[Canada] DRBT30Q Bluetooth Stereo Headset and TMRBT10 Bluetooth Portable Transmitter Bundle @ Dell.ca

--> $89 <--

I've been waiting for these to go on sale since I missed the 48 hour sale they had a few weeks back.

Just a heads up to anyone else searching for them.

Sale ends on May 17th.

Edit: Second Sale ends on June 1st. (Thanks tallshorty)

 

I heard that bluetooth headsets are not safe to use, it is claimed that wave frequency damages brain

 

Well, a lot of people use traditional mono audio bluetooth headsets with their phones all the time... I'm sure the FCC tests all these devices thoroughly for any harmful effects before they go on sale in North America.

Although they could be wrong.

 

This deal is still alive. Expire June 1st.

Can anyone comment on these?

 

I've been using them a lot for the last 2 weeks. They take some getting used to because of the way they clip onto your ears instead of pressing on them like over the head or around the neck style headphones. The weight also takes some getting used to since your ears bear all the weight. They're not really heavy but I think they could be designed lighter. Very well built when I squeeze them or press the buttons, it feels very strong. The reflective shiny exterior is prone to fingerprints.

When I first got them I read through both manuals for the headset and the transmitter. Was easy to setup the headset with the transmitter, my laptop and cell phone as well. The range is around 10-15 feet which I tested using the built-in bluetooth from my laptop in my room. The sound begins to cut in and out after that range or if I go into the next room. I'm not sure about the battery life since I haven't used them continuously for more than 3 hours before recharging.

The sound quality is good, not much bass but that's to be expected from a small battery powered headset. While using High Quality audio sink mode from my laptop and a bluetooth mouse the sound will cut in and out almost like it's running out of bandwidth to transfer the music. I found 2 solutions to this, using standard audio which sounds still sounds very good or use the included transmitter in the headphone port on my laptop. With the volume set to maximum the headset could be used as a pair of portable speakers in a quiet room. Not quite loud enough to annoy everyone on a bus and make you go deaf, sorry you inconsiderate youngsters.

I have one issue with the headset, they don't work very well when lying down, at least for myself. My ears become weighted down by the headset and they shift away from my ear. Also another issue with the transmitter, unlike the logitech and creative transmitters which connect directly into the headphone port this sony transmitter has a dangling wire which looks very ugly when connected to my ipod. But these cost much less than the alternatives and as far as I know they're the only headset that I can pack into a small eye glass case to throw into my backpack without worrying about them breaking.

Wow... that took a while to type out. Maybe I should write an official review on this for NBR...

Image: Sony DR-BT30Q Stereo Bluetooth Headset with the Oakley sunglass case I use to carry them around.

 

I've only used them for listening to music and playing games. I tested the mic minimally when I purchased them by doing some audio recording on the pc and it sounds alright for ventrilo/teamspeak but I haven't tried that yet either.

I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner, lost track of this topic and thought it faded into oblivion.