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I got tired of playing games on the kaiser keyboard, so I did a little research on game controllers for PPC's. If found the Bluetooth game controller by ENR Technologies. I thought it was a good idea so I hunted for the best price. Found it at SunTekStore.com for $59.00 and then looked for coupons... I found one for free shipping... N-I-C-E ! ! !
Coupon for FREE SHIPPING: sunsun
I'll review it when it comes in....
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Well..
I've had one of these for a long time now and the work fine. (got mine from shop.brando.com.hk) .. Works better (faster feedback) on my Keiser then on my universal - (just my overall feeling).. and it "fits" as it should (my Universal was to bulky)
The only negative I can say about it is that it's sorta big/bulky.. I always get suspicious looks when I put it in my jeanspocket ;-)
and.. since it's not as "instant" as your hardware buttons, there are a few games that are very frustrating to play.. Flux Challenge works great though.
LOMF said:
Well..
I've had one of these for a long time now and the work fine. (got mine from shop.brando.com.hk) .. Works better (faster feedback) on my Keiser then on my universal - (just my overall feeling).. and it "fits" as it should (my Universal was to bulky)
The only negative I can say about it is that it's sorta big/bulky.. I always get suspicious looks when I put it in my jeanspocket ;-)
and.. since it's not as "instant" as your hardware buttons, there are a few games that are very frustrating to play.. Flux Challenge works great though.
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can you tell us the drivers and the game that you used?
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can you tell us the drivers and the game that you used?
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Hi there.
I'm using the drivers that where shipped with the device, but after a short time of googling, this looks to be most up to date (version 1.52):
http://www.smartgamepad.com/downloads/driver1502.zip
(I currently use version 1.30, avalible here: http://shop.brando.com.hk/files/btgamepad_v130.zip )
And when it comes to games; the only one I've yet tried on the Kaiser is Flux Challange, but since you map the gamepad buttons to hardware buttons, every game/application is compatible.. but as I stated above - some games will be difficullt to play since there is a small (almost unnoticable though) delay. The delay has to do with the gamepad-application (which has to be running at the same time) - that reads the bluetooth-serial input and emulates hardware keypresses.. so the more CPU-intence the game is (and other processes running in the background) - the more delay you will experience
All in all it is not bad. I still think it is about $20 to much, but if it saves my phones buttons from over use... and abuse, then it might be worth it. We all know how abused game controllers get, no need to abuse an expensive phone in the same manner.
The only grip I have, is the placement of the L and R buttons. The R button is utterly useless in its current position and the L button is to high. They really should be moved from the controller's arms, down to the front of the main body like most game controllers.
Since there is not an option for HTC Kaiser when selecting your device, choose one of the following: i-mate Pocket_PC
OR use the cab provided, it is what I use.
Ron
I got another coupon code in the package for SuntekStore.com. I don't plan on using it, but maybe someone here could. Maybe try and add it to the free shipping!?
US$5 off with a min purchase of US$20: deals5
Ron
I used to have on of those for my 8125/Wizard - they work really well but I ended up not using it as much as I thought I would and sold it on eBay. Only got $25 for it because other places were selling them new on eBay for $30
If you are interested in alternatives to the MSI or Chainpus BGP100 bluetooth gamepad, google search "modded by bacteria" go to the "work in progress" section of his forums, and search for the thread "Re-housed Bluetooth controller". The creator of the site, Bacteria, will be transplanting the innards of the BGP100 into an SNES controller. Previously, he has transplanted it into a PS1 controller. It seams feasible to DIY into almost any controller housing.
Soon Sony Ericsson are planning on bringing the Xperia Play into the Android World,It runs Gingerbread but according to GSM Arena,The actual Playstation Suite and store could be avalible on all Droids Running Gingerbread.If thats the case we may be able to play PS on our HD2s Soon,Be ideal Playing them with our Lovely Big 4.3 Inch Screens
http://www.gsmarena.com/the_playsta...d_a_game_store_for_all_androids-news-2259.php
Pretty much an official endorsed psx4droid then
Personally I'm very happy with PSX4Droid. If Sony's software beats it, then that's good, but otherwise I'm quite happy!!
