Customer Reviews

Xbox Headset Communicator

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

The xbox communicator is needed to use the xbox live, due to the fact that with it you can give verbal comands to your teamates, talk to everyone in general, and even mute those who annoy you. Plus you can also use it on other games like tom clancy's rainbow six 3, in which you can use the xbox communicator to give verbal commands to your teamates. Also if a friend of yours is in california and you are in new york, and you both go live on the same game, then you can talk to him/her directly on the xbox communicator,HELLO FREE LONG DICSTANCE. Also if you want to be kept anonymous or if you have pnemonia and want no one to hear your voice, you can disguise your voice as a robot, a little boy, a low voice, and with some clever programming the voice of darth vader.

Ok. It may seem silly to write a review of a gaming headset, but I have reasons for doing so. Granted, there are cheaper off-brand headsets available for the XBox (the Headcom, for example). Don't get them. They are, to a one, flimsy and easily broken. The only headset worth getting is this one. It's far more durable, with better reception than the knock-offs. With it, you can discuss strategy, trade tips, or just talk trash with other people on XBox live. When playing team-oriented games--Rainbow Six, for example--this is a necessity.

The headset that comes with this has one critical flaw where any slightly more than normal pressure will cause it to physically crack redering the headset useless. You need the expansion adaptor to use voice chat of XBox Live, but once this headset breaks you can go buy a generic headset. You can use any of the ones available for telephones with a 2.5mm jack just fine and they are usually more durable as well as often more comfortable!

If you have an Xbox, you have to have Xbox Live. If you have Xbox Live, you have to have this headset. It really is that simple. Playing against other gamers is one thing, but being able to chat with them in real time really does bring gaming to the next level. It is an experence on its own.

As for durability, I will admit they can break. I had mine for about a year before it finally cracked. But the internal hardware works fine, the only thing that breaks is the clip. You can easily tape it back on with electrical tape and you'll never know it was broken.

PS: DO NOT get a cheap no name headset. They almost always cause interference.

PPS: Amazon.ca has them on for the best price in Canada

I've owned three of these since XBox LIVE launched two years ago and all of them have broken. I feel the need to write this because my newest one just broke. The piece of plastic that holds the microphone/ear piece onto the headband is no bigger than my fingernail. I have a buddy, too, who has had two of his break in the same eay. Plus, the the mic on the second one I bought shorted-out or something and doesn't work.

I urge you all to buy a 3rd-party headset. Some aren't licensed for XBox but they will work, and aren't designed to break. Some are licensed for Halo 2, but are even more expensive. So shop around, I'm sure whatever you choose will be at least better than this scam.

( Just some more help in finding an alternative: if you already have a broken headset, like most of use do, then just buy a microphone/head-phone that is made for phones. Make sure the plug is the same size as your XBox one. But if you don't have the piecce that plugs into the memory card slot, then you will need to get one. I think there are third-party ones, so shop around or order one from some place online. I haven't seen any on Amazon. Hope this helps! )

I'm starting to get really pissed off with these damn headsets. They have a neat design and everything but man they suck! The first one's little clip thingy broke so then I went out and bought another. That one worked fine for about 3 months then started shorting out on me. I have to turn the part that connects into the controller receiver to the exact spot to get it to work. It then got so bad that I had to use 2 hands at all times to just talk to someone (holding the cable a certain way and pressing it firmly into the receiver). I then decided enough and switched back to my broken one. With some tape it looked, almost as good as new. It worked for about a week then the same problem began occuring. The POS started shorting out and wouldn't wouldn't work with out some force applied onto it. It is so bad now that I can't even communicate to my friends in a game. I am forced to go out and spend 30 more dollars on another one of these pieces of crap now, since the other cheapass headsets make you sound retarded on Live. I guess I should get used to buying a new headsest every few months at this rate. I mean come on, if I'm gonna spend 30 bucks on your stupid product, at least make it worth it.....

*Sigh*...All done ranting...

Man, online with people is cool. You need to for Rainbox Six, but, this unit breaks sooo fast and easily. The little part where you snap it the microphone onto the headset is very, very, very fragile. If you snap it, which you will, i suggest using superglue to put it back on. Even this won't keep it together for to long though. The makes of this product, X Box obviously, need to DEFINITELY go back to the drawing board. It's just way too weak. Too bad the cheaper stuff stinks with the sound.

Okay, well first off this product was very cheaply manufactured. So unless you're extremely careful it'll most likely brake on you. Another thing I noticed is that whenever I play online I always get 'dude, your mic is lagging' or 'fix your headset' from my fellow online gamers. Then I have to unplugg it and blow on it for it to work better. In my opinion you're better off buying a third-party headset because the XBox one is very cheaply manufactured. Definetly NOT worth $30.00.

The clip that attaches the earpiece to the headband just broke on mine after dropping it on the carpet...Same thing happened to a family members. Sure, it's stylish, but go with an alternative.

This works very well. It sends and receives sound well, but does have a problem breaking in one weak area. If your careful there should be no problem.