Worked for a month or so
Used it maybe 5 charges in a month and then it just stopped working. Threw it out and haven't bothered replacing it with any such charger again.
Nyko makes great stuff
If you don't want to have to turn on your PS3 to charge your Sixaxis or Dual Shock 3, this is the charger to buy. It works great, and it always helps me to have at least one controller charged.
Plus Nyko makes great stuff
Playstation 3 controller charger
Although not a game the charger works great and allows the PS3 to be shut down completely and all the charging done next to my chair which is much more convenient.
Good buy, but loud.
I just had a PS3 die on me and I figured it was due to heat. So I looked extensively for a cooling fan that was reliable and easy to install. I discovered this one, the Intercooler TS by Nyko.
The cooler was a very simple to attach to the PS3. All you do is snap it to the back and that's it. Very simple. Most of the gripes I read about other coolers were about installation problems. You will not have this problem with this cooler.
Another positive about this cooler is that it runs on its own power source. No using limitied USB slots (depending on your PS3 system) to power the device. The fans run automatically depending on the temperature of the Playstation so you don't have to manually shut the cooler off. Big plus!
There are four fans that cool off the system. I have my PS3 located in an entertainment center. Before I installed the fans, you could feel the heat radiating from the system. Now, it's cooler. You still feel the heat coming from the top (when standing up), but you can feel cooler air coming from the back.
Now for the negatives. The fans are LOUD!!! Even on low they are significantly loud. Just so there is no confusion: The fans turn on and off automatically, but they don't adjust in the same fashion (another negative I'll get to in a minute). When set at the highest setting they are annoyingly loud. Playing a game or movie at a high volume drains the noise out a bit but it is still noticable.
Now for the adjustment nob; I thought it was a bit of an annoyance that the fans turn on and off automatically, but the fan speeds don't adjust in the same way. You have to do that on your own. It makes me a bit uneasy because I keep wondering do I have the fans up high enough to avoid overheating the Playstation. I don't want to keep the fans on high constantly because I feel it will wear the intercooler down faster. That's just me.
Overall I think the Intercooler TS works well. If you are having overheating issues with your Playstation 3, or you store it in a confined entertainment center, you seriously want to consider buying this device. Of all the devices on the market, I thought this was the better buy.
If you pay for the shipping I send it to you for free
Let's begin by saying that I don't live in the U.S.
I thought I needed this because I have my PS3 located in a small entertainment center and I decided to give it a try. The design is really nice and the installation is pretty easy, but man this thing is extremely loud, nevermind the design and installation you will forget them pretty soon after you listen to this thing, and to make things even worst, after a couple of weeks what began as a really anoying BUZZZ now has turned into a CHAINSAW, so the best advice I can give you is to stay away from this cooler.
I'm sure that you can cover the noise if you turn the volume up but if a you are a late night player like me this is out of the question.
I don't really use to criticize products and I really wanted to like this but the best thing you can do is keep looking for another solution if you think you need a cooler for your PS3.
I got this on a weekend travel so I can't give it back.
It does what it says....what more can you ask
The Intercooler is a the perfect way to ensure that your PS3 stays cool during long game play or if your PS3 is in a poor/less desirable area which limits air.
I am currently deployed in Afganistan. I have been here for a few years and every summer worries me that this will be the year that will make my PS3 go Kaput!
I bought this cooler to give me the piece of mind that i need.
In short: It has
The Pros are:
It cools as promised
The intercooler has a customized fit for the PS3 so once it's on it's on
Once you power down your PS3 the intercooler continues to provide air until the PS3 has cooled down
The Cons:
A little on the noisey side but not even close to unbearable. If I had to describe it I would say the noise would be similar to a window AC unit several minutes after it has been turned on ie after the compressor has turned off.
In summary I would say this product is a buy/must have for anyone who is concerned about temperature or airflow to their PS3.
Does Not Fit
This power cord does not fit the new PS3 slim. Wish I would have known this before buying.
Works Perfect
We bought this cord so we could move the PS3 from my son's room to the family room without having to disconnect the cord behind his TV stand and then our TV wall unit, where we use it to watch BluRay HD movies...now we have one at each location (with a HDMI cable as well). It fit the PS3 just fine and powers it perfectly...and all for about $5 or $6....much less expensive than a Sony brand cord.
