Product Description

Chat with friends and family through Xbox LIVE and Windows-based PCs with this Messenger Kit. This device lets you easily connect to any Xbox 360 controller. Get easy-to-use chat capabilities while maintaining gameplay functionality in one easy-to-hold device. The Messenger Kit includes a Chatpad and Xbox 360 Headset.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #447 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Model: B4N-00001
• Released on: 2007-09-13
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• Chat on Xbox LIVE with ease featuring dedicated keys for letters and characters
• Backlit buttons allow you to accurately type words even in dimly lit environments
• Xbox 360 Chatpad attaches seamlessly to your Xbox 360 Controller
• Xbox 360 Wired Headset for the ultimate communication bundle

Customer Reviews

Makes text messaging easier but it has problems
This product is a great accessory but it does have some drawbacks.

The positives: It does make text messaging easier and much faster. It also allows you to update your profile faster as well.

The negatives: It causes your mike to echo if you mute it. You have to play with the connection and sometimes take off and put back on the chatpad in order to make it stop echoing. But it's not a permanent fix. So expect your mike to echo off and on. The louder your volume is on your headset, the more likely it will echo. Also, the chatpad sometimes doesn't register the buttons you press so make sure you read over what you type before you send it. The chatpad also has a tendency to break or at least have problems keeping a connection so sometimes your friends can't hear you or you can't hear them. Playing with the connections fixes this problem as well.

If you are willing to deal with the echoing mike problem, then this is worth the buy. It does get addicting and I don't think I could live without it. Even with the minor problems

Very nice
This definitely makes entering in information easier, and it's especially useful if you sign onto MSN from xbox live. I bought this when I got my Xbox because it sounded pretty nice and I like it a lot. You can attach your headset to it also. It's very easy to type with this because it's just a tiny qwerty keyboard that you can use with just your thumbs.

1 of the most overlooked bust best add-on
the 360 text chat pad is probably the best addition i purchased so far that i never thought i needed til i got it and im glad i did. its not just for texting over msn messaging you can use it for anything that requires you to type in letters numbers words etc. no more moving your thumbstick around for minutes to just type in your email address and password 2 log in, you can message people over live with it and it can be used in all the video games to type in your save filing names etc...not only that its extremely light and you wont notice the difference. for the general public only white is available for now but it also comes wit a headset because the other headsets wont fit into the text pad. you actually cut down 95% of the time you used your thumbstick to type stuff in...