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PlayStation 3 Logitech Vantage USB Microphone

A high-performance microphone for karaoke games.Licensed for Xbox 360

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars works great with Guitar Hero.
This microphone works great with Guitar Hero. The game came with the guitars, but I cannot play the guitar…..so singing along while the children play the guitars is great. I wish you quality time with your family.

1 Star Couldn’t get to work
We bought American Idol for PS3 and it came with one mic so we bought this to use as the second mic for duets and competitions. We never could get both mics to work at the same time. We either had to unplug this mic or unplug the other one. A huge headache and a waste of money. Its probably nothing wrong with this mic we just couldn’t get it work with the other mic – probably a problem with the american idol game.

5 Stars Nice USB Microphone – Works Great for PS2/PS3/Xbox 360
I bought this when we needed a new USB microphone for our PS2 Rockband & Guitar Hero 3. The microphone that came with the PS2 Rockband seemed good, until about six months after we owned it the cord broke off the microphone. On THIS microphone the cord goes up under the bottom and it’s not attached to it. (I hope that makes sense.) This is much better made! The grip on the microphone seems better and the overall feel of it is really nice. This microphone is a universal USB that works well with PS2/PS3/Xbox 360 Guitar Hero Series & Rockband’s series. If you’re in the market for a good USB microphone, look no further.

4 Stars What a headache!
I ended up with three of these microphones. The first one I ordered from Amazon did not work. Because I couldn’t wait to play the game, I purchased one from GameStop. That one is exactly the same and has worked fine. I called the manufacturer about the one I ordered from Amazon. The gentleman I spoke with said he would send me a new one within a few weeks. After waiting over 6 weeks and not receiving one, I called back. They had no record of me calling and I had to start all over again. I eventually got a replacement, but have yet to try it. This product does work well once you find a good one!

4 Stars PlayStation Microphone
The kids used it only about 5 times and now it does not work . The girls did not abuse or miss use it . I am not sure I would buy another one .

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STEALTH 4 Mode Rapid Fire with DUAL rapid fire for HALO Mode 2 LED indicator and COD5 Compatible

This is a brand new, white, wireless controller that has been modified with dual rapid fire with 3 modes and LED indicators. The two new buttons turn rapid fire on/off for the RT and LT (AKA the normal triggers become rapid fire). For example, press the new right button once, and rapid fire turns on the right trigger. Press and hold the right button for 3 seconds, and mode 2 will be activated (indicated by the LEDs blinking 2 times). Press and hold for 3 more seconds and mode 3 will be activated (indicated by the LEDs blinking 3 times). Do it again to return to mode 1. We only use the highest quality parts, brand new controllers, and the most advanced coding on the microchip. Our controllers come with a 30 day warranty on the modification. If anything ever goes wrong out of warranty, just pay for shipping and we will repair it for free. However, we have made hundreds of these controllers and have never had to repair a single one. Be careful when ordering from elsewhere, not all chips and mods are created equal. Many modifiers use cheap chips and parts that do not last more than a few months, whereas ours will last for years and years. Don’t waste your money on the cheaper versions of this mod that will not last. Remember, no one else offers the same warranty and free repair service. To summarize: Coolest modification available, highest quality parts, advanced chip coding, long lasting, free service and repair, great customer service, fast shipping, and above all: true customer satisfaction.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Don’t bother!
I bought this product 2 weeks ago and got it today hoping “wow now I can pown everyone in COD: 5 well at first I was having difficulty then I figured out how to use it (it kicked a**). I was then needed for something and then 30 minutes later when I go to play it was the worst! It got locked every game and now I am here in shock……….. thanx a lot guys.

4 Stars ok
this is an ok mod. you should get if if you play alot of cod 4 and privite matches in cod 5. dont expect it to do too good im cod 5 multiplayer because it has a lock. not the makers fault though.

5 Stars AWESOME
Awesome product- I loved owning people in Halo and Call of Duty with this!!! High quality mod! I will be back for more!!

1 Star Don’t wast your money!
I looked for reviews of this product before I purchased this controller, but did not find anything reliable. This controller does not work 100% as advertised for Halo 3. This controller does turn the semi-automatic weapons into automatic weapons as you can just hold the trigger and it does keep the flame thrower from overheating, but other than that it does not improve game play. (How often do you use the flamethrower anyway?!) This controller actually slows down ALL automatic weapons. The controller I received has 4 modes on the right trigger not 3. The seller, netdirectbargains, suggests the second mode for Halo 3, but you have to play around with the modes to find which mode works best. Depending on the weapon, mode 4 worked better than mode 3 for me on Halo 3. Mode 1 always slowed weapons down. You spend to much time deciding which mode to use and getting to the mode you want to make it effective during game play. It seemed to work better on Call of Duty, but I don’t play COD enough to give a good assessment. I e-mailed the seller with my complaints. They e-mailed back and told me to call them so they could “troubleshoot”. They don’t have a toll free number so I thought “forget it” I’m not going to waste my money on a long phone call. Later I decided to call but there was no answer. The 5 star review here on Amazon must have been put there by the seller or a friend of the seller because there is no way an unbiased person would rate this controller 5 stars. Save your money for something else.