Works
Not much I can say. It works. Price isn't offensive...and it works. I gave it 5 out of 5 stars for fun but it is so a 10. Super fun power cord.
Good kit EXCEPT for Media Hub if you have newer slim PS3
Great kit that saves you money over buying each item separately. However, WARNING the media hub will NOT work with the new slim PS3s. This was disappointing. I was looking forward to having more USBs available. It will only work on the older PS3s. I'm not going to say it's misleading, but it would've been nice to know that it doesn't work with the newer slim models. Other than that the remote, charger, and HDMI cables all work perfectly so far.
USB hub
This is a good kit but the photos were deceiving in that they show that the USB hub has a card reader.
Nice, but not bluetooth
This is a nice PS3 starting kit -
A good quality HDMI cable -
A charger for 2 controllers
A 3 port USB hub
A remote for controlling bluray - however, the remote is not bluetooth and requres you to use an adapter in a USB port.
Excellent!
Playstation 3 Charge Base v2 is the new and improved over version 1. I owned both versions and and I liked them both. The only problem I had with v1 was that it was hard to get the controllers into the USB base station. But v2 one comes with two adapters that easily fit snug on the back of the PS3 controller and then all you have to do is sit the controller on the charge station. No "plugging" the controllers into the base station needed. Just attached the adapters and then sit the controllers in the base station. Simple! You can also just keep the tiny adaptors on the controller if you want do. Or just take them off. Great design.
Nykos should make a 4 controller charge station as well. This one fits two controllers.
Oh, and a nice touch is a red/green light that shines on the celling and lets you know when the controllers are charged. KInd of reminds me of xmas lights. :)
I've included photos above.
A Must-Have Product!
So if you're reading this review, you're probably debating between the this charger base and the Energizer one. You have no other choice. Those are the only two updated ones on the market. After researching both on all the forums, no one was doing a fair comparison analysis. Here are my thoughts.
So it comes down to this. Both charge the PS3s as promised which is infinitely better than that USB cord, but the difference, in my opinion, is convenience vs. looks.
NYKO PS3 Charge Base 2:
PROS:
1) External charging sensors allow you to literally just lop the controller into the slots. No aiming, no holding the charge base for leverage. You could do this if you were drunk.
2) Decent size. Contrary to the other reviews, I don't think this is obnoxiously big. It's about as big as a medium surge protector. A little thicker. Nothing to cry about.
CONS:
1) The green lights are so bright that they shine on my ceiling. I don't sleep in my living room so it's not a problem. And if you're in the market for a night light, this will definitely kill two birds with one stone. I'm not sure why the lights are so bright. But when it shines on the ceiling it reminds me of that Ghostbusters toy back in the 80s that projected ghosts on the wall with a flashlight. Other than bringing back vague nostalgic memories, this really has no advantages unless you have a very cluttered place and need a Batman signal to locate your controllers. In all seriousness though, it isn't that bad. You can cover it up very easily (mine's under my TV stand). It shouldn't be a problem unless you want to impress the ladies and have your controllers charging on your coffee table.
2) Small controller inputs. Yes, you might lose these. If you're buying this for your kids (10 or under), then it might get lost. If you're 25+ then you have bigger problems.
Energizer PS3 Charge Base
PROS:
1) Pretty stylish. Compared to the NYKO, this looks like a shimmering diamond.
2) More space efficient. Not that much though. It probably saves you a few inches. If you need that, then consider this.
3) No small inputs. Good if you lose things but could be a pain as I'll note in the cons.
4) Lights are much less annoying.
CONS:
1) Flimsy plastic junk. Though this looks cool, I feel like it could break if I stare at it too hard.
2) Not convenient. The stand isn't weighted down so when you're hanging the controllers on the PS3 Christmas Tree you have to hold it tightly. It's annoying. And if you bump the table it's on. Forget about it. Timber. It's nothing like the NYKO where you just set it in and it starts charging.
I vote for the NYKO overall. What you lose in style you gain in a well-made product that just does what it's supposed to. It's the lesser of two evils in a way. I mean, someone needs to make a product that looks good and works. Is that too much to ask for?
