Logitech 980158-0403 Internet Chat Headset
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Manufacturer: LogitechDesigner: Logitech
Audio: English (Original Language)
Model: 980158-0403
Color: black
Product features:
- Sleek behind the head style headset, perfect for Internet chat, music listening
- Sleek design: Behind the head style allows hours of comfortable wear
- Noise canceling microphone: Blocks unwanted sound for clear audio
- Convenient in-line volume/mute controls: Easily adjust volume or mute your microphone
- Sony PC-234S Audio Plug Adaptor
- Wharfedale MovieStar 60 Speaker Stands, Pair (Speakers Not Included)
- Xtreme TB264DKO 264-Disc CD/DVD Case
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Customer Review: For the College Student without Wireless
Summary: 3 Stars
Here's two plus years of experience with my current set summed up into pros & cons.
Pros:
- Long cord is great for those who move around their desk a lot.
- Price when I bought it and current price (3/5/08) is affordable and won't break the bank.
- Side panels on the earspeakers are changeable for those who like personalizing their items. With the set I had you could chose from red, black, blue, and orange changeable covers.
- Good for basic chat needs.
- Headset has a volume adjuster on the cord as well as a switch to mute the microphone.
Cons:
- Band that goes around the head is not adjustable. Those with larger heads may have problems getting the headset to fit.
- Plastic on the headband, particularly over the ears, has had issues with having some sharp plastic edges. On mine it was particularly noticeable over the right ear. I had to file it down a little for it to be wearable for longer periods of time.
- Foam over the microphone and earspeakers easily tears and/or comes off.
- The color on the customizable covers can be easily scratched off on all except the black covers. With the exception of black, the covers are actually silver colored with a red/blue/orange color coating.
- The tool supplied to take off the customizable covers is VERY tiny. It's about a half inch long and maybe a quarter inch wide, if that. Aside from being easily lost, if you have one cover that just doesn't want to pop off, the size of this tool will not give you leverage.
- Will not record quality sound. If you need some recording done, this isn't what you are looking for.
Other:
- Even after adjusting programs/computer, sound output from microphone tends to be quieter/lower in volume in comparison to other headsets. As this didn't always happen, this could be the settings on my friends computers, but my headset was the only one they were having issues with and this was across various chat programs. In any case, if this is an issue with the headset, it could be a problem for people trying to listen to you if they have music/game sounds/etc also going through their speakers that they are listening to.
Summary:
The price is really what makes this headset. (A higher price would have knocked this down a star.) These are the rag-tag pair of headphones you can take to a gaming/chat session, beat up and/or lose and not be terribly worried about it. For students, the extra long cord is great for letting you get up and walk around the dorm room. However, if you want something lasting, comfortable, or with better sound quality (mostly with the pickup in the mic), then I would suggest looking elsewhere.
Description of Logitech 980158-0403 Internet Chat Headset
Comfortable Design! By popular demand, we have added a new behind-the-head PC headset for you gamers out there. Sure, you could use these for internet chat or placing IP phone calls, but would you rather reach out and frag someone? The Internet Chat Headset has it all at a great price: rich stereo sound, a noise-canceling microphone, in-line control for extra convenience, and a sleek behind-the-head design. The 9-foot cable gives you plenty of room to move around.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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