1. Pretty nifty.

Posted at 2:45PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Frank

2. it's nifty, but i just can't believe this is actually usuable for more than 1 hour. c'mon, who wants to play with some WOODEN console..
the idea is nice, but it's not easier/better/ligther/stronger than the original pad.
it's certainly nicer and i have to admit that building a relay from a reed switch is a nice hack. it's just not.. ergonomic..

Posted at 4:26PM on Jul 7th 2007 by matthijs

3. first off, unless im missing something, the relays are jsut your standard rat shack types, second off, he should've been able to tap the 360 buttons directly, as I can't belive they'd be anything other than active high or low, in the worst case scinario, in which the joystick is polarized (ie, cannot be rigged to switch the ground), and the 360 buttons are active low, he's still be able to do it with transistors, which would be cheaper, small, tougher, and would last longer.

Don't get me wrong though, the setup as a whole looks really solid, (the only other thing I would add is some steel weights to keep it steady)

Posted at 9:43PM on Jul 7th 2007 by Wolf

4. my question is, since that was a regular xbox controller to begin with why couldnt he just cut the cable and splice in a usb male end. you wouldnt have the guide button but do you really need it?

Posted at 2:34PM on Jul 9th 2007 by Blaine