Works great, just drop it in and you're off
I just bought this and it works great. You just plug this little clear plastic adapter into the mini USB port on the top of the controller and it stays there all the time. Then the controller just rests on four contacts in the base station. It works very well.
My only complaint is that the red and green lights on the thing stand out too much. I find myself trying to hide them, which isn't hard. Anytime there's a controller in there, the lights can be hidden if you face it the right way. I may just open the thing up and put something in there to dim the light emitted. There are two of these lights on there that correspond with one of the charging ports. They shine red if it's charging and green if the remote corresponding with the light is charged.
This is a lot more convenient than plugging in USB cables every time. You literally just set it in the base station, there's nothing that plugs in. So charging is as easy as setting the controller down. Plus it's a nice holder for the controllers so they look nice and tidy.
The Click Is Back!
For those who went from Guitar Hero then back to Rock Band you'll welcome back the click of the strum bar. But the benefits just begin there. You can now play either wireless or wired, and if you place rechargeable batteries in the guitar you can charge it while playing using the included wire.
Switching between Rock Band and Guitar Hero is pretty easy. Move the switch on the red box (the one pictured in the photo) to Guitar Hero, press and hold the Nyko button on the guitar until the box and the guitar sync up, and voila, you're good to go. Same with Rock Band.
The ONLY complaint I have is the buttons on the neck are very small (and no lower set of buttons). They are more akin to the Guitar Hero guitar, but I did appreciate the neck of the original Rock Band guitar. With everything else this guitar has going for it, it's a small adjustment that is easily made.
Getting it to work (Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero)
I have read so many comments about people having "defective" guitars that I had to write these instructions. First off, Nyko provided very poor instructions but the guitar does work. So before you return your guitar have a read of the instructions below.
Instructions Overview
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To get it to work with Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero you must first sync or link the guitar with the red Pedal. Then turn the select button to Guitar Hero on the Pedal. (Part of these instruction was borrowed from Jim C. from Chicago post. Thanks Jim.)
Detail Instructions to make the guitar work
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1. turn off ps3
2. connect red pedal
3. turn on ps3
4. press Nyko button on guitar (goes into slow blinking mode)
5. press pedal button (pedal goes into fast blinking mode)
6. press Nyko button on guitar (goes into fast blinking mode)
7. make sure both are blinking fast, then press Nyko button one last time
Turn the button on the pedal to Guitar Hero and keep it there regardless of you playing Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero.
You see, Rock Band 2 recently provided an update to allow Guitar Hero World Tour instruments to work with the game. The updates cause problems with the Nyko guitar playing Rock Band 2. You get crazy button presses if you select "Rock Band" on the Nyko pedal. To fix the problem, just switch the button to "Guitar Hero" on the Nyko pedal and the guitar will work for both games. That it.
Overall Comments
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The guitar is offered at a very good price compare to OEM, especially if you just want to try out Guitar Hero or Rock Band. I just don't like the look so much but it does work well. At $[...] its a good deal for a new or spare instrument but Amazon did have it on sale for $[...]or cheaper during their Black Friday sale and Gold Box deal. At $[...] or less it's a great deal. Hope this helps.
Love it
I love this controller. I think it's better than the Les Paul, which I think is much better than Rock Band's Fender. It was a pleasant surprise. The strum bar click is predictable and accurate. The receiver has a very cool feature - it sports five colored diodes corresponding to the neck buttons that light up as you press them. The "PS" button on the guitar lights up in different colors depending on which number is assigned to the controller. I find the receiver's cable way too short, but that's easily solved with a USB extension cable. Yes, it has a cheap feel to it, but so do the others - I didn't expect much from a fake plastic guitar.
Looking for a good pedal? Keep looking.
I purchased the Nyko Metal pedal to replace my GHWT pedal. I had already broken one GHWT pedal, and my current one was showing signs of wear, so I decided to go ahead and purchase this pedal to see if it was any better than the stock pedal.
My first impression out of the box was that the pedal feels nice and sturdy. It feels like this pedal will stand up to a bit of abuse. Unfortunately, that is really this pedals only good point.
