PS3 Is PDP afterglow a good controller ?

[l3gi0n]

I bought 2 PDP afterglows PL-6422 for cheap....they come with a rechargeable internal batteries...i have several questions:

(1) Are these good ?
(2) How can I use them if the battery goes dead ?
(3) Can I use one dongle with several afterglows ?
(4) L1 and R1 buttons don't feel the same but they are 100% functional, is this normal ?

 

[PS3PIR8]

Sorry this isn't much help, I've never used a PDP controller, but I can speak to the quality of their headsets. Been using Afterglow headsets for years, on console and PC. Still my favorite choice for my budget...

 

[l3gi0n]

Sorry this isn't much help, I've never used a PDP controller, but I can speak to the quality of their headsets. Been using Afterglow headsets for years, on console and PC. Still my favorite choice for my budget...

I use audiophile grade headphones....they are much much better...

 

[PS3PIR8]

I use audiophile grade headphones....they are much much better...

Very true. I used to have more $ and nicer stuff... (Pit bull chewed up my last surviving pair of studio ear goggles when she was a puppy) But over the years, with the destruction caused my dogs and kids, some minor, but permanent hearing loss, and generally being broke led me down this road.

If anyone knows of headsets in the same cost range or less of, say, PDP AG9s, I'm not brand loyal and I actually need a new set.

For the price/quality offered, I've found the PDP AG products (headsets in my case) to be very consistent, and I've never had a PDP device failure that wasn't due to human (or dog) caused damage, for what it's worth.

 

[ntodek]

I've used a clear Afterglow with red LEDs in the past. I think they are solid controllers, just the analog deadzones aren't that great for shooters.

 

[Nomado]

I currently have several DS3 controllers and have a new in box Afterglow PS3 controller sitting on my bookshelf at the moment.
Because I have enough DS3 controllers, I just haven't used it. I can tell you that it is bulky and shoulder buttons and triggers are positioned strangely. They kinda feel like Xbox One S controller meaning that you have to extend your index finger to press them and it can strain the skin between index and middle fingers.
But to my surprise, my Afterglow PS3 controller has zero deadzones. They actually very accurate. So if every other Afterglow analog is same accuracy wise. I would say they are good choice as a 3rd party alternative.
I just prefer DS3 shape except its awful triggers.

 

[sandungas]

...I just prefer DS3 shape except its awful triggers.

This thing about the sticks of the DS3 and DS4 is becoming a internet myth
The sticks are made by a company named ALPS, that have a good reputation and is well known, and the stick used in DS3/DS4 (and probably dualsense) are manufactured exclusivelly for sony (not available for the public), if you take a look at the official ALPS web there is no info about that stick models

As far i understand from the critics i did read is most people complains about the plastic piece on top of the stick (the mushroom)... but that piece is not made by ALPS, and is easy to replace it, is just a plastic piece plugged on top of the ALPS stick

 

[Nomado]

This thing about the sticks of the DS3 and DS4 is becoming a internet myth
The sticks are made by a company named ALPS, that have a good reputation and is well known, and the stick used in DS3/DS4 (and probably dualsense) are manufactured exclusivelly for sony (not available for the public), if you take a look at the official ALPS web there is no info about that stick models

As far i understand from the critics i did read is most people complains about the plastic piece on top of the stick (the mushroom)... but that piece is not made by ALPS, and is easy to replace it, is just a plastic piece plugged on top of the ALPS stick

About that, I was talking about L2 and R2. They make it really hard to play racing games. I like DS4's Analog Triggers.
I have no problem with analog sticks of DS3. But to my experience, they seem to develop analog drifts a lot. I don't know if it is due to age of the controllers or they are just easily worn in general. I had to clean potentiometer of 4 DS3 and 1 Sixaxis controllers this year. All developer problems and 3 of them also had oxydized dome shaped contact thingy on L3 and R3.

 

[sandungas]

About that, I was talking about L2 and R2. They make it really hard to play racing games. I like DS4's Analog Triggers.
I have no problem with analog sticks of DS3. But to my experience, they seem to develop analog drifts a lot. I don't know if it is due to age of the controllers or they are just easily worn in general. I had to clean potentiometer of 4 DS3 and 1 Sixaxis controllers this year. All developer problems and 3 of them also had oxydized dome shaped contact thingy on L3 and R3.

Ops, sorry, i misread your post completly, i thought you was talking about the sticks, as i mentioned the sticks are good, the mechanical parts are fine, the only problem of them is the spherical plastic piece at the base is constantly "frictioning" with another plastic surface... and you know what happens in this kind of contact with the use... plastic versus plastic = both plastic damaged
I wonder why they doesnt makes that 2 parts of metal, it would increase the lifespan of the sticks a lot

About the L2 and R2 triggers, i agree a bit, in my oppinion are too much "soft"... but is not just a matter of increasing the strengh of the spring (i did it and the results was fine, but meh)