Logitech ChillStream Gamepad for PC

Maybe I'm asking too much out of an industry that's been around for how many decades now? Good: They copied a great design (xbox) dual analog sticks are very accurate. Obviously we got enough buttons to satisfy most games. Vents around the controller are for fans to cool your hands. Bad: They copied a great design but it's a copy... Biggest flaw is the analog triggers (or should I say "trigger"). Left Trigger can't be bound unless Right Trigger is bound to its opposite function... in other words they act as a single analog switch with a dead zone when neither are pressed. Xbox is superior in controller shape (Chillstream was made for baby hands) D-pad feels loose but it might actually be more accurate than Xbox (I don't care for either) No added software to rebind buttons and/or analog axis'. Conclusion: I'm going to buy an Xbox controller for my PC and hope it works better. I expect more out of Logitech because usually their hardware is the best quality when you l... Read more

i just bought it for to up my level of gaming. works great and the chill stream is a great option and i wonder if logitech might include it in further products.

on my xp it wouldn't detect the darn controller, then when I installed the software, all I saw was a progress bar go to max, and an ok button unfreezing, when I hit ok, the setup closes and theres nothing installed on my pc. so then I'm told I have to install updated drivers, so I go to their website (logitech.com) only to be redirected.....[wait! logitech doesnt even host their own drivers?...nope) I'm redirected to Microsoft.com to find out I have to authenticate my version of windows with Microsoft to download drivers for a logitech hardware controller!....whatever, I waste half an hour downloading the necessary authentication software from 'microsoft', to download 'logitech' drivers, to find out that the first microsoft authentication software is having problems, so I do the secondary authentication procedure of microsoft. I get the dam pc authenticated(3 hours passed), and download one of the 2 drivers available from the redirect page of logitech.com the dirver crashes/I get an ... Read more

Everything aspects of the gamepad are OK but the air system it's horrible, it is really noisy, and doesn't blow enough air to really cool the hands and randomly the fan turns on, I always leave my computer on so it is really annoying..... I recommend this product if you aren't buying it for the cooling system

this thing is not programmable. the logitech profiler software does not recognize it and will not profile for it, which suxxors. on the other hand, it's super comfortable as well as very cool since it has the fan. the fan is nice because it keeps my hands cool all the time. i've been using it for emulators and Lego Starwars to great effect.