LOL, don't get your hopes too high man, doubt our HD2 can be "PlayStation Certified" by Sony, being an unofficial android device, probably get locked out from the PS store
But still, official PS emulator.. arghh
Unfortunately our hd2s aren't going to have the nice slide out playstation controller like that phone does.
I'm about to transfer the insides of the msi bluetooth controller into a super nintendo controller and try to modify it to attach to my hd2 somehow. I'll post pictures of it once I finish it. It's a shame no manufacturer has released a decent bluetooth controller that can attach to smartphones yet. Even the old msi controllers are nearly impossible to find anymore... I had to pay $80 to get a used one from ebay.... it'll be worth it if this modified snes controller turns out good.
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Unfortunately our hd2s aren't going to have the nice slide out playstation controller like that phone does.
I'm about to transfer the insides of the msi bluetooth controller into a super nintendo controller and try to modify it to attach to my hd2 somehow. I'll post pictures of it once I finish it. It's a shame no manufacturer has released a decent bluetooth controller that can attach to smartphones yet. Even the old msi controllers are nearly impossible to find anymore... I had to pay $80 to get a used one from ebay.... it'll be worth it if this modified snes controller turns out good.
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Seems much cheaper to me to buy a Wii controller off Ebay for $10.00. Just use that in conjunction with Wiimote Controller from the Market and voila, you've got a great joypad for any xxxDroid emulator.
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Seems much cheaper to me to buy a Wii controller off Ebay for $10.00. Just use that in conjunction with Wiimote Controller from the Market and voila, you've got a great joypad for any xxxDroid emulator.
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The wii controller doesn't have as many buttons... the snes controller is setup just like a ps1 controller so its perfect for psx4droid. The wii controller is really thick and big, too, and it won't be as easy to modify to attach to the phone as easily and be confortable to hold. My idea with attaching the snes controller to the phone is gonna make it really nice and portable... it'll attach to the phone in landscape so it will look similar to the new playstation phone , except the controller will be removeable and i'm gonna try to make it universally attachable to any phone, so i can use it still if i get a new phone.
Also, I don't think the wii controller will work with sense builds unless they solved that issue.
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It would be nice if we can play the games too!
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It would be nice if we can play the games too!
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I suspect we'll be able to play games that are written with a subset of the Playstation gaming SDK. It's obviously not gonna let us play games of the quality that you find on the console. It'll probably be like the Xbox Live games that you can play on WP7. You're never gonna play something the quality of Halo 3 on there, just like we're never gonna play Killzone 3.
This has been out for a little while now for ipad, but i figured its cheap enough to give it a try.
http://www.amazon.com/Ten-One-Desig...W55I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308720515&sr=8-2
Amazon has this thing for $13. It's called Fling and its a touchscreen thumbstick. It supposedly works pretty well for Xoom and G-Tablets, so I'll try it out on the Acer and report back. Anyone else have one?
Should come Friday
Got mine yesterday! I bought it 2 weeks ago for 7€ with delivery included at focalprice.
I must say, that I'm really surprised and that it's reeeeally worth its money. I assume everyone, who plays some games with a virtual joypad should get one asap!
With this thingy attached, the tab really feels like a big PSP and that makes the playing-experience way more comfortable.
The only negative aspect is, that the virtual joypad in some games is too big for the limited range of the fling. For example Samurai Vengeance or N64Droid are perfectably compatible, but the joypad of Death Worm is too big.
yea i really enjoy it. ive used it for PES and its perfect. it works with Galaxy on Fire too but it does block some things
anyone consider the JOYSTICK-IT iPad Arcade Stick? EDIT: Review is bad, nevermind.
