 | Microsoft LifeChat ZX-6000 Wireless Headset |
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Product Description
This comfortable headset features a Windows Live Call Button that makes calling fast and easy, wireless 2.4-GHz technology up to 30 feet, and an advanced battery that lets you talk up to eight hours between charges.
Product Details
- Brand: Microsoft
- Model: JUF-00001
- Released on: 2007-01-27
- Dimensions: 3.20" h x 7.00" w x 8.60" l, 1.28 pounds
Features
- Digital speaker
- Noise-canceling microphone
- Padded ear cup and adjustable earband
- Optimized for Windows Live Messenger
- Wireless headset convenience
Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
This comfortable headset features a Windows Live™ Call Button that makes calling fast and easy, wireless 2.4-GHz technology up to 30 feet, and an advanced battery that lets you talk up to eight hours between charges.
Features
- Digital Speaker: Advanced speaker deliver crystal-clear audio.
- Noise-canceling Microphone: The noise-canceling microphone automatically picks up your voice with remarkable clarity.
- Padded Ear Cup and Adjustable Earband: Comfortable earpiece and two adjustable earbands for a custom fit.
- Optimized for Windows Live Messenger: Seamlessly integrated with Windows Live Messenger for easy setup and use.
- Wireless Headset Convenience: Four LEDs indicate out-of-range, battery life, charging, and connection status.
- Wireless Technology: Wireless 2.4-GHz technology with up to 30-foot range.
- Rechargeable with Eight Hours of Talk Time: The advanced battery delivers up to eight hours of talk time on a single recharge.
Customer Reviews
Poor audio output and no mic mute make Big Al mad!
I want a wireless headset for Skype and maybe some gaming. I thought the ZX-6000 was it, but it's not. Not even close!
First, the sound can get really bottom out. Sometimes my Skype friends sound like gurgly lagoon monsters, hungry and ready to feed. I can't hear the mid or high ranges of their voices. And the connection seems unstable, causing pops and drop-outs. So I take it back, lagoon monsters may be more coherent. Initially I thought this was a Skype problem but I plugged in my wired headset and I could hear them clearly.
I like the headset design, but it doesn't feel comfortable on my ear. I imagine if my grandma took out her dentures and sucked on my ear I could get the same sensation. It's OK for a few minutes, but after that, I can't take it anymore....wearing the headset, that is.
Volume levels are fine and the volume buttons work, as does the power button. The call button, on the other hand, is an anomoly. It does nothing unless you use voice on Windows Live Messenger. And even then, you have to install software. The button doesn't work for Skype or Yahoo. But what annoys me the most is that button would serve much better as a microphone mute button. This headset does not have a mic mute! Volume and mic mute controls are essetial on any headset! How could you not have mic mute!
So those are my big gripes. A few other things that annoy me:
1) The USB receiver is large considering the dongles that come with mice and other peripherals are pretty small nowadays. It also has a cord, which is good if you want to set the receiver on your desk, but I prefer just a small USB dongle that plugs directly into my PC. I bought a wireless headset to...forego wires, not take one off the headset and add it to the receiver.
2) It would be nice if the headset was Bluetooth so I could use it with my cellphone. As it stands, it just works with PCs. I know, I'm probably asking too much seeing how Microsoft overlooked some of the more basic elements like a MIC MUTE!
I want to use a wireless headset, but there's not much to like about this one. I regret purchasing this headset. I just hope my $[...] rebate comes through to soften the blow.
Poor Sound Quality
I needed a new headset to use with Ventrillo, online voice chat for gaming, and I needed two requirements: 1. must go through the USB port because my mic port is broken, and 2. must be wireless because I constantly trip over the wire on my Logitech headset when making quick trips from the computer to the kitchen... which is why my Logitech headset broke in the first place.
This Microsoft headset fits both requirements, so I bought it. Unfortunately, the sound quality is HORRIBLE. It sounds like you are talking over the phone, like someone calling in to a radio show. It is NOT crystal-clear sound at all. My guild mates on Ventrillo laughed at me so much that I put this headset aside and slapped my Logitech headset together with masking tape.
Nice design, poor sound quality
I like the design of the headset. It is lightweight. The way the headset hangs to your ear might feel a little weird from time to time, but if you are playing a game in your pc and using this device for voice comm you would probably ignore the awkward feeling in your ear after you get sucked into the game.
Unfortunately, for me, this device did not deliver what it promised:
1.- when you connect the device Windows will use it as the preferred sound device. So when if you are trying to play a game and you are using other comm software to chat with your teammates, instead of using your primary sound device for the game and the LifeChat sound device for the voice, windows will switch to the LifeChat sound device for all sounds, which, in my view defeats the purpose of the headset. You can get around this by selecting your primary sound driver from the windows settings menu, but this is a pain.
2.- The sound is VERY low and muffled. The mike has a buzzing background noise, a lot of feedback and echo. I have had problems trying to understand what my team mates say and they can barely understand me. The POOR sound quality renders this device useless.
I wished it was different... generally speaking, I like MS products, but this one really disappointed me, specially since I was looking forward to get it for so long.
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