Category: Geeks r Us
I'm looking for a good wireless headset, preferably USB, to use mainly for Skype. I'm not sure really where to start, as I'm not too knowledgeable about the leading brands. I thought I'd pose the question to the techy Zone community.
Which wireless headsets have proven useful to you, and which headsets have failed that important test? I'd prefer maybe a link to the product whether you're posting it in a positive or negative light, so that I can read up on it. price range really isn't an issue, but estimates would be helpful. Thanks for your time.
I recommended this head set in a similar posting. Logitech h760. This head set is the best one I could find that suited my purpose. I used several other wireless logitech head sets that went out on me or fell apart rather quickly. One note about this head set is that it is good for voice over IP application such as skype, and listening to a screen reader, routed through the head set. If you are looking for good sound quality for listening to music or playing games, I would look into other Logitech models or Plantronics head sets. I hope this helps you in your search of a wireless head set. One final note is that this head set costs approximately a hundred dollars.
I bought the freetalk wireless headset from the skype store. It took a while for the transaction to go through since I had to go through a third party of a third party distributer but it works great and comes with it's own carrying case.
What I don't much like about the Freetalk wireless ones these days is the really short microphone. When I'm on a skype call, the other person can hear my screenreader pretty well. I'd much rather have a longer boom-style microphone. Other than that, they're nice. I love how they fold up and fit down in to their case.
for how inexpensive they are, you can't expect a whole lot.
I now have the Logitech G930 gaming wireless headset. All things considered, it's great. For someone who doesn't wear hearing aids, it would be ideal, especially if you like the large cup-style earpieces. It has a long adjustible microphone. I wouldn't exactly call it a boom microphone. It's not quite that flexible, though it moves enough to get the job done. most importantly, it doesn't leak. The people on the other end of the call can't hear jaws or anything else through my headset. The ear cups do block out a lot of surrounding noise, but there's a sideband which is adjustable, meaning that you can hear what your microphone is picking up. I love this feature, and keep it on 100 percent. It does have software with it that is accessible, for the most part, except for adjusting some of the surround settings. I strongly recommend installing the software.
It has voice morphing capabilities and 3 buttons on the side of the headset, called G Keys. These keys can be programmed to press keyboard shortcuts, but as of now, skype is not one of the programs it supports. I do miss being able to answer a call when I'm away from the computer and on the headset. It has a full 10 band graphic equalizer and even a pre-amp, which is why it's such a god-send for me. I can adjust it to match different voices, so I hear much better with it. It feels very stirdy.You can buy it from the Logitech site for 119 dollars, and when you register it, they'll give you 20 percent off your next purchase. Talk time is about 10 hours on a single charge, and charge time is about 4 hours. Hope this will be of some use to anyone looking.