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Posted: Aug 20th 2008 3:20PM SanFranJunglist said

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Good deal, minus the crappy headset!

But if your really looking for a killer headset, grab the Turtle Beach Ear Force X4! Wireless and Dolby Digital Surround Sound. I just bought them and cant say enough. Lil pricey at $200 but trust me its worth every penny!

Posted: Aug 20th 2008 4:52PM x Prime x said

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or if you are not a fool with your money you can get the x1's which just come in at $60. They are very good.
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Posted: Aug 20th 2008 4:53PM czechm8 said

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Last thing I want to hear in Dolby Surround is screaming prepubescent boys. Pass.
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Posted: Aug 20th 2008 4:55PM SanFranJunglist said

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You can control voice volume and game volume separately with these headphones! Reading on it before u assume does wonders!
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Posted: Aug 20th 2008 6:14PM Premo said

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Actually, I received the X2's for Christmas, and they have some downfalls as well as positives.

First of all, the X2's are (Not sure about X4's) genuinely bad for chatting over xbox live. You can barely hear your teammates over the consistent gunfire, or whatever else is noisy in the game. This is because the game sound is coming directly from the same place as players chatting. It doesn't automatically tone down game sound when people chat to make it easier to hear, like some pc games with built-in voice chat do.
Also, i sent myself a couple tests of how the outgoing mic sounded in voice messages.
Less than impressive compared to the standard Microsoft headset, and my friends commented on that as well.
I mostly enjoyed it for solo gaming. But when you have xbox live gold, there isn't as much solo gaming to be had anymore.

Really, it's a matter of position.
I got mine so I could play at 2 am without causing disturbances, but the voice chat problem killed it for me. The X2's now sit in my closet collecting dust.
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Posted: Sep 4th 2008 8:56PM (Unverified) said

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The X4 looks great, but at $200 I would expect it to have RF and not IR xmit. Can't walk from in front of the base and still get signal.
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Posted: Aug 20th 2008 4:21PM DjDATZ said

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I could use a headset...my puppies have chewed up 2 of 3 of my headsets. Those two happened to be the old ones with the good connection. The one I have left is one of the newer ones that is kinda shitty...

Posted: Aug 20th 2008 4:53PM SanFranJunglist said

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like i said try the Turtle Beach Ear Force X4, i swear u will not be disappointed.

http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx4/home.aspx
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Posted: Aug 20th 2008 4:51PM x Prime x said

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i'm calling bullshit on this, it is way to cheap

Posted: Aug 20th 2008 5:03PM SanFranJunglist said

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Wanting to buy and having the money to pay for QUALITY things, does not make you a fool!!

Or did i take a wrong turn somewhere and this site is not for gaming and things u enjoy with it?
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Posted: Aug 20th 2008 5:03PM SanFranJunglist said

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Wanting to buy and having the money to pay for QUALITY things, does not make you a fool!!

Or did i take a wrong turn somewhere and this site is not for gaming and things u enjoy with it?
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Posted: Aug 20th 2008 5:49PM blash said

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yeah seriously? I got a wireless headset a lonng time ago - got like 5 of these just sitting in my basement. Plus with a good game-buying habit and a little bit of luck in stuff like the GTA4 Sweepstakes XBL has pretty much become free for me.

Pass...

Posted: Aug 20th 2008 6:02PM (Unverified) said

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I'm hoping they sell the standalone 60GB for the same, if not cheaper price than the 20GB. But then again, this is Microsoft we're talking about.

I so need a new hard drive since mine bit the dust, but don't want to pay for the 120GB.

Posted: Aug 20th 2008 7:12PM Cal said

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I'm sorry but sensible pricing on accessories from Microsoft? Isn't that impossible? (Apart from the Xbox LIVE Gold Pack - 13 months, headset, live vision camera and uno for £50)

Posted: Aug 21st 2008 2:56PM tann said

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so what, does this mean it'll be near the £59.99 price point?

i hope so, because if it's that (or cheaper) i'll be buying it day one!

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