Wireless Xbox 360 controller vs. Wired Xbox 360 controller?

Wired

Wireless, but you can and i must say need to buy the charger kit, that combo never let me down when i'm playing.

Wired

Go with wired, you can get them dirt cheap if you look around. Got mine a while back during a newegg sale for like $15.

No Wire vs The use of Batteries is the only real decision.. your Call.
There's no such things as big latency issues or disconnections on the wireless ones and for me having rechargeable batteries makes it a breeze.
Also those complaining that their receiver died easy is because they bought some chinese knockoff.. get the real Wireless MS package and you're good to go.

Wired all the way.

Buy a wireless and this thing (or something simillar). So you have a wireless controller and you can go wired if the battery runs out.

Or buy a wired controller and save some money.

i would recommend wired because if the batteries start dying in the controller then the reaction time for the controller is slower and may end up getting you killed in fps/tps games, out of the road in a racing game or something like that

Wireless + rechargable batteries (2 pairs) and you won`t have any issue.

Performance wise are the same but the absence of cable is very handy.

Wired cables are in this day and age for cheap people and insecure ones.

The cord it 10ft (3m) long. If you find that it is plenty, get a wired controller. If you need longer, go wireless. Then again, if you want it for the PC, I recommend getting one made by Logitech instead. I have both, and I never use the Microsoft one unless I am playing a two-player game.

Wired, less cheaper but worth it

Have a both version. Both great, vibrate equally. Prefer wireless - more confortable for me. Battery lasts for 3-4 good game.

I have a wireless controller for my 360, but I picked up a wired 360 controller for use on my PC. I could've just purchased an adapter, but I thought I'd rather have an extra controller, plus one that doesn't require batteries.

I have Wired and it doesn't work well because it's wire is broken, in wireless you don't have to worry about broken wires.

I have wired for my PC. I use wireless on my 360 and constantly switching out batteries after longer gaming sessions gets annoying.

I used wired!

both

get wired :) i got my self a wired one

Batteries last long enough to justify the use of wireless. Even better if you have rechargable batteries. Also comfort. Lots of it.

grab the wireless ones, with rechargeable batteries. you dont have to switch out the batteries often, they hold their charge pretty well. ive never experienced lag with mine or any problems with them. i keep an extra set of charged batteries ready for when i have to switch them out. i like not having to be restricted with a wired controller since my set up isnt a conventional one with a desk & chair.

I'd love to get people's input on the following: I would like to start having people over to play 2 and 4 player games on my TV. I plan to run the games in steam and connect my laptop to the TV via HDMI. We're talking simple local multiplayer games like Nidhogg or Sports Friends (great games that I can't get on XBLA currently). I have 2 wireless Xbox 360 controllers already and could buy 2 more used ones off friends. I was planning on getting the Wireless Receiver for windows in order to connect the controllers, but it occurs to me that I might also be interested in playing some single player games that I get via Steam with a controller. So my question is whether anyone has had experience mixing wireless 360 controllers connected through the receiver with a single wired one (plugged into another USB port). This SEEMS like it should work, but it could also be one of those setups that just causes endless problems for no reason. So I'd love to hear from anyone who's tried mixing wired and wireless controllers in windows. Thanks!

wired

I bought one for my bday a couple of days ago, and in the end i decided to go with wired, simply because it's annoying to have to change batteries, and also i've read some forums where people said that some times wireless can act up

I'd just use a wired one
No worries about charging or batteries and they're usually cheaper.
That said, I don't have one yet XD
Edit: Also, make sure it's an official Xbox controller that is compatible with 360s
Mostly because they will work with Xpadder (or whatever it's called) and knock offs might not.