A glow finish helps you find the pad in a dark room, while a standard shell blends in by day. The REMATCH GLOW Space Dust carries a space-dust pattern that glows, so it reads as a statement pad. Evetech prices it at R1,099 incl VAT.
A glow-in-the-dark finish looks like a novelty on a product page and then earns its keep at 11pm, when the room is dark and the controller is somewhere on the couch. The Space Dust version of the PDP REMATCH GLOW carries a space-dust pattern that glows after it has been charged by light, while a standard shell stays matte and quiet by day. Buyers should know what the finish does, what it cannot do, and how the choice affects the way the pad lives in your room.
A glow finish helps you find the pad in a dark room, while a plain shell blends in by day. The glow is part of the Space Dust design, so judge the pad by the features it lists: a pair of back buttons you can program, a headset socket and a 2.4m wired lead. It is priced at R1,099 with VAT included.
The pattern charges from light and releases it slowly in the dark. You will notice it most in a room with no lamp on, such as a hallway or a bedroom passage. On a dark couch it marks where the pad is without switching on the main light, which is the practical reason to choose the finish.
The glow does not light the controller from inside, so it will not replace a lamp when you need to read a label or see a button. Think of it as a locator, not a light source. Test it at home by charging the pad for a few minutes under a lamp, switching the lamp off, and checking the pattern after 5 minutes in the dark.
In a Durban townhouse where the passage between the lounge and the bedrooms stays dark after lights out, a glowing pad is easy to spot when you get up for water. That is the situation the finish was made for, and it is worth checking whether your own passage fits the same pattern.
Charge the finish under light before a night session. A lamp in the evening works, and so does a bright room with the lights on for 3 minutes, with the lamp about 1m away. The finish fades over time, so the glow will not last all night on a single charge, and the time it holds depends on how bright the light was and how long the pad charged.
Make the charge a habit tied to something else you do, such as turning on the lamp when you sit down. A pad that is charged by accident will show less glow than one that was left under a lamp on purpose.
If you compare the glow version with a standard finish, judge by the room you play in rather than the picture. A dim lounge with one lamp suits the glow, while a bright room with daylight all evening makes the pattern hard to notice. A patterned shell can also hide small scuffs differently from a plain black shell, so look at the pad in the room where it will live.
Two finishes is not a decision about the controls. Both give you the same wired connection, the same two programmable back buttons and the same 3.5mm headset jack, so choose the finish for the room and the look you enjoy. Browse wired controllers to compare pads, and check gaming accessories for any extras you want to pair with it.
No. The glow is part of the shell design, and what matters for play is the pair of back buttons, the headset socket and the wired lead.
It fades through the night, and the time depends on how bright the charging light was. Test it at home for 5 minutes after a charge to see what your room gives you.
It helps when the pad lives on a couch or a side table in a dim room. In a bright room with daylight all day, a plain finish may suit you better.
Choose the finish for your room. Browse Evetech's controllers and gaming accessories, then pick the finish and layout that fit where you play.
No. The glow is part of the shell design, and what matters for play is the pair of back buttons, the headset socket and the wired lead.
It fades through the night, and the time depends on how bright the charging light was. Test it at home for 5 minutes after a charge to see what your room gives you.
It helps when the pad lives on a couch or a side table in a dim room. In a bright room with daylight all day, a plain finish may suit you better.
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