Plantronics DSP-400 Digitally-Enhanced USB Foldable Stereo Headset and Software

by Plantronics

Product Details

• Item Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005A9AU
• Item model number: DSP 400
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (185 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 15, 2006

Product Description

Plantronics DSP 400 - Headset ( semi-open ), English

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

151 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great headset for Mac and Skype, October 26, 2005

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Rich T - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Plantronics DSP-400 Digitally-Enhanced USB Foldable Stereo Headset and Software (Personal Computers)

Bought this headset for use with Mac OS 10.3.9 and skype.

Pros:
1. Works perfectly with skype--great sound quality both in and out.
2. Hardware controls (volume, mute) work perfectly with Mac
3. No software necessary for Mac
4. Neat folding design
5. Comfortable even for long conversations.
6. Great value (paid less on Amazon then they typically go on eBay)

Cons (relatively minor for me):
1. Even after folding, kinda bulky if you will be traveling with them a lot.
2.Wish the wires werent so long--too long for the average user--perhaps making them prone to damage?
3. Plantronics used to include a nice case, BUT NO CASE INCLUDED ANYMORE (at least as sold on Amazon)
4. One minor glitch (?) with Mac is that the headphones revert to "mute" whenever first plugged in or computer is restarted.

All in all, the best wired headset available for the Mac and skype.

144 of 147 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excelent headset with just a few warnings, August 29, 2005

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Chad A. Lauterbach "chadl2" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plantronics DSP-400 Digitally-Enhanced USB Foldable Stereo Headset and Software (Personal Computers)

This headset offers good comfort, especially for the price. I use this headset almost entirely for VoIP (i.e. Skype) and have had great success with the audio quality both on the headphone prtion and microphone portion. The fact that it is a USB headset is wonderful because I can select it as my audio device for Skype, but I can still have my computer speakers playing music, even while I'm on the phone. That would not be possible with a standard, non-USB headset. Installation was also a breeze, everything was automatic for me in Windows XP Pro SP-2.

My bigest complaint is the exteremly long cable and large box that hangs off of it. This is an issue for me because I use a laptop and this headset travels with me all over town everyday. Unfortunately all USB headsets have some time of box hanging off of them. The benefits of a USB headset for me outweight his problem, and I'm happy to lug it around, but still wish it wasn't required.

I have used this headset for playback of music and while the quality isn't great, I don't believe that is this headset primary purpose and for the price I think it performs acceptably. Overall I would recomend this headset, especially for VoIP like uses.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Improved voice recognition - and decent stereo listening!, March 27, 2006

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D. Reinstein "marindavid" (Fairfax, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plantronics DSP-400 Digitally-Enhanced USB Foldable Stereo Headset and Software (Personal Computers)

I purchased this headset to replace the rather chintzy, monaural headset provided in the box with Dragon's Naturally Speaking 8 (Standard.) I was delighted to discover that, even prior to further 'training' of the software, the voice recognition ratio improved immediately and dramatically. Unlike the hardware from Nuance (the current makers of Dragon), the Plantronics set is USB2 plug-and-play with XP, requiring no software and it works, just as advertised, right out of the box. Other reviews that have criticized this set because of it's inadequate 'portability' and the feeling that the way it can be folded compromises it's structural integrity, simply have not been my experience. I must say, though, that it doesn't travel. It sits on a hook next to my PC.
Voice recognition is not the perfect (or even improved) solution to every writing need - however, coupled with a GOOD headset/microphone combination, it is well worth having and using for many usual Word and emailing functions