Wiimote clon and usb dongle?

[franciz]

Ok, so i made an order with the following things:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.31993
the recomended wiimote
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.487
rechargable batteries for the wiimote
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3643
IR sensor bar (i am going to modify it and put it an AC adapter)


http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.44582
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.19037
an MP3 and a 2 gb SD, its not for playing, but they look good.

lets hope they make its way through customs.

EDIT:

Quote:so that about 50% are good items, and 50% are trash or just don't work

they sell a lot of chinese crap... but they have international free shiping and the products may not be great, but they are cheap and do the job.

[knglrk]

free shipping = The waiting game

but now you gotta wait for a month to get your items from DX

[franciz]

I am a pacient man, i prefer paying less and waiting a bit more.
In my country everything is muuuuuch more expensive, that is why i buy in china.
Consider that U$S 1 equals AR$ 4.

[jumb]

(10-27-2010, 02:38 PM)franciz Wrote: Ok, so i made an order with the following things: <snip>

You should've also bought a USB cable that you can butcher. The wireless sensor bar chews up batteries fast if you don't turn it off. What I did, was bought a cheap USB->x cable (there should be cheap ones, check for a DS charger), then stripped the power out of it and attached it to the battery terminals inside the sensor bar. If you're only going to use it with your computer, I think that's the best option.

Also, do you have a charger for your batteries?

[franciz]

(10-28-2010, 12:01 PM)jumb Wrote: You should've also bought a USB cable that you can butcher. The wireless sensor bar chews up batteries fast if you don't turn it off. What I did, was bought a cheap USB->x cable (there should be cheap ones, check for a DS charger), then stripped the power out of it and attached it to the battery terminals inside the sensor bar. If you're only going to use it with your computer, I think that's the best option.

Also, do you have a charger for your batteries?

I have a good charger for batteries.
I was thinking of doing the same, cutting an old usb cable and attaching into the bar. But apparently (reading what is said in the comments) there are two models of bar, one with 3 batteries, and another with 4.
If i get the one with 3 baterries, it can be done. But with 4 batteries i would need 6v and don't know it the infrared leds will work fully with just 5v...
What do you think??

EDIT: i forgot to say, i work in a computer repair center, so i got lots of old usb mouses, keybords and other things to chop off their usb cable

[xsbr]

(10-27-2010, 02:38 PM)franciz Wrote: Ok, so i made an order with the following things:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.31993
the recomended wiimote
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.487
rechargable batteries for the wiimote
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3643
IR sensor bar (i am going to modify it and put it an AC adapter)

Franciz,

Did you receive your order? Did it work with dolphin?

I'm from Brazil and here this parts are so very expensive too.

[franciz]

(10-27-2010, 02:59 PM)knglrk Wrote: free shipping = The waiting game

but now you gotta wait for a month to get your items from DX

True, it took a month for the wiimote and the other things i ordered. For the batteries and the bar, it took a month and a week, and when they where coming to my town, someone stole the mail truck!!! (remember this is argentina, so it is not that shocking).
Luckily, i send the police report to DX and they send a replacement totally free. It is going to be here by next week. I waited almost 3 month for the items

(01-17-2011, 08:27 PM)xsbr Wrote: Franciz,

Did you receive your order? Did it work with dolphin?

I'm from Brazil and here this parts are so very expensive too.

The wiimote is working great with the US$ 1,99 bluetooth dongle. I didnt test it much, becouse i didnt have the batteries and i am too cheap to buy another pack

When the sensor bar gets here, i am gonna post photos on how to modify it for connecting to the usb. I was thinking on putting an usb hub inside the bar too (to connect the dongle and other things to it), it depends on its size.