The violet fling is down to 9.99
I got the JoystickIt as a gift from ThinkGeek through my job, and I saw it was mentioned that the reviews are kinda bad... and it kinda is, but I love the idea. It just doesn't make good enough contact, and there aren't enough games with d-pads that are the right size... but hey, I got mine for free, so it's hard to complain... if there's a better one, get it, cuz the concept is freaking brilliant.
i use the JoystickIt on missus iPad with MAME emulator.
Works quite well - her favourite game being Galaga and mine being MetalSlug...
But yes if you wiggle too much it detaches itself as the suction cup is too small for its job...
360 Controller
I have been using a wired usb 360 controller for games in Emulators but seems to work on tab also might just need driver to config buttons.
Also logitech Bluetooth Keyboard w/built in mouse for PS3 works great on here to!!
Amazon has this thing for $13. It's called Fling and its a touchscreen thumbstick. It supposedly works pretty well for Xoom and G-Tablets, so I'll try it out on the Acer and report back. Anyone else have one?
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I did that post for the g-tablet! It was better on it because of the larger black siding on the bottom so it took up less screen space I still like it for the Sparta game sold the gtablet for my Acer =]
Been looking a the Shield for the last few days and haven't pulled the trigger yet. I have a Droid DNA and Moga controller, so I am not sure if its worth it on the Android side of the Shield. And then my main gaming PC is a laptop with a 750M GPU (kepler) and I don't want to get stuck with the mobile GPUs not being supported. So I am wondering if it is worth it for just he Android games (given I have a phone/controller already) or uif I should gamble that I would be able to stream PC games in the future?
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Been looking a the Shield for the last few days and haven't pulled the trigger yet. I have a Droid DNA and Moga controller, so I am not sure if its worth it on the Android side of the Shield. And then my main gaming PC is a laptop with a 750M GPU (kepler) and I don't want to get stuck with the mobile GPUs not being supported. So I am wondering if it is worth it for just he Android games (given I have a phone/controller already) or uif I should gamble that I would be able to stream PC games in the future?
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Personally I would wait. I bought it for both, but unless emulators of old games will endlessly occupy you, PC streaming is the star of the show (even though I'm having system requirement issues and haven't tried it yet).
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Yeah that's what I am afraid of. Its a lot of money to spend to not know if I will be able to take full advantage of it (outside of building a PC).
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Yeah that's what I am afraid of. Its a lot of money to spend to not know if I will be able to take full advantage of it (outside of building a PC).
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There are some other reasons just besides gaming device to buy this.
If you watch a lot of Netflix the Shield is worth it. You can prop up the screen, and watch videos without having to hold up a tablet. The miniHDMI makes it easy to plug the Shield into the TV and use apps like XDA. It could be used as a mobile home theater device. It's even great as a portable boombox because of the loud speakers.
In addition my PC streaming problem is processor specific.... My processor exceeds the requirements by almost twice what they say (I have two Xeon processors).
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Been looking a the Shield for the last few days and haven't pulled the trigger yet. I have a Droid DNA and Moga controller, so I am not sure if its worth it on the Android side of the Shield. And then my main gaming PC is a laptop with a 750M GPU (kepler) and I don't want to get stuck with the mobile GPUs not being supported. So I am wondering if it is worth it for just he Android games (given I have a phone/controller already) or uif I should gamble that I would be able to stream PC games in the future?
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I have a SGS3 and a GameKlip. So I kind of under stand where you are coming from.
IMO the shield is a premium device. Its like my SGS3/Gameklip is Folger's coffee and the shield is fresh ground Starbucks.
The controller. The speakers. The huge battery. Its all top notch stuff that may be overkill in most ppls mind but if you really enjoy gaming it might be for you. The PC streaming for me is a bonus. I may build a PC to get streaming set up on but its not a priority.