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Official Guitar Hero World Tour Drum Orange Cymbal Right fits Wii PS2 PS3 Xbox 360

Replacement part for Guitar Hero World Tour Drum Set’s Cymbal, Orange – Right Side, Will work on Nintendo Wii, PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Guitar Hero World Tour Replacement Parts
This is a fun game, but the quality of the instruments has been somewhat disappointing. Very soon after the warranty peroid ended, we started having problems with the drum set. This replacement part fixed the issue we were having and now the drums work fine. Now our guitar is acting up and the strum switch is not always working. I have not yet found that that is a replicable part.

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HDMI Cable 6FT 1 3a Category 2 Full 1080P Capable Compatible with Xbox 360 and PS3

BRAND NEW – HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified Cable 28AWG – 6ft w/Ferrite Cores (Gold Plated Connectors) – BLACK. IF IT’S NOT RATED HDMI 1.3a Category 2, THEN IT’S NOT FULL 1080P! DON’T BE FOOLED BY CHEAP IMITATIONS! Perfect for: 1080P TV’s, New 120 Hz 1080p TV’s, Play Station 3, Blu Ray Playes, HD DVD Players, XBOX 360, Dolby Surround Sound, TRUE HD Surround Sound.

The latest revision for HDMI doubles the bandwidth of the original and has opened the door for a host of potential new advancements in Home Theater Audio/Video performance. New features such a Deep Color, higher color gamut, and high resolution, multi-channel audio formats like Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio will make higher bandwidth demands than ever before. Equipment manufacturers are bringing out new devices to take advantage of these new features

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars HDMI cables
These cables do what they’re supposed to at a very reasonable price. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone looking for HDMI cables for their TV.

5 Stars I second that for the PS3.
I was a bit hesitant with the price, but it works fine. No problems hooking my PS3 with my TV 720p.

I just want to mention for those PS3 users new to this.

After hooking up the two together and changing the video profile on your PS3, you’ll get a black screen. You maybe wondering where did the Ps3 screen go? Why you can see anything? Well, switch the channel to a HDMI channel. I felt like an idiot when I realized it.

5 Stars Great product and great price

I have been using this cable with my PS3 and Samsung A650 48″ LCD TV. I use PS3 extensively for gaming and blue ray movies. Picture/Sound quality is fantastic and I have seen absolutely no issues. Some reviewers had reported failures hence I had bought two in case one fails. However, I never had to use the other one so far.

Besides the cable only costs ~2.5$. What more can one ask for? I wonder who buys other more expensive cable on Amazon that costs around 20$. Absolutely no need!

5 Stars Nice cable that works
It works nicely with PS3 and Panasonic HDTV in full HD. Not really sure if there is anything else one would/could want from a HDMI cable

5 Stars It works,price was right
Bought this cable because i needed another one. Went over to the local retail store and the cheapest i could find there was $30. Checked out the prices on Amazon and ended up buying this one. It works,this is all one needs to know.

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Whisper Max

The Whisper Max – with the new nitro switch, has more cooling options and tuning options than any xbox cooler available! The ultimate Xbox 360 cooling fan. Direct replacement for your Xbox 360 fan: Can bring your Xbox 360 CPU temperature as low as 110F in “nitro mode”. 2 small heatsinks included, to help lower overall temperature Compatible with Xbox 360 Elite and the original Xbox 360.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars More like indoor voice max
Great product, especially if you’re recovering from RROD. I easily installed this into my repaired original 360, which used to run pretty hot. This fan will keep your console running cool, even after 6 hours gaming, but sounds like a small wind tunnel is inside your system on the high setting. The neon lights will splash onto whatever is behind your system (if you use the original case) giving it a pretty cool ambiance. Something I’m planning to modify to the fan is to make the switch accessable from the outside since I live on a ship with ever-changing temperature environments. Overall I recommend this product and urge anyone with an older working Xbox to install one as soon as possible.

