CaptainTr1pps wrote:Or just buy a splitter for about 3 bucks.

Spent the morning considering it, in for one and hoping it works as a mic for my pc.

valid solution as well, but it's not as much fun. I was trying to feed the need that nightghost had of modding.

ruddyadam wrote:Just my $.02

Thank you for not putting .02 cents. That drives me crazy.

acdawg wrote:Thank you for not putting .02 cents. That drives me crazy.

did you just drive yourself crazy?

Jeus wrote:did you just drive yourself crazy?

Nah, I was saying .02 cents on purpose instead of meaning $0.02

Woot has really been helping me with the xbox. I picked up the arcade with 2 games and $50 card from walmart after seeing the deal listed on deals.woot.com. I then added an xbox live gold card for $30 from amazon.com that I saw on deals.woot.com. And I just picked up 3 of these, one for my brother and two for my Son's new xbox (my brother told me these things break easily).

deals.woot.com has become my new go to site for deals. I think woot really has something here with allowing its users to post deals. If I hadn't seen the deal posted on there for the xbox, I would have never picked up these headphones today.

In for 3 - - at least when the 3 boys break them, I'm only out $17.

Thanks Woot!

auctionsaver wrote:Woot has really been helping me with the xbox. I picked up the arcade with 2 games and $50 card from walmart after seeing the deal listed on deals.woot.com. I then added an xbox live gold card for $30 from amazon.com that I saw on deals.woot.com. And I just picked up 3 of these, one for my brother and two for my Son's new xbox (my brother told me these things break easily).

deals.woot.com has become my new go to site for deals. I think woot really has something here with allowing its users to post deals. If I hadn't seen the deal posted on there for the xbox, I would have never picked up these headphones today.

yea i watch all the sites too, but I bought this when it was posted at buy.com for $9.99 + free shipping. I would have gotten 3 if they were here first. I did the same for the gold card, I got mine in the mail today.

I have this exact head as a back up to my wireless one. I love it. It's lasted about 4 years although I have since lost the adapter and it still works great. I would recommend this to anyone looking a solid headset. Great buy as well, I think I paid 20 dollars for mine.

How many quality posts can a person get before their head explodes?

Ahhh i'm a sucker, went all in for 3. I tend to pickup a nice shock to the ear while using the standard Xbox headset due to my couch and its issues with static..damn microfiber..I can literally hear the charge building in the speaker and then any sudden movement gives me a nice POW shock to the lobe....I hope these handle it better...Add me up for the l4d2 nights tag: VOXul Also trying to laugh my ass off in Red Dead causing trouble!

Sunsetcracker wrote:I have this exact head as a back up to my wireless one. I love it. It's lasted about 4 years although I have since lost the adapter and it still works great. I would recommend this to anyone looking a solid headset. Great buy as well, I think I paid 20 dollars for mine.

You're very smart to have a backup head. I know I'm in big trouble if I lose mine.

mjvaughn32 wrote:How many quality posts can a person get before their head explodes?

See above. I was worried about that, but I fashioned a watermelon into a helmet and I'm safe for now.

I should note to those talking about the 2.5mm jack size saying it's standard - that's not the standard except on some phones. The standard 1/8" jack for headphone/microphone is 3.175mm.

And as a gamer in an FPS, I hunt with my ears. No stereo sound is a deal-breaker to me. I want to hear the direction the shot came from.

NightGhost wrote:See above. I was worried about that, but I fashioned a watermelon into a helmet and I'm safe for now.

Aw, snap! I just used a lime...guess I better get a backup head too, just in case.

In for 3. At this price, it's a reasonable gamble on the few negative comments that appear on Amazon.

techkitsune wrote:I should note to those talking about the 2.5mm jack size saying it's standard - that's not the standard except on some phones. The standard 1/8" jack for headphone/microphone is 3.175mm.

And as a gamer in an FPS, I hunt with my ears. No stereo sound is a deal-breaker to me. I want to hear the direction the shot came from.

Just so there's no confusion, you're correct that 1/8" = 3.175mm, but those jacks are usually referred to as 3.5mm (the actual measurement is somewhere in between).

As far a what is standard, that depends on the device (e.g. 2.5mm is more common on cell phones, as you stated), and there has already been discussion about adapters for devices other than the Xbox controller.

NightGhost wrote:Just so there's no confusion, you're correct that 1/8" = 3.175mm, but those jacks are usually referred to as 3.5mm (the actual measurement is somewhere in between).

As far a what is standard, that depends on the device (e.g. 2.5mm is more common on cell phones, as you stated), and there has already been discussion about adapters for devices other than the Xbox controller.

Well, speaking (unfortunately) as an American, every Frys, RadioShack, and Best Buy has these listed as 1/8", especially for adapters that go from 1/4" to 1/8" as the metric system is rarely used (unless you're a serious scientist or engineer.) The 2.5mm TRS standard was just recently introduced (relatively speaking) so it is still not quite as widespread, and the main standard currently remains 3.175mm for most TRS jack devices or 6.35mm for almost every audio application/device bigger than a laptop.