After receiving the pedal I plugged it in and started playing, my scores were noticeably lower than they were when using the stock GHWT pedal. I thought maybe I just need to get used to it, so I spent the last two weeks using this pedal in order to form a solid opinion: This thing is no good.
One problem with this pedal is that the spring has very little tension, and there is no way to adjust it. Due to this lack of resistance the pedal has no "Bounce". You press it down, and you practically have to lift your foot completely in order for the pedal to come back up. This makes fast kick notes extremely difficult.
Another problem with this pedal is that if you have carpeted floors this pedal will slide around everywhere. There is nothing on this pedal to give it good surface friction on carpet. You can add a PVC cross-bean to your drum set to hook this pedal on and keep it more secure, but you then lose the ability to place the pedal wherever is most comfortable.
Lastly, the response of the pedal leaves something to be desired. Songs with fast kicks or double-kicks are practically impossible to keep combo going. It seems to work okay on songs that don't have a lot of kick, but even then the pedal seems to drop notes occasionally (maybe a 3% drop note rate).
Connecting this pedal and the GHWT pedal in double-bass configuration does not work. Drops notes like crazy when set up like this.
After a couple of weeks I decided to switch back to my stock GHWT pedal(with some modifications to hopefully keep it from breaking). My scores were immediately higher again. I can keep combo on fast songs without problem.
If you are looking for an improvement to the stock GHWT pedal, this pedal is not what you are looking for.
Hit or Skip? Hit!
I finally received the Nyko Metal Pedal (NMP), and put it through a quick test on both Rock Band 2 (RB2) and Guitar Hero World Tour (GHWT) on my Xbox 360.
As far as video game drum controllers go, I have the Rock Band, GHWT, RB2, and even the Rock Revolution controllers.
My first RB1 pedal cracked into two pieces. My second RB1 pedal developed a similar crack, and I purchased the Blockhead Hit Kit for its replacement pedal. My first GHWT pedal went defective as well. (My RB2 pedal has since replaced the Blockhead pedal, and is going strong.)
The NMP seems like the Rock Band 2 pedal design, super-sized. Both the base and the pedal itself are wider, but the overall design is similar. I prefer the larger size, as opposed to the Blockhead Hit Kit's smaller pedal.
In addition, for GHWT, you finally have a pedal that doesn't move during gameplay or tilt from side to side.
Also included is a dual pedal adapter, which is basically a splitter for the input jack. The NMP + RB2 pedal seemed to work fine for me in RB2. However, the NMP + GHWT pedal did not; the NMP would not always register. As soon as the GHWT pedal was removed from the splitter, the NMP would register every time. Perhaps on GHWT, you need two NMPs for it to work properly.
I'm not a fan of the art design, but it's under your foot all the time so who cares!
Pros:
* Like a super-size version of the Rock Band 2 pedal (that's a good thing)
* Includes a splitter for double bass pedals
Cons:
* Double pedal doesn't seem to work with NMP + GHWT pedal combo
Bottom Line:
You need this if you have a cracked pedal OR you want a Rock Band 2-style pedal for use with Guitar Hero World Tour.
Very disappointing - doesn't register with GHWT or Metallica
This is a terrible pedal. I just took it out of the box, and it's been a huge letdown.
When using it as a double pedal with a splitter, the Nyko pedal only registers about 50% of all bass drum notes. It also weakens the standard black pedal by redirecting 50% of its power. I made sure to take off the yellow strip underneath, I made sure the splitter was set to "Guitar Hero" and I made sure that all connections were solid. Still didn't work.
I'm returning it and looking for another brand, if one even exists. Very disappointed.
Great Purchase!
The Nyko Playstation 3 HDMI Cable gives you maximum quality for a minimal price. The picture & sound of PS3 Games on my HDTV are truly awe inspiring. Nine feet of cable should be enough for most people. It's a high quality cable, being that it's insulated & extremely flexible, and you get all of this for a fraction of the cost of other name-brand cables. You can't go wrong with this product!
Makes setup a snap
This cable makes setting up the PS3 incredibly easy. When you've got a TV with an HDMI port in the back, you don't have to bother with any of the other cables that are included with the system. The audio and video are stunning, and the fact that you use one cord instead of several keeps thinks from getting tangled and messy.
