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I know a bunch of you were talking about headsets, this is the best deal I've seen on wireless virtual surround sounds.
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I know a bunch of you were talking about headsets, this is the best deal I've seen on wireless virtual surround sounds.
Cool, for $100 bucks, these may be what I want.
I don't care for my current gaming headset, so I may have to pick this one up this fall.
Yeah I have been looking at getting a headset for sometime now. I wonder how they will compare to some of the more expensive headsets like the Astros.
can you recharge these wireless things like the ps3 controllers? or do i have to buy millions of batteries.
From the pictures, I don't see where batteries would go in. It's official Sony and everything else Sony has released charges with USB. Says it comes with a USB Wireless Adapter, so you probably plug into it or free usb port to charge when not using.
$100 is an awful lot for stereo headphones with a microphone. For $50 more, you can get full surround sound with the microphone.
They're not full on surround sound, but they are 7.1 Virtual which means that it will sound like surround sound. So it's not like you're paying for Stereo head phones, plus that 50$ more you're talking about is probably a wired system or not that good of quality.
Wireless is what sells me. As long as there isn't a bunch of buzzing/hissing/feedback, I'm good.
if it is wireless and charges via USB (even if i have to buy another extended wire like I did for my controller) than I will get these, sounds great.
They say it sounds like surround sound to get you to buy it, just like they got me to buy 3 "virtual" surround sound headsets before I said screw it and ended up forking over the money for what I really wanted. Rest assured, it's nothing more than a stereo headset with a microphone imbedded in it. There's nothing wrong with that, but that does seem incredibly pricey. Of course, Sony does charge about $50 for a bluetooth headset when you get can very good ones for under $20.Originally Posted by DariusLock
On the flip side, Microsoft does the same with their wireless headset.
If you want full surround sound with a microphone, Turtle Beach, Tritton, and Sharkoon both start off around $150 for the wired version. Obviously, you're going to be paying more for a wireless version. Turtle Beach has a wireless surround sound headset that's $160 and even though it's designed for the 360, it does work with the PS3 now. It says it's surround sound, but I'm pretty sure it's also "virtual" or simulated. It's here.
Regardless, for $100, you're basically getting an average priced stereo headset with a microphone and the convenience of being wireless.
I have a "virtual" surround sound system for my TV, and trust me it's nothing like true 7.1. It's still better than regular stereo, but it's not at all actual 7.1.
Plus, those are hideous.
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I accidentally stepped on my turtle beach 50 dollar headset a few weeks ago and was thinking of getting basically the same set as a replacement but since no FPS games look very appealing until BF3 and MW3 I think this one will do...wireless + usb recharge is enough to pay an extra 50 for me.
It wouldn't affect you in that case. The Turtle Beaches you had were stereo, too, so it'll probably sound a tad bit better if not the same. I just think this is an about half dirty way of tricking people into thinking they're getting a great deal on a "surround sound" headset when it's not going to come even remotely close to sounding as good as surround sound. $100 for a stereo headset and microphone is a little pricey, too, even if it was wireless. $70 or $80 I could see.
true, yea I know it was only 'virtual' and I assume all of these headsets have that 'hiss' when there is no sound input unless you get those pricier ones that have the extra pieces (which I assume you have?)
I am thinking I will have to wait and see on these now though, to make sure I can plug em into the PC if needed.
Yeah, I've tried most of the ones you can. I've bought and returned at least 8 different headsets. All of them had that hiss, which is really annoying, but not something that would hold it back for me. The thing that bugged me the most was the fact the sound quality just wasn't that good, it was just really loud so it would cover up the fact that it wasn't surround sound.
I never understood the hiss. I mean, I could if they were wireless, but all the ones I tried were wired, so there was really no excuse for there being a constant hissing noise.
Do any of the PC headsets work with the ps3? I just noticed Razer makes a pair as do a few other companies (I like my razer mouse), it seems like someone would come along and offer a high quality headset for the ps3/360 with the popularity of FPS games and such...something in the 150 dollar range with something close to Bose quality sound.
They do:
Sharkoon
Tritton AX Pro
Both are full surround sound and in that price range and both have gotten very good reviews. I never tried either one, though. I was going to try the Sharkoon, but I was so disappointed with having to return another headset before, I just forced myself to pay more than I wanted and get an Astro.
As for Razer:
Razer Chimaera
It says it's for 360, but I'm sure it would work with PS3, too. It's expensive, though at almost $200.
IF your TV has the digital audio out, then you can use any headset if you buy an adapter(this is how I used to do it). I sincerely doubt you'll get the surround sound effect, but if you get a headset with big drivers in it, you might not be able to notice.
yea tv is brand new panasonic plasma so im sure it has it,
i used to connect my turtle beach 21 to an A/V cable I had connected to the ps3 (for sound only) while using HDMI for the video...I assume this A/V cable is the digital audio out for the ps3?
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