ROGETRAY wrote:10

Nice arbitrary number there. Thanks.

techkitsune wrote:Well, speaking (unfortunately) as an American, every Frys, RadioShack, and Best Buy has these listed as 1/8", especially for adapters that go from 1/4" to 1/8" as the metric system is rarely used (unless you're a serious scientist or engineer.) The 2.5mm TRS standard was just recently introduced (relatively speaking) so it is still not quite as widespread, and the main standard currently remains 3.175mm for most TRS jack devices or 6.35mm for almost every audio application/device bigger than a laptop.

NP - I'm not disagreeing, and perhaps I was confusing (even though I was trying to avoid confusion!). I meant those jacks are referred to as 3.5mm if the measurement is given in mm.

anticon86 wrote:Ahhh i'm a sucker, went all in for 3. I tend to pickup a nice shock to the ear while using the standard Xbox headset due to my couch and its issues with static..damn microfiber..I can literally hear the charge building in the speaker and then any sudden movement gives me a nice POW shock to the lobe....I hope these handle it better...Add me up for the l4d2 nights tag: VOXul Also trying to laugh my ass off in Red Dead causing trouble!

Can you see the spark if its dark?

Add me to l4d2 pwnage... tag: taternuggets

techkitsune wrote:Well, speaking (unfortunately) as an American, every Frys, RadioShack, and Best Buy has these listed as 1/8", especially for adapters that go from 1/4" to 1/8" as the metric system is rarely used (unless you're a serious scientist or engineer.) The 2.5mm TRS standard was just recently introduced (relatively speaking) so it is still not quite as widespread, and the main standard currently remains 3.175mm for most TRS jack devices or 6.35mm for almost every audio application/device bigger than a laptop.

He was just saying that the common term for them is 3.5mm in metric. Just takes an adapter, a lot of cell phones come with them and can probably be repurposed to this. Just hopes it works in a mic only jack, altho I probably have a 1-2 splitter also laying around somewhere.

CaptainTr1pps wrote:He was just saying that the common term for them is 3.5mm in metric. Just takes an adapter, a lot of cell phones come with them and can probably be repurposed to this. Just hopes it works in a mic only jack, altho I probably have a 1-2 splitter also laying around somewhere.

Can everyone please stop talking about the size of their jacks? thank you

dang I have a question..placed an order, how do I add another?

@wootgods

If I explain how to make a lag switch does that count as a Quality Post?

pickyvic wrote:dang I have a question..placed an order, how do I add another?

email woot customer service they will likely hook you up.

Thank you :-)

Jeus wrote:@wootgods

If I explain how to make a lag switch does that count as a Quality Post?

Maybe if you first explain what a lag switch IS, nerd.

in for 2 ... in case i make a friend and they want to play online too ...

mjvaughn32 wrote:Maybe if you first explain what a lag switch IS, nerd.

lol a lag switch is a way to slow your connection so that in a game someone can kill you, but you dont die because you're lagging and when you release the switch you have killed a few people and died once, or you can lag from around corners and never die MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I would never use such a device because i'm the best gamer ever(ok not really i'm horrible, but I dont cheat...on purpose)

pickyvic wrote:Thank you :-)

That's what im here for

well not really, but you're still welcome =]

bluetechnx wrote:in for 2 ... in case i make a friend and they want to play online too ...

Welcome to woot! This is a great place to make friends!

Patricck wrote:Any true gamer knows that L4D2 is best played on the PC...come on woot, I lost a little respect for you guys there.

I couldn't agree more. L4D2 is best on the PC, and on my machine I can max EVERYTHING. The difference in image quality is night and day!!! Not to mention, I love WASD + Mouse... but a controller is fun too b/c it's a little more relaxing to not have to hunch over a keyboard.

mjvaughn32 wrote:Welcome to woot! This is a great place to make friends!

I find it's much easier to make enemies here.

bluetechnx wrote:in for 2 ... in case i make a friend and they want to play online too ...

i'm in for one friend if you're in for buying me a headset. ;]

taternuggets wrote:I find it's much easier to make enemies here.

that's what happens when you take on wootlive ALL the time.

taternuggets wrote:Can you see the spark if its dark?

Add me to l4d2 pwnage... tag: taternuggets

I will add up! HAHA as to the spark im not sure, I will now setup a camera to record it and will post results!

anticon86 wrote:I will add up! HAHA as to the spark im not sure, I will now setup a camera to record it and will post results!

Whoa, settle down there! Don't need you getting all crazy on us.


I think I'm at the wrong party.

visix wrote:Soooo.... given this headset completely covers one of your ears and only carries voice chat, can we assume that anyone using this to play an FPS is destined to be pwned from the left side over and over?

check the picture again. unless you can talk through the back of your head, you'd be getting pwned from the right side.

garrettw87 wrote:check the picture again. unless you can talk through the back of your head, you'd be getting pwned from the right side.

Isn't the microphone adjustable so you could switch to either side? I can't have anything over my right ear.