Mostly for me this thing was bought for emulation of old consoles, android gaming and as a media player for around the house (using to play Pandora around the house IS NICE). Sure my phone will do all that. But the shield will do it all so much better.
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I have a SGS3 and a GameKlip. So I kind of under stand where you are coming from.
IMO the shield is a premium device. Its like my SGS3/Gameklip is Folger's coffee and the shield is fresh ground Starbucks.
The controller. The speakers. The huge battery. Its all top notch stuff that may be overkill in most ppls mind but if you really enjoy gaming it might be for you. The PC streaming for me is a bonus. I may build a PC to get streaming set up on but its not a priority.
Mostly for me this thing was bought for emulation of old consoles, android gaming and as a media player for around the house (using to play Pandora around the house IS NICE). Sure my phone will do all that. But the shield will do it all so much better.
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You make a good point about the media player aspect. I have a Vita and a 3DS along with all the consoles that I just have no time to play. I am kind of crazy with game consoles, but not sure if I need another one.
Character Zero said:
You make a good point about the media player aspect. I have a Vita and a 3DS along with all the consoles that I just have no time to play. I am kind of crazy with game consoles, but not sure if I need another one.
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Lol. you sound a bit like me.
I literally just bought a brand new in sealed box Nintendo DSlite to play slot 1 & 2 flash carts with. Then I buy this thing. To be honest every other console I own is about to get neglected for the foreseeable future. My phone is also starting to get neglected too. Browsing the web is much more fun with shield than my S3. Still not as good as my laptop but the using the anolog sticks and triggers make for a pretty nice way to navigate the web browser.
Posting this fro shield too FYI.
I've definitely enjoyed my Shield. Originally, I was planning to use it mainly for media consumption, but then I downloaded GTA III of the Play Store and it was on. I've spent hours playing GTA just messing around with the cops and driving around.
It still is a good media consumption device too. I can sit it down and watch it, or hold it up while keeping my hands comfortable by adjusting the screen. Once you get the hang of the little analog stick clicking and flicking to pull down menus, scroll, etc. it's pretty great.
The WiFi implementation is superb. It peaks at 300 Mbps on 5 GHz (full 2x2:2 802.11n). The speakers are very loud. I can usually keep my volume set at about 30% when using the device in my house.
The only drawback is that it's pretty heavy. It doesn't really bother me because I'm usually resting my arms on something when I use it, but if you're expecting the weight of a 3DS or Vita, you're going to be disappointed.
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I've definitely enjoyed my Shield. Originally, I was planning to use it mainly for media consumption, but then I downloaded GTA III of the Play Store and it was on. I've spent hours playing GTA just messing around with the cops and driving around.
It still is a good media consumption device too. I can sit it down and watch it, or hold it up while keeping my hands comfortable by adjusting the screen. Once you get the hang of the little analog stick clicking and flicking to pull down menus, scroll, etc. it's pretty great.
The WiFi implementation is superb. It peaks at 300 Mbps on 5 GHz (full 2x2:2 802.11n). The speakers are very loud. I can usually keep my volume set at about 30% when using the device in my house.
The only drawback is that it's pretty heavy. It doesn't really bother me because I'm usually resting my arms on something when I use it, but if you're expecting the weight of a 3DS or Vita, you're going to be disappointed.
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Speaking of the weight, based on the thread title, I was going to respond: It is 1.5 pounds- You can dooo iiiitt!
I am tempted to get this, but might wait for a price drop to $250.... I wish Best Buy stocked these puppies to try out in store.
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Speaking of the weight, based on the thread title, I was going to respond: It is 1.5 pounds- You can dooo iiiitt!
I am tempted to get this, but might wait for a price drop to $250.... I wish Best Buy stocked these puppies to try out in store.
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If you are lucky enough to have a Microcenter near you I believe they have them on display top try out. They did before launch anyway.
