38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Uncomfortable, especially after hours of use., March 2, 2002
This review is from: RCA WHP160 900MHz Wireless Headphones (Electronics)
I bought these headphones so that my girlfriend could watch TV without disturbing me while I'm on the computer, and so that I could watch TV while she's asleep.
They're tight, and I guess they have to be to keep them on your head - the receiver and batteries add weight. The package claims "Soft earpads cushion your head for hours of wearing comfort" but that's simply not true. Hard plastic speaker casing sits right up against your hear with only a thin bit of foam protecting you, no real protection at all. Then a foam donut surrounds the speaker casing and gives the appearance of a lot of cushy foam to protect your ears.
If you wear them just right it's not too bad, but if you have it so that the hard plastic rests on your ears, it can become very irritating.
The sound quality is pretty good. The bass response is good, and it's fun to play video games with. The base plugs in to the headphones and will recharge ni-cad batteries, or they take 2 AAA batteries if you, for some reason, don't want to use the ni-cad batteries. The base and headphones are compact when at rest, just like in the photo.
I'd love to try another pair to see if there's a more comfortable set out there.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Severe shortcomings, August 23, 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: RCA WHP160 900MHz Wireless Headphones (Electronics)
Don't plan to use these headphones near computer equipment. A horrible cordless-phone hiss is your constant companion. And get ready to do the ancient tribal dance of the perfect-location-relative-to-the-tranmitter. Worse, the manufacturers must know of this shortcoming-- if you don't pump sound into the headphones, they'll shut off to help you preserve your sanity. When the next sound comes through, the headphones will turn back on again-- after the sound-- accompanied by a half-second burst of static. If you're trying to make your computer desk wireless, these are not for you.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Avoid these like the plague!, November 28, 2003
This review is from: RCA WHP160 900MHz Wireless Headphones (Electronics)
These headphone absolutely kill my ears after about thirty minutes of use! I got these to wear at night so I could watch TV and not wake up my girlfriend, I can't wear these more than 30 minutes before my ears start hurting, try watching a whole movie and you will be rubbing your ears for at least an hour afterwards trying to recover. The product besides comfort is just fine, sound quality, range, everything else works just fine (not great), but the comfort level of these headphones is by far the worst I have ever seen.
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