Xbox 360 controller problems with oem and aftermarket

I have bought 4 controllers so far. The aftermarket wired one does not work. A oem wireless one with a cable stays connected for a short period then dies even with external power supplied. My other wireless one with a different cable shuts off the keymander. The last hope I had was a wired oem 360 controller which was 70 dollars. It gets power and the keymander stats on but the lights just blink very slow around the xbox icon and it never connects. I don't know what to do anymore everything I try has some part of it that doesn't work.