Unfortunately no Microcenter and no Gamestop with display for me. But all of the reviews are raving, I can't seem to find one bad review. Except the game streaming is a huge part of the glowing reviews, and since I have a laptop (with a Kepler GPU, so capable) I don't know if I want to gamble on being able to stream down the line. I do like the idea of a Dedicated Android hand held. Using a Moga with my phone just doesn't seem right, plus it kills battery.
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Unfortunately no Microcenter and no Gamestop with display for me. But all of the reviews are raving, I can't seem to find one bad review. Except the game streaming is a huge part of the glowing reviews, and since I have a laptop (with a Kepler GPU, so capable) I don't know if I want to gamble on being able to stream down the line. I do like the idea of a Dedicated Android hand held. Using a Moga with my phone just doesn't seem right, plus it kills battery.
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The Austin area has one at GameStop (as well as me having one)
Made the impulse purchase this morning. Newegg had the case in stock and had a bundle with the shield, case, faceplate, and HDMI cable for 347. Not a bad deal since I wanted the case anyway. Looking forward to using it when mobile GPUs are supported but for now I have some Android games I can't wait to play.
Check out Ebay guys, I just got the cheapest one posted thusfar (you can see all the old auctions by looking at the completed listings in the filters), an in-box shield in great shape which is already in the post for 250 flat, including shipping, and it has the receipt and hasn't had the warranty registered yet.
You may get lucky like me and find one that someone wants gone fast.
I thought about getting one of these things once. I was gonna beat the crap out of someone and take it so I could put it on eBay. ^_^
I am still waiting to get one problem is we need to pay about £55 custom fees to have it shipped to uk.
i have the first Moga controller + S3/S4. Also pair PS Dual Shock controller + S3.
Moga controller pairing is a nightmare.
With an additional controller, it always take time to setup the phone to play, with Shield you just need to open screen and play.
I can say Shield is definitely a much better experience IMO
The emulator runs great, no lag in controls (especially Mario)
I can finally play Dead Trigger with proper controls (weapon selection need a bit of tweak)
Also trying some of the Shield compatible games and was quite satisfied.
And i didn't even consider about the PC streaming feature.
Btw i have 3DS XL and Vita as well
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i have the first Moga controller + S3/S4. Also pair PS Dual Shock controller + S3.
Moga controller pairing is a nightmare.
With an additional controller, it always take time to setup the phone to play, with Shield you just need to open screen and play.
I can say Shield is definitely a much better experience IMO
The emulator runs great, no lag in controls (especially Mario)
I can finally play Dead Trigger with proper controls (weapon selection need a bit of tweak)
Also trying some of the Shield compatible games and was quite satisfied.
And i didn't even consider about the PC streaming feature.
Btw i have 3DS XL and Vita as well
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I have to agree, I never once wanted this for pc streaming. Got it for emulation. Not sure if i like it more than my 3DS but definitely better than my vita. I love mine but their are still people that wont like it because of looks or because it's because it's basically a phone/tablet and controller. I can't think of one thing negative about it. Best emulators in my opinion are DraStic and m64/Super N64 (anything but mupen) My Boy! and Retroarch. Also as far as android games go I like me some Shadow gun dead zone. Needs more levels though. Also I hope an update comes out soon to use the shield controller or emulate the touch screen controls with non-shield optimized games (Minecraft PE, Call of duty Zombies etc.)
I was worried about getting the shield at first aswell.... out of all my retro and new consoles it has been my goto console for the last month.... it me made respect android gaming, there are some really fun console quality games on the play and shield store plus more to come.... can't wait for Dead Trigger 2 to release.
I can emulate my entire retro console library, it has a beautiful retinal screen plus I use miracast adapter to game on my smart tv wirelessly. Plus I use Onlive to stream AAA PC titles..... the shield is a gaming beast.... as of right now it is also my mediahub for music and movies .... since my tv is connected to my sound system.... I sort of use it as my media remote control.... on top of all that it PORTABLE... no handheld right now packs as much power that can be carried around anywhere you go.
