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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More versatile than you think., March 3, 2007
I bought this specifically because of what it is. It is a two-piece unit. The "important" piece is a male 4 conductor stereo headset connection (2.5mm) for a cell phone on one end and a female 3.5mm standard 3-conductor headphone jack on the other end. The female jack side is larger than a simple cable jack because it includes a built-in microphone and a button, which is called a Turbo Button on my Sanyo's display. There is a spring-loaded clip on this end, such that you could attach it to your shirt or even to your seat belt shoulder strap. End to end, this piece is approximately 35" (89mm), which is sufficient for me to put my phone in my pants pocket/clip or in a cup holder in my car while the clip is midway on my chest.
The other part of the two-piece unit is a functional traditional ear-bud style headset with a standard 3.5mm male plug. I suppose as a mnemonic for the headset, L-e-f-t is shorter than R-i-g-h-t. The headset has relatively short length, which is good for this purpose. From plug tip to the ear piece-split strain relief is approximately 12". Strain relief to Left is approximately 8", and strain relief to Right is approximately 18". Yes, this is not a typo. The right earbud cable is longer than the plug cable. While adequate for the purpose of the combination headset/adapter, it'll probably not be as convenient to use the headset portion for most other applications.
(I suppose that it's likely these dimensions will vary slightly with your purchase).
The big selling point of this unit is that it allows you to use your own headset with your multimedia phone. I should note that this works wonderfully with my Sanyo SCP8400. Recently, I had upgraded my stock car stereo with one that accepts MP3 3.5mm connections. I hooked the connection to my phone via the LG adapter and now I have my phone in my car hands-free and actually (IMO) safer than a headset. With my specific phone, I now have my mp3s able to be played through my car stereo (or I can subscribe to Sirius or other music channels via the phone) and can answer the phone with limited interruption.
In conversations with friends, the sound quality of the connection was good (so they tell me), and the sound quality for voice in my stereo was very nice. The conversations are clear and I'm told little or no echo to the other end of the conversation. Unfortunately, when I was not actively using the headset while connected to my stereo in AUX (at least, this is my experience with my setup), there was a periodic "click" that is otherwise inaudible. This isn't a reflection on this product, however. This is more likely either my phone or stereo/phone combination that is encountering the issue. Since it's rather pointless to have the stereo on in my car without "something" playing (radio, cd, or mp3s from the phone), I'll chalk this one up to "user workaround."
If you have a stereo multimedia cell phone and are starting to carry around your mp3s in your phone via micro sd versus your ipod, this is not a bad purchase, especially if you consider the possibility of using your phone's music in almost any of the mp3 speaker systems (i-Dog?), or even use your cell phone's mp3s through your stereo system in-house. With audio streaming in some multimedia phones, you have new entertainment options and flexibility to hear them however you want -- and answer the phone.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great adapter with free headphones., September 1, 2007
If you actually want to listen to music and be able to easily answer your phone, and you don't mind having a cord to deal with, this is a great device. It is actually an adapter with a built in microphone and volume control, with seperate stereo earbuds included (if you don't like the headphones you can use most stereo headphones with the adapter.)
The earbuds are average quality, useable but not exceptional. Yes, one earplug cord is actually longer than the other by intentional design. (Many people are annoyed by the cord dangling in front of them, so some headphones are now made so that the cord for one plug goes behind your head, and then over your shoulder. If this bothers you, throw them away and buy a pair that you like, the headphones are just cheap junk anyway.) The real value is in the adapter, which can be used with any stereo headphones with a 3.5mm mini stereo plug.
It could also be used with car stereo adapters, although I haven't checked for microphone feedback (squeal) yet. If you do hook it up to your car stereo I would advise turning the volume down before you try answering your phone, and be sure you try it out while you're parked. This might work as a handsfree car adapter, but heavy traffic would be a bad place to find out that the feedback through your car stereo makes your ears bleed.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
does exactly what i wanted, January 22, 2007
It is amazing how little info there is on the internet about these headphones. Lets clear some things up. First, these headphones come in TWO peices, which means the stereo headset and microphone sections are separate. The headphones are awful, extremely tinny with no bass, but who cares, because the key feature of these is that you can connect YOUR OWN headphones to the mic part of this headset! Thats worth the price alone, as far as I'm concerned. I use these with the LG VX 8300, and they work great.
The connector on these is a 3 band, meaning there are 4 contacts. LG programs their adapters in this fashion: mic(tip),L ,R, Ground(base). Almost every other company does it mic, R, L, Ground, which means that if you buy a 3-band connector on ebay, or say for a samsung or motorola, it will work, but your stereo imaging will be reversed. I made that mistake the first time. I plugged in my $15 Koss THE Plug earbuds and they sound pretty decent for a cell phone, on par with my Creative Muvo Mp3 player.
Cons to these- the cords are an awkward length, and either my phone or this headset adds some kind of weird 3D reverb effect to the audio, not sure on that one yet.
Overall, I think these are the best option if you have a stereo MP3-playing LG phone right now.
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