Customer Reviews

Playstation 3 Bluetooth Headset

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(27)

 

 

The sound quality was poor. If you don't mind messing with your headset every round then this headset is for you. I returned it and got a Jabra instead.

Contrary to earlier reviews, it DOES work with CoD4. The problem that it has is connecting to the PS3 when a game is currently running. You need to connect it using the Audio Device Settings page on the PS3 before starting up the game. Not ideal, but it works. The problem is that if you disconnect during a game ("mute" functionality doesn't seem to work, so you have to disconnect and reconnect), you have to quit the game to start it back up again.

Additionally, there's too much feedback in the volume up/down buttons - the click is so loud that it triggers the mic every time.

Here's the reason it got the stars that it did -- it's comfortable, light, and the clarity is good. Not spectacular, but it definitely serves its purpose well.

That said, I just bought the Jabra JX10 for my phone, and it allows pairing to two different devices simultaneously. So I'll be using that from now on.

First off...I am a techie by trade....I could not get this headset to be recognized by my PS3. Poor product. Avoid this like the plague.... Too bad I can't rank this as ZERO stars.

Having bought the Madcatz in June of '08 when I picked up the PS3 MGS4 bundle, I must say, the headset is better than I expected. I honestly am not sure what people are saying about bad battery life, I can keep it charged for a week or two at a time, then use it for a good solid 8-9 hours without worry, that's even a year later. Fully charging the bluetooth takes about 3-4 hours, tops on my Playstation 3, and when I'm using it, as said, it can hold the charge for 8-9 hours while in use, I've been surprised at how long it'll last during gameplay. And while not in use, as stated, it lasts a week or so before it needs a charge. Personally, I'm very satisfied with the headset, and it works like any bluetooth would.

The only reason it has a four star rating, instead of the 5 star I think it needs, is sound quality isn't always great, and it picks up sounds quite easily around the home, making it a tad annoying for those listening to me, though I haven't heard any major complaints on what's being picked up, it can pick up the TV despite sitting a good 10-15 feet away from it on a fairly medium volume. Unfortunately, the sound quality isn't all that amazing on the receiver end, making it sometimes hard to understand what others are saying, but not hard enough I don't love my bluetooth headset.

The setting up of the bluetooth when I got it was simple, it stays connected while on the other side of my apartment, at least a good 25 feet, though I haven't tested further distances, it gets a bit of static between two walls but I can still understand what others are saying, and the volume control is negligible, at best, as the differences aren't totally clear, so the highest and lowest settings don't seem much different if at all. Having had the product for a year now, there is only one problem I have with the headset: Entering it's second year of use, sometimes it won't warn you when the battery is dying, often you'll hear a series of beeps 2-3 minutes before it dies, randomly the beeps will not come, making the death of the battery a surprising affair.

Overall, I've never been a fan of Madcatz and their stuff, but their quality has increased to untold levels with their headset, it's comfortable for extended play, I hardly worry about battery level before play unless it's been a while since it's been plugged up, and it makes gaming cordless, so I can grab a snack or drink while respawning without removing and returning my headset to my head.

Would I recommend this to my friends and strangers? Yes. Would I guarantee the same experience of greatness I have? No. Unfortunately while my product was amazing, and I give it high marks, I can't guarantee everyone the same great experience. Nevertheless, if it were to break, I'd definitely buy an exact replacement. My faith in Madcatz is slowly restored with the bluetooth headset.

I'd like to add that I am an avid gamer, and this bluetooth works with ALL my games: Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: World at War, Resistance, Resistance 2, Burnout Paradise, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Motorstorm, Metal Gear Online, every online game I own I can use this bluetooth with flawlessly. Connecting the bluetooth outside of a game is simple: head to the accessory settings, connect from the menu while the bluetooth is on. Contrary to what I've read, it works IN and OUT of the game as well, I can connect while loading the game, while in a lobby of a game, while playing a game, and yes, I have tested all my games multiple times. It works exactly as it should.

I'm not saying everyone else is a liar, or that they are anti-madcatz (though I admit I used to be), but sometimes people may have trouble where others do not. This is only my own review and opinion of the product, and while I disagree with many of the negative reviews, I for one vouch for this product, and I am neither a professional review, nor paid by Madcatz to review this, though if they wished to pay me for such reviews, I would be accepting of their money.

All in all, give it a chance, let the naysayers do their thing but keep informed, if you're going to buy it, make sure you can return it in case you are an unlucky consumer who seems to have a thousand problems. I might just be lucky, but I can safely say that even a year later, I'm not having issues and it works where others say it doesn't.

I couldn't agree more with most of the other reviews. This is advertised to work with the PS3, and it barely works with it. I bought it because I thought it was designed for use with the PS3. I was sadly mistaken.
Here is a list of my biggest complaints:

1. Connecting to the PS3 was pretty easy, but the sound quality was poor, and many times I would start a game, it would lose connectivity to the PS3 once I was in the game. The only way to reconnect would be to exit the game and connect it again through the Audie Device Settings. Anyone with a PS3 knows what a pain this is.

2. There is no ear piece and it lays over your ear, so to avoid feedback on the PS3 you had to turn the volume down to the lowest setting and then you could barely hear what anyone was saying.

3. This did work best with my cell phone, but everyone I talked to complained that there was an echo. Again, I had to turn down the volume to the lowest setting to avoid the echo. When I was driving in my car, it had to be almost completely silent to hear anything or I had to press the ear piece against my ear to hear the caller. This completely ruins the thought of "hands free".

In summary, avoid this at all costs. My friend brought over a Plantronic Voyager 510, and it was like night and day. It worked perfectly with the PS3. I'll be purchasing the Plantronic shortly. Avoid the Mad Catz at all cost.

I immediately bought this headset because I've had heard some rave reviews about it, also it was a specially packaged with the PS3 game WarHawk. Um, try to avoid this headset at all cost because it doesn't work well with Call of Duty 4, additionally it causes minor crashes and its quality is not all that great. It is a good headset but not for the PS3.

This is the worst product I think I've ever bought. Brand new out of an untouched package and its completely broken. The headset doesn't charge or turn on even after following every step correctly from the manual. Don't spend your money on this!!

I payd 50$ for this headset,that was a bad idea.
This headset work for me 10-15 min, and then stop working.
The voice quality is terrible.
...DO NOT BUY!!!...

This headset would work for a little while, and then out of nowhere stop working. It also felt the need to constantly go dead after being charged for hours on end. Don't buy this product.

I didn't order this product from amazon, but wanted to warn others that this product or at least some of them have charging issues. I plugged mine in and the red light came on and within seconds faded out. I tried over and over with the same results. At one point it actually did stay on. I left it plugged in for 2 hours just to see if it would come on. It would not come on at all. I know the instructions call for a 4 hour charge, however I was just seeing if I could get a blue light at all. No. After, I tried to plug it back in and again it would not charge. I will be taking this back and getting the real PS3 headset.