Don't think twice just get one, I promise you wont be disappointed.
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I was worried about getting the shield at first aswell.... out of all my retro and new consoles it has been my goto console for the last month.... it me made respect android gaming, there are some really fun console quality games on the play and shield store plus more to come.... can't wait for Dead Trigger 2 to release.
I can emulate my entire retro console library, it has a beautiful retinal screen plus I use miracast adapter to game on my smart tv wirelessly. Plus I use Onlive to stream AAA PC titles..... the shield is a gaming beast.... as of right now it is also my mediahub for music and movies .... since my tv is connected to my sound system.... I sort of use it as my media remote control.... on top of all that it PORTABLE... no handheld right now packs as much power that can be carried around anywhere you go.
Don't think twice just get one, I promise you wont be disappointed.
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What hardware do you use for miracast i want to do something like that wirelessly
hey guys,
as you can see in the title i am looking for a good bluetooth controller that works flawlessly with our tegra note 7. btw it has to be a 14 button controller like the xbox 360 controller.
the problem is i only found tons of expensive ones like the moga, steelseries or snakebyte idroid controllers and a bunch of chinese controllers which seem to be too cheap and too bad in terms of quality and compatibility.
i just want to play all kind of games (on emulators for most of the time) while i am still able to charge the tablet so i can play longer instead of playing for an hour before the battery goes low.
i found an interesting controller thats called "red samurai v2" that was sold by gamestop. but i can't find this one anymore since it is not available in the online store from gamestop itself. i also can't find it in other stores like amazon or ebay. i googled the **** out this in hope to find at least one that wasn't sold out. i heard the red samurai v2 was extremely good in terms of quality and compatibility for its price (was just about 10-20$)
since i gave up on finding this particular one, i am right at the beginning again.
now i am asking you if you have any good recommendations for some bluetooth controllers that are not too expensive (maximum 25$) but still work as good as any other normal gaming controller on our tablet (like the xbox 360 controller i used to play with via usb OTG).
pls remember: it has to be a 14 button controller just like the xbox 360 controller
very important to me: 4 shoulder buttons (L+R Bumpers and L+R Triggers). because many cheap ones only have 2 bumpers but no triggers.
I have not tested if the controller works with the TN7 (even though I do own both), but the Xiaomi controller is a bargain. Super amazing build quality, though you do most likely have to import it and wait up to a month to receive it.
Another option would be to get a PS3 controller (which should be cheap by now seeing as the console is in its retirement age) and use it with the Sixaxis app, but again, I am not up to date to confirm if this works.
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I have not tested if the controller works with the TN7 (even though I do own both), but the Xiaomi controller is a bargain. Super amazing build quality, though you do most likely have to import it and wait up to a month to receive it.
Another option would be to get a PS3 controller (which should be cheap by now seeing as the console is in its retirement age) and use it with the Sixaxis app, but again, I am not up to date to confirm if this works.
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i also found the xiaomi controller a while ago. but the sad thing is the import costs make it to expensive for me now. i mean i only need a controller for my tablet. maybe it will find its way to europe someday so i don't have to pay 10+€ for just import costs.
and for the ps3 controller, someone already made a thread that he managed to get it to work on the TN7 but since i used to play xbox 360, the ps3 controller just feels very small in my hands (i have a friend with a ps3, thats because i know the haptics of it)
guess i will just wait a bit and look if i can find the right one or if one of the already existing controllers to get cheaper.
I bought my Xiaomi controller at allbuy.com, it was around 20 Euro with everything included. But I did wait 4 or 5 weeks for it to arrive. Worth checking it out.
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I bought my Xiaomi controller at allbuy.com, it was around 20 Euro with everything included. But I did wait 4 or 5 weeks for it to arrive. Worth checking it out.
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Just found it at gearbest for around 18€. I will keep an eye out for it.
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