5 Stars whispe fan
I just bought this fan about 2-3 weeks ago and did the x-clamp mod and have had no troubles yet and i like the 2 different speed function very nice and very stylish

5 Stars If your warranty is voided and ur red ringing try this.
This is for people who know how to do the x-clamp. My sons 360 had that dreaded E74 error. ABout the hardest one to fix. Microsoft doesnt even warranty it. I already fixed the xclamp and it ran smooth for a month. Then it came back.. Redid the xclamp and it would last for a few hours at best and then the dots would start showing up again on the screen. Keep in mind Im running it on HDMI whicn they say makes the xbox run even hotter. I purchased the fan… did the heat gun trick (which im not going to go into, basically a poor mans reflow machine), redid the xclamps again the proper way where placed the fan on top of the cpu heat sink so that it wont over heat to two red lights and shut off.. let it run that way for 15 minutes. Shut it off, n waited 15 minutes to cool. Tightened down the screws and hooked everything back up. Havent had a red ring since and its been 2 months so far. The box stays room temp, I could care less about how loud it is. I have 3 kids Im used to loud. This is the fan to get if ur warranty is void and ur worried about or getting the rings.

5 Stars Keeps your 360 cooler
Be sure to try the SMART LED STROM 360 from NEXILUX

Smart LED Storm 360

4 Stars Not a Whisper but better!
I would say that it reduced the noise by about 10%. That still makes it worth it, but wish it was quieter. Pretty easy to install.

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Xbox 360 XCLAMP Repair Kit 3 Red Light X Clamp Fix w 3 5g Arctic Silver 5 and Opening Unlock Toolkit

Are you experiencing the dreaded “3 Red Light Error” that is a result of your XBOX 360 overheating? Now you can fix this problem yourself with our complete Xbox 360 X-Clamp repair kit. Plus, you will not have to waste gas or valuable time running all over town trying to find the correct parts. The most complete repair kit in the world and the only kit available that includes top quality hardware, instructions, 3.5g Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound, Official Xbox 360 Unlock tool with T8/T10 torx keys, CPU cleaner/purifier and free access to our X-Clamp repair forum. We have spent many hours developing the most complete instruction guide on the internet. Personally authored and very easy to follow! Our detailed instructions will show you how to easily fix the dreaded “3 Red Light of Death” error. Each kit contains all of the correctly fitted parts that are needed to fix your XBOX 360! You will receive enough hardware to fix BOTH core processors (CPU and GPU)! Each repair kit includes the following: 8 exact fit screws, 16 exact fit nylon washers,
16 exact fit steel/zinc plated washers,
3.5g Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste, Personally authored instruction guide (with pictures), CPU cleaner/purifier and official Xbox 360 opening tool with T8/T10 torx keys!

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White XBOX 360 Wireless Game Controller w Dual Hidden Rapid Fire Trigger Buttons

Brand New
Ships Within 24 – 48 Hours

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars It works
First off I should say is thr controlers CAN NOT use Microsoft’s rechargable batteries. Yhe controlers kill batteries fast so make sure to buy a pack of batteries. Since a bought it, I haven’t had to much hate mail(xbox live) but I have had a few, it seems not that many people know about them. the only game this product is good for is COD4. At random time of the game, the gun will fire one bullet without me pressing the button.

5 Stars Mod Which Is a mod
This is a mod controller that does what u paid it for, but on the otherhand like cod wow, they put a detecting code or something like that on it so it prevents it. That is really the only flaw about the controller is just that kind of game and also it doesnt tell you if the mod is on or not but thats not a big deal. On cod wow i had fiqured out a way to not have the gun jame up after you shoot one clip with the mod on. The way is that you dont shoot the full clip and every time you die change your class. Once in a while it wont work and this is not a trustworthy way of getting by it but it has been working for me. Anyway, when it does jam up and your all pissed, just take out a machine gun such as the fg-42(highly recemmended) and turn the mod off and its fine. So thats my way of getting away with the mod on cod wow. This doesnt just work cod wow but it works perfectly on any single shot game such as cod 4 (still good) halo 3 dual makes it for both guns!!! quantom of solace, rainbow 6, gears of war, gears of war 2, and many more that you can think of. overall i highly recommend this becasue its cheap,and very reliable( i’ve droped it many times and even through it against the wall and it still is working like when i first bought it) hope this helps u decide and good luck

4 Stars Works well
Works differently than most mods but nevertheless it works like a mod. This one uses the original triggers and the button turns it on or off. Note: Call of Duty WaW detects mods.

1 Star misrepresentation
Seller represented this product as new and it came in a box wrapped in newspaper with no instruction manual. I had to return it and have been waiting almost 30 days for a refund.

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I read some reader advice in the July issue of the Official Xbox Magazine that I’ve been following for a while, but is good to hear if you’re still having trouble with your Xbox console overheating.  As OXM reader Chatlunitique mentioned, the USB cooling pad offered for laptops work perfectly well to keep your Xbox cool.

I use the 3-fan Business version you see to the right, because it’s hard to beat that $15 price.

You can also get $30 versions that have breeze holes covering the whole pad, and those may work even better (though I have to say the 3-fan versoin works great for me through 4 or 5 hours of continuous gaming).