Great HDMI cable
For your money this is probably the best HDMI cable out there. The picture from my PS3 improved vastly in clarity and color from my regular cables. This product is sturdy and most importantly cheap! At best buy the cables ran around $60, which is way too much for a cable, I think.
My Harmony 676 now controls the PS3
After having used a Harmony 676 to control all my devices, I was not happy when I needed to use the PS3 controller to control Blu Ray movie watching.
This remote's dongle does the job in letting my Harmony 676 control the PS3. There was one problem that almost led me to return the remote however, and I wanted to mention the solution here.
Problem (for Harmony remotes):
On the PS3 XMB (Cross Media Bar), the directional buttons would move the selection several spots for each key press. I read several posts and tried teaching & re-teaching the Harmony. I tried teaching using the "Raw" IR learning but that would slow down the response from the PS3 to each key press.
Solution:
Within the Harmony program, go to Devices->PS3 and select "troubleshoot" under device options.
Select "Show me more problems" (last choice).
Then select the choice "PS3 doesn't appear to receive every command correctly," and the select "The device responds too much to some commands (for example, volume up increases the volume too quickly)."
In the screen with the radio buttons, select '0'.
Save & update the remote and everything the directional buttons will work perfectly.
Excellent workaround for PS3 limitation
The Playstation 3 uses RF (bluetooth) for its wireless remotes. This is great for a game remote, but less convenient for a BluRay player remote, since it makes it incompatible with universal remotes, which communicate using infrared (IR). Sony sells a DVD-style remote, but it also works by RF. Unlike the XBox 360, which uses RF for its controllers but includes an IR port for DVD player style remotes, the PS3 has no IR sensor at all.
However, there is a workaround, because the PS3 also supports wired controllers via its USB ports (which is also how you recharge the controllers). Nyko has cleverly taken advantage of this by producing an IR remote that emulates the USB wired controller. You simply plug a USB dongle with an IR sensor into one of the USB ports, and then you can use the Nyko IR remote--or a Harmony remote, if you teach it the commands from the Nyko.
This works quite well. There are some inherent limitations, however. In particular, this approach means that the Nyko remote is only able to support the commands that you can execute with the PS3 controller, and does not provide some of the additional commands available on the PS3 bluetooth remote. So no power key, angle key, or eject key. But it does emulate all of the digital controls of the PS3 controller (i.e. everything but the analog sticks), which makes it fine for controlling the player. I don't mind the lack of a power control as I leave my PS3 on all the time anyway, since it isn't noisy like the XBox 360, and I have set it to donate unused computing power to the Folding@home scientific project. And if I'm going to eject a disk, I have to walk over to get it anyway, so I might as well push the button on the PS3.
I had good success teaching the Nyko's IR commands to a Harmony universal remote. This mostly went well, although the square command seems to be difficult to learn properly, and took a couple of dozen takes to get it right.
Great, but only if you want universal remote functionality
If you are simply buying a remote for your PS3 to play Bluray disk do not buy this remote. Buy the authentic bluetooth remote that Sony makes and it's control is superior and flawless. This remote's advantage is you can use the USB dongle included to make your PS3 accept commands from a universal remote control such as Harmony.
So if you want a remote to control your Bluray watching, but you insist on using your universal remote for everything this is the ticket. (one remote to control everything) Just attach the USB dongle to your PS3, and then learn the commands from the Blu Wave remote to your Harmony or other universal remote and you're good to go.
Edit 09/04/2008: While I did love how the Blu Wave remote allowed me to use my universal remote it is not without its problems and limitations. It cannot turn on/off the PS3, and often it sends commands twice when browsing through the menus which can be very frustrating. I've now upgraded to the PS3IR-PRO which is a little black box that takes the IR commands from your remote and resends them out via Bluetooth exactly like the official Sony remote commands. This makes usage flawless and you also get all 51 buttons on the official Sony Bluetooth remote, I love it. It also allows you to turn on and off the PS3 with one button that can be programmed into your universal remote. It does cost approximately $100, but its a far superior product. Ultimately your choice depends on your specific needs.
