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Wii Wireless Sensor Bar
Wii Wireless Sensor Bar
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $6.90
You Save: $13.09 (65%)
Buy New/Used from $6.90

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars(based on 115 reviews)
Sales Rank: 405
Category: Video Games

Publisher: NYKO Technologies
Studio: NYKO Technologies
Brand: Nyko
Label: NYKO Technologies
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Accessory
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Batteries Included: 0
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 2.5 x 2.5

MPN: 87005
Model: 87005
UPC: 743840870050
EAN: 0743840870050
ASIN: B000LFJNG6

Release Date: March 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Infrared technology detects pointer and motion movements up to 20 feet away
  • 4 AA batteries provide hours of use
  • Perfect for home theater setups with wall mounted TVs or complicated cabling

Accessories:

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Nyko's Wireless Sensor Bar gives you better Wii Remote functionality without the hassle or mess of any wired connection to the console. The infrared field created by the Wireless Sensor Bar allows for play up to 25 feet away -- perfect for larger or wall-mounted TVs. The Wireless Sensor Bar is easy to set up, requiring no software or hardware installation on the Wii. Featuring 30 hours of battery life off 4 AA batteries (included) and a unique power saver mode with audible alarm, the Wireless Sensor Bar is designed for ultimate convenience. Ideal for wall-mounted flat screens Powered by 4 AA batteries (included)


Customer Reviews:   Read 110 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars no off switch   November 7, 2008
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I bought this as a second sensor bar to take traveling. I didn't want to undo the original sensor bar every time. This thing has one switch and one button. The switch is how long to stay one and the button is to turn it on. So can't keep batteries in while you travel since the button sticks up. Also since you can not turn it off it is annoying. It beeps loudly when the end of the time limit is near. I wish the made just a small LED light blink. So everyone in the adjoining rooms is awakened by its alarm clock beeping. Every hour or so depending on the time setting. Oh finished playing but what is that alarm still going off.


5 out of 5 stars Great product   November 3, 2008
You know, how many things in today's high tech world just work? And I mean just work? I'm a computer programmer who's always been into tech and frankly I'm very used to having to spend at least an hour working out the gotcha's.

Well with the Nykno wireless sensor bar I did end up spending out the most bizzar gotcha ever. The fact that there were no gotcha's, it seriously just works!!! You just put in the batteries, turn it on and you have senor bar. Highly recommended



2 out of 5 stars Good price, but doesn't deliever the range   October 21, 2008
My living room is quite large and the standard Wii sensor bar leaves the on-screen arrow acting jumping, along with a delayed game response (which is quite aggrevating when playing Mario Kart!) so I purchased this sensor from Wal-Mart today to fix the problem. Unfortunately for me, it did not. After calibrating the remotes with the new sensor in the Wii menu, the jumpiness was reduced minimally and the delay still existed. I measured the location of the sensor bar from where I was sitting and it was almost 25 feet. I moved up a bit and it worked fine (just like the stock sensor). I plan on returning the item tomorrow since it simply did not deliever the distance it markets. If you have a large space, hold onto the recipt incase you encounter the same problem I have.

I gave it 2 stars because generally, the stock sensor will work fine. If you really want to go wireless, than the price can justify the purchase.



3 out of 5 stars Battery life leaves a bit to be desired   October 5, 2008
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Rorke Haining's review linked above beat me to the punch. In short, it's a great concept but rather than battery powered it would be better to have an option for a power adapter - either to a USB port, to a plug-in charger, or even to the Wii connector. Battery life is limited to a few days and there is no sleep mode, the only option for power management is a 1 or 2 hour timer that lets loose with screeching before shutting down. Wireless is great if you can set it and forget it for a few months, but I'll probably either modify it such that I can power it externally or buy a Nintendo Wii Sensor Bar Extension Cable.



5 out of 5 stars Works great!   September 30, 2008
I have a projector setup for my home theater so the sensor bar needed to sit 15 feet away from the wii itself. The cable on the included sensor bar wasn't going to cut it. This wireless sensor bar did the trick nicely. At first the pointer was jumpy when I sat across the room but then I discovered there is a sensitivity setting in the wii menu and everything works perfectly now.

In my opinion it would be nice if the sensor bar had a way to plug it in so you don't have to run it off batteries. I actually ended up installing a power jack into mine - it took a little drilling, soldering, and super glue but it works nicely now. No batteries. :)




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