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Did you pick up a DS headset today along with your preorder of Pokémon Diamond/Pearl? What will you be using to take advantage of the online voice chat feature? Nintendo's official headset, Turtle Beach's Earforce D2, or Datel's Communicator? Or will you be slumming it with the handheld's built-in microphone?

If you're still in the market for a headset solution, Nintendo Gal has posted a comparison chart and her analysis on the three products. Testing their comfort, durability, sound output, and recording quality, she was able to determine which one deserves our hard-earned allowance money. There are even recording samples available that you can listen to and weigh in on yourself.

We're surprised that the Earforce D2 was judged as the best of the lot, but seeing that it's also the most expensive at $19.99 (Nintendo's headset is on sale for $9.99 at Amazon), it's good to know that you're not paying that premium for nothing. Turtle Beach's headset outclassed the official one in every category except recording quality, while Datel's Communicator was laughed out of the competition.

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After questioning the usefulness of the X2 wireless headphones when you still need to tether them to the controller for Xbox Live play, Turtle Beach kindly offered me a pair to review, assured I would change my tune. They were right ... and a little bit of wrong. The headphone quality is exceptional, but I still have reservations about the headset functionality. Read on for my full review of Turtle Beach's Ear Force X2 wireless headphones.

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JoystiqReview: Ear Force X2 Wireless Headphones originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After complaining about the lack of a decent wireless headset for the Xbox 360, we got tipped off to Turtle Beach's horribly named "Ear Force X2" wireless headset. We should qualify "wireless" however: the XBL functionality of the microphone and earphones still uses a cable attached to the controller. The only wireless part of the unit is the ability to transmit the system sound to the headset from the console, useful for those of you who live in a one-room apartment with a baby crib located just next to the television.

I suppose the argument is that the controller is already wireless, so who cares about a little cord? Nerds, that's who! We know it's possible, we already have better headsets, both wired and cordless. We want to see two things:
  1. A third-party adapter that connects to the controller, