Just out of curiosity,why the remark about Mad Catz ?I have a couple of their products and they work fine for me.Is there something I should know about their products?
Mad Catz has been notorious for having defective products over the years. In all honesty, they only thing they are good at making it, are video cables imho.
My problem is usually with their analog sticks, they just wear out WAY too fast. I had a MadCatz wireless controller for PS2, I had to replace it after like 3 months. After that I went for the expensive one and bought the Logitec wireless. That thing is the best wireless controller ever made. Not only did I get 200 hours + of battery life out of 2 AA batteries, I've had it for going on 2 years and it's still in awesome shape.
The only problem I've ever had with 3rd party products is Pelican, but that's a different story >.> I have quite a few Mad Catz things, and they work just fine for me. Sure they're not first party quality :lol but they're good enough for me.