So I have almost maxed my 120GB fat xbox 360... would it be cheaper/better to just upgrade to the slim xbox to get a larger hard drive or is there a different method you recommend?

Perhaps a gamestop refurb drive?

I'm finally upgrading from white fat 360 to the new slim, and just bought a 3 months gold code last week.

I'm sure this question have ask b4, but once i get my new slim. what do i need to do to make sure my current 3 months gold pass would transfer to my new xbox?

thanks

Pretty sure its tied to your name and not the console. Once you download your profile the 3 months should still be there.

Originally Posted by Only One Haze Pretty sure its tied to your name and not the console. Once you download your profile the 3 months should still be there.

So if i transfer my profile to new xbox with USB, i should be fine right?

Yes. It's definitely associated with your gamer tag and not a particular console.

I could use some advice on getting a new HDD. I know there's been a bit of HDD discussion already on this page, but I'm wondering about what to get my son for Christmas. He inherited my old 20GB original 360 for his room when I upgraded to a 250GB Slim a while back. His is filled and he wants more space. I always thought non-MS branded stuff wouldn't work, but lots of customer reviews on Amazon make it sound like they do. I'd trust opinions here more than there, though.

Any particular off-brands known to be more or less reliable than others? Anything else I should know? Thanks for any help.

You can get banned in some way, whether that be your console or your account, for non-MS hard drives I've heard, not sure though.