Is the wireless quality really "Gaming grade"? Can anyone compare to the wired version of the product? I have that one now.
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I've personally tried every other Wireless headset that's out and this is by far the best in sound and range. As for wired headsets, definately beats or matches everything in it's price range.I'll admit though some of the higher end Turtle Beaches/Razer I've tried definitely beat it though.
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As a game developer, I use these headsets religiously. They are not the best quality, but compared to 90% of wired headsets near the same price range they are just as good. Only problems I have with the headset is the boom for the microphone. The elbow that attaches boom to the left headphone is made out of plastic and if dropped on that elbow it will break with ease. (I strength my headsets by attaching 38 gauge aluminum with some liquid steel adhesive, to the elbow join) I have used a number of these headsets and currently own three. Two for work and one for home. Being able to get up and get a drink or rush to a project meeting, without stressing about tripping over a cord or ripping the USB out is hard to beat. Hope this review helps, if you have any questions about the headset let me know and I'd be happy to answer them for you.
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I agree it's ambiguous. Based on the price (vs. wired 12.12.12, which is about $35) I agree with Neil I that it is the wireless model. I ordered mine from another Amazon merchant (Brooks Merchant) and it was a few dollars higher. If you did get it and it turned ought to be the wired model you would have strong grounds for returning it.
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We don't do much gaming other than the simple things like bejeweled blitz and angry birds - but I haven't noticed anything slowing down at all since going 100% wireless. I can't tell you what to expect for the other online games that require more speed.
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No it is not just the regular wireless one, try the Camo controller its good
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I have no numbers for you, but the wired one is definitely lighter, possibly 2/3 the weight of wireless. The wireless one is not heavy by any means, even for it's size, but it's got enough weight to feel normal when pushing it around. My advice, if you have kids that would grab the mouse and throw it, I'd get the wired one just so it's tethered to your desk. Otherwise, my wireless one is flawless. They really nailed it with this latest iteration. No problems at all on connection and battery probably lasts 2 months easy. Buy some eneloop rechargeables and you'll be good for a couple years alternating the eneloop 4 pack.
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hey dan! i went wireless on my xbox 360, i found that the ethernet runs much faster, and that the you tube don't freeze no more. just rememeber that this cord is not heavy duty, but for the price, you can't go wrong. yes i will buy another one in the near future.
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I am an avid online game player as well so I've been searching for different options for my network setup. I do not have access to a wired connection, so I had to go either Wifi or EOP (Ethernet Over Power). I've gone through 2 different Wifi Extenders (Netgear model WN2000RPT-100NAS & Amped Wireless SR20000G) as well as 2 EOP sets (Zyxel PLa4225 kit & this Linksys Homeplug AV2 Powerline Kit PLEK500). By far my best experience has been with the Linksys EOP. With the ZyXEL kit I experienced a poor connection and my download speeds were cut in 1/2 (10Mb down on a 20 Mb/sec circuit). I also experienced frequent lag spikes which just kill online gaming fun. My Netgear Wifi Extender was OK, but it quit working completely after a year. I purchased the Amped Wireless extender which was a lot better than the Netgear and did give me full connection speeds but with any Wifi device it was not a stable connection and would sometimes lag spike. I finally purchased the Linksys EOP kit and have great success with it. I get great connection quality, great speed (full 20 Mb down 2Mb up), with no connection drops. Bear in mind any network device that is wireless or transmit data over power circuits will fluctuate a little and won't be as reliable or stable as a direct wired connection. In my environment, I've found this Linksys to be as close to a direct wired connection as I can get currently.
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Yes the wireless is really slow from the time that I tried it. I haven't tried updating it though I have only been using an ethernet cable.
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Not at all, ive had both mice and the wireless one seems to be made differently, the main part of the mouse is more natural looking than the cata mouse, like the colors are *built in* not painted on. though around the scroll wheel youll see that it is silverish, that part will rub off eventually, but ive had mine for about 3 months and im a healer on WoW and use those buttons regularly, I don't see it looking ugly anytime soon.
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I have a wired xbox 360 game controller, I just plugged it in the USB port of my computer and the game automatically recognized it. It also asks you when you about to play a match to Press the Accept Button on the controller you want to use, so I've had no problems using the xbox 360 controller for this game. Not sure how a wireless controller would work.
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Mine shows up as a Wireless Gamepad F710 with the switch on 'X' and a Cordless Rumblepad on 'D' when looking at game controllers. I'm using it on XP, with no driver download (auto-detected drivers) So far it has worked with all controller-compatable games in 'X' mode, though I havent seen any that differentiate wired and non-wired. I'm a PS3 gamer so this one is a bit heavier than I'm used to, but it is one heck of a nice unit.
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I have been using it for about a month playing TitanFall. It worked perfectly right out of the box and I have had no issues.I have not noticed any lag in controller response, being a wireless connection.
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In my experience just about any wired camera is better than a wireless one. I've always had trouble with them. However, I wouldn't go so far as to claim that this is an excellent camera. It works, has a descent picture, and is small and easy to mount. It is not 170 degrees (more like 100) and night vision is only marginal. Hope this helps.
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I had lag issues with my old router, with the Netgear Nighthawk I have no gamin lag issues. I own the XBOX 360 (Wired) and the XBOX One (Wireless) and I have not experienced any issues with either of the gaming machine.
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Stick to wireless. I tried to plug it to my Xbox controller with the same idea, but the audio jack wasn't compatible
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no it's wired, I know a couple friends that have wireless and they run into the system not transmitting at times, the instructions a very bad, I called the help phone twice and got 2 different explanations on the proper way to wire it, they give you more components then you need and vague instructions that don't use all components, I ended up, after looking at the instructions (actually no instructions just a diagram), and using some common sense and it works
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No, mine is a wired mouse and keyboard. I personally like it better than wireless, as I feel I'm in control of the unit, with no missed actions.