Venom Xbox 360 Charging Dock with 2 x Rechargeable Battery Packs (Xbox 360)

I very rarely do reviews on amazon (although I should do more) but I thought now would be a great time to start. I needed a new battery pack for one of my controllers, after a lot of looking the best price for one was around £6. Then I stumbled upon this. When you take into consideration that the whole package is only £11 and the technology and ease of use it has it is an absolute bargain! The package came on time and after opening it, it was a case of simply plugging it in. From there the xbox controllers sit snuggly in the unit. Its safe to say that if you were to put just the battery pack directly into the cradle it is slightly more difficult. But if you have two controllers you shouldn't really need to do this. Quality is of a standard you would expect for the price and other reviews detailing the lights been so bright are correct, although a minor flaw again which can be easily resolved by applying common sense. The whole cradle looks neat and tidy and it has a long enough cable to connect to which ever device you like. Also bare in mind it is a USB connection but if, like me and every other person in the world, you have a phone then you can use the plug off that charger to plug directly into a mains socket. Another thing to note although again not really significant is that the battery packs do weigh slightly more than the standard ones but are of a high quality and fit well within the controllers.The actual charging time is quick and charges do last quite a significant amount of time so no worries there. Overall I couldn't be happier with this product and can't recommend it highly enough.When you take into account that included are two battery packs and charging cradle, there simply is no better alternative to charging your controllers.

Great product

The work very well charges my controllers as it should

After years of forking out for new batterys every few weeks, I finally got around to ordering some rechargable ones, and at this price I couldn't really go wrong. Postage was prompt and the box in which the cradel came was suprisingly good quality- both strong and sturdy. After a 2 minute set-up my controllers were charging and in two hours they were ready to go. Quick and simple. The only down sides that I can see, and the reason I dropped it a star was the build quality. At £15, I never expected it to be brilliant, but it does the job even if it does feel a bit flimsy and plasticy. After all, it is the controllers I throw against the wall, not the cradle! The other minor issue is the fact that even though the controllers read as fully charged for hours, if I remove them from the cradle for even a second, without turning them on, when they are replaced the cradle spends 10 more minuets charging them. This doesn't change the fact that the controllers have always been fully charged every time I have wanted to use them, but it does make it hard to completely know if the controllers do indeed need charging. Overall, a good product at a great price and does everything that you need it to do!

This worked for approximately 32 days. It charged my controllers twice, then went into storage. Brought it out 2 days ago, and it's since stopped working. Literally no reason, it was stored in a drawer below the Xbox. Really disappointed.

I have had several official Xbox chargers over the years and there has always been a problem or quirk when charging them. For example my last one would say it was fully charged as soon as the Xbox was turned off, so could only be charged while playing. The two previous ones had different issues. This, has none. I have it plugged in to my Xbox through USB (it comes with no mains adaptor which would have been nice) and it charges even when the Xbox is turned off (through my Slim at least) so it is just a case of putting the controller back in the dock when I go to bed. It only takes a few hours to charge up and of course if the battery runs out there is always the spare. The only downside is that the packs don't charge properly unless there is some sort of pressure on them. So if you don't have two controllers to put them in, you will have to put a weight of some kind on the spare battery to charge it. I do have a spare Xbox controller for it so it isn't a problem. When I was testing it out though it didn't need much pressure. I rested my PS3 controller on top of it and that did the trick. So not really a problem, just a slight inconvenience. So overall a fantastic product and one I couldn't recommend highly enough if like me, you hit the Xbox pretty hard most days.

Being able to charge 2 controllers simultaneously is a game changer! Charge 1 and play with another and never have to use a wired controller again. The indicator LEDs are super bright and the batteries charge in no time at all. The cable is super long at about 2m in length so there is no trouble in being able to connect it whenever the console may be. The rubber feet on the bottom prevent the charging dock from unexpectedly sliding around. Absolutely recommend to anyone looking to still play on the Xbox 360 as the official batteries and chargers are nowhere near in quality and bank for your buck!

I bought this about a year ago with a pair of official Xbox controllers. Battery life is great and works perfectly. However, the battery packs have now completely failed. It wasn't a case of them obtaining less and less charge (my most recent one I could use for at least 10 hours on full charge) they just straight up no longer gain charge or work. The first battery went in about 3 months which was disappointing but I had a backup that lasted up until now. The problem I have now is that I need to get more of the same type batteries with the charge ports on the back so that I can still use the charger. The batteries don't appear to be sold separately so I would have to buy a new charger with the batteries again. If the specific batteries for this are available please let me know where because I can't find them on Amazon

Funciona adecuadamente. Carga rápido y la carga dura bastante. Tal vez su único detalle es el acabado piano qué se raya demasiado.

Po prostu produkt jest bardzo dobry wykonuje wszystkie funkcje jakie miał wykonywać, dobry materiał, szybkie ładowanie i wygląda bardzo dobrze!

Fonctionne parfaitement!

Ce produit, reçu plus rapidement que prévu (livraison opérée le 13 février pour une livraison indiquée entre le 12 février et le 22 février, RAS bien qu'à ce jour le site indique le produit comme n'étant toujours pas livré...) Produit absolument conforme à la description ainsi qu'à la grande majorité des commentaires. Effectivement, il est nécessaire de charger les batteries une première fois avant de jouer et c'est assez long. Contrairement à ce que je pensais, la station recharge bien les manettes même quand la Xbox 360 est éteinte ce qui est génial et ce, bien que le branchement se fasse en USB sur la console. Une fois chargées pour la première fois, les manettes tiennent bien la charge, et se rechargent suffisamment rapidement entre deux sessions de jeu (moi qui travaille du lundi au vendredi, la recharge se fait tranquille mais j'ai constaté qu'en moins de 4 heures elle est terminée, alors que j'avais vidé la batterie en jouant comme un malade durant le week end.) J'ai également trouvé que le poids de la manette, avec la batterie, est un peu moindre qu'avec des accus rechargeables Duracell 2800 mah. Enfin en effet, il est clair que les voyants (rouge quand en charge, vert quand chargé) sont TRES puissants de sorte que l'utilisation dans une chambre me semble impossible. En tous cas dans le salon, cela ne crée aucune gêne. Bref, pour moins de 19 euros livré, ce kit est de la balle, je recommande. Cordialement, Simon

Die Docking Station habe ich hauptsächlich wegen der Akkus gekauft – da ich schon eine Docking Station vom selben Erzeuger hatte. Die Venom-Akkus sind das wesentliche, die sind wirklich sehr gut und langlebig. Wenn Amazon also wieder ausschließlich die Akkus ins Programm nehmen könnte, könnte man überflüssigen Elektro-Schrott vermeiden. Nur so als kleine Anregung. Für die Xbox 360 gibt es leider nicht mehr so viele Angebote, die Konsole ist jedoch immer noch in regem Gebrauch. Ich hatte zuvor Akkus von einem anderen Produzenten gekauft, doch diese stellten sich als Flop heraus – waren nach kurzer Zeit nicht mehr zu gebrauchen, brauchten ewig zum Laden und waren nach 1 Stunde leer. Diese hier sind exzellent. Wie gesagt, die Venom-Akkus werde ich wahrscheinlich auch noch in Zukunft brauchen – eine 3. Docking Station allerdings nicht. Also eine große Bitte an Amazon, sie wieder ins Programm zu nehmen.