Mine charge while it's off, the 360's ports are always powered. Just buy a USB fan and plug it into your 360 while it's off, you'll see. I don't charge my controllers and headset off the 360 though, my alarm clock has a USB port (it's that Philips one with the 7" screen) so I charge off the clock.
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Mine charge while it's off, the 360's ports are always powered. Just buy a USB fan and plug it into your 360 while it's off, you'll see. I don't charge my controllers and headset off the 360 though, my alarm clock has a USB port (it's that Philips one with the 7" screen) so I charge off the clock.