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> I've heard that some people use headsets that aren't bluetooth, like the Jabra or Plantronics that are made for call centers, where you connect the headset ba

> I've heard that some people use headsets that aren't bluetooth, like the Jabra or Plantronics that are made for call centers, where you connect the headset base directly to the laptop. They seem to have also an incredible connection range, but they are very pricey so I haven't bought one for testing. Just get a cheap gaming headset. Pretty much all wireless gaming headsets also have perfectly fine quality for two-way communication, and you can get completely reasonable ones for ~$50-$100. Remember, the primary use case for these is to mix gameplay, music, and voice calls while also keeping the latency very low. Bluetooth would never fly in that world, and it's bizarre that it's tolerated elsewhere.

tecleandor 2y ago
All wireless gaming headsets that I've seen are Bluetooth. What I've seen from some of them (or even some headsets that aren't "gaming") is "Gaming Mode", that usually means that they either use a low latency codec like aptX Low Latency, or reduce the buffers in the connection or something like that. That's also useful to reduce latency when watching videos or TV. But once you switch to headset mode, you're back to the low quality mode every Bluetooth headset uses. Meanwhile, as I cannot justify (to myself) the $350 expense, I'm using a $65 1More Sonoflow headset that works great for me and also have aptX codecs.
- Nullabillity 2y ago
  > All wireless gaming headsets that I've seen are Bluetooth. Which have you been looking at? Typically it's just labeled as 2.4GHz in the spec sheet (yes, it's a bit silly since Bluetooth operates in the same band.. oh well). I just went through my local IT store's cheapest wireless gaming headsets[0] (ignoring colour variations), and I saw: - HyperX Cloud Mini Wireless[1], Bluetooth, 549kr (~$55) - Deltaco Gaming Headset Wireless RGB[2], custom wireless, 699kr (~$70) - Logitech G435[3], Logitech Lightspeed (also optional Bluetooth), 799kr (~$80) - HyperX Cloud Stinger Core Wireless[4], custom wireless, 899kr (~$90) - ASUS TUF H1 Wireless[5], custom wireless, 979kr (~$100) That's less than half of them with Bluetooth support at all, and only one that requires it. [0]: https://www.inet.se/kategori/901/gamingheadset?sortColumn=price&sortDirection=asc&filter=%7B%22propertyFilters%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22175%22%3Atrue%7D%7D%7D https://www.inet.se/kategori/901/gamingheadset?sortColumn=pr... [1]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6611818/hyperx-cloud-mini-wireless-svart https://www.inet.se/produkt/6611818/hyperx-cloud-mini-wirele... [2]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6306122/deltaco-gaming-headset-wireless-rgb https://www.inet.se/produkt/6306122/deltaco-gaming-headset-w... [3]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6601744/logitech-g435-svart#specifikationer https://www.inet.se/produkt/6601744/logitech-g435-svart#spec... [4]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6608769/hyperx-cloud-stinger-core-wireless-7-1 https://www.inet.se/produkt/6608769/hyperx-cloud-stinger-cor... [5]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6302556/asus-tuf-h1-wireless https://www.inet.se/produkt/6302556/asus-tuf-h1-wireless
  - tecleandor 2y ago
    Oh, I thought the Lightspeed protocol was only for keyboard and mice, as that is/was what they first claimed on their site somewhere. I guess that I always skip those headphones due to the design. The problem I see here (and in other propietary protocols) is it's very difficult to know what's the quality of the audio stream. Can't find any information about the codecs, sampling rate, bitrate... and the microphone reviews that I've found for that kind of headsets sound very bad. With the prices on good quality wireless headsets I sometimes feel like I'm going to end up buying a broadcast quality headset with a long cable and forget about it :D

tecleandor 2y ago

All wireless gaming headsets that I've seen are Bluetooth. What I've seen from some of them (or even some headsets that aren't "gaming") is "Gaming Mode", that usually means that they either use a low latency codec like aptX Low Latency, or reduce the buffers in the connection or something like that. That's also useful to reduce latency when watching videos or TV. But once you switch to headset mode, you're back to the low quality mode every Bluetooth headset uses. Meanwhile, as I cannot justify (to myself) the $350 expense, I'm using a $65 1More Sonoflow headset that works great for me and also have aptX codecs.

Nullabillity 2y ago
> All wireless gaming headsets that I've seen are Bluetooth. Which have you been looking at? Typically it's just labeled as 2.4GHz in the spec sheet (yes, it's a bit silly since Bluetooth operates in the same band.. oh well). I just went through my local IT store's cheapest wireless gaming headsets[0] (ignoring colour variations), and I saw: - HyperX Cloud Mini Wireless[1], Bluetooth, 549kr (~$55) - Deltaco Gaming Headset Wireless RGB[2], custom wireless, 699kr (~$70) - Logitech G435[3], Logitech Lightspeed (also optional Bluetooth), 799kr (~$80) - HyperX Cloud Stinger Core Wireless[4], custom wireless, 899kr (~$90) - ASUS TUF H1 Wireless[5], custom wireless, 979kr (~$100) That's less than half of them with Bluetooth support at all, and only one that requires it. [0]: https://www.inet.se/kategori/901/gamingheadset?sortColumn=price&sortDirection=asc&filter=%7B%22propertyFilters%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22175%22%3Atrue%7D%7D%7D https://www.inet.se/kategori/901/gamingheadset?sortColumn=pr... [1]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6611818/hyperx-cloud-mini-wireless-svart https://www.inet.se/produkt/6611818/hyperx-cloud-mini-wirele... [2]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6306122/deltaco-gaming-headset-wireless-rgb https://www.inet.se/produkt/6306122/deltaco-gaming-headset-w... [3]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6601744/logitech-g435-svart#specifikationer https://www.inet.se/produkt/6601744/logitech-g435-svart#spec... [4]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6608769/hyperx-cloud-stinger-core-wireless-7-1 https://www.inet.se/produkt/6608769/hyperx-cloud-stinger-cor... [5]: https://www.inet.se/produkt/6302556/asus-tuf-h1-wireless https://www.inet.se/produkt/6302556/asus-tuf-h1-wireless
- tecleandor 2y ago
  Oh, I thought the Lightspeed protocol was only for keyboard and mice, as that is/was what they first claimed on their site somewhere. I guess that I always skip those headphones due to the design. The problem I see here (and in other propietary protocols) is it's very difficult to know what's the quality of the audio stream. Can't find any information about the codecs, sampling rate, bitrate... and the microphone reviews that I've found for that kind of headsets sound very bad. With the prices on good quality wireless headsets I sometimes feel like I'm going to end up buying a broadcast quality headset with a long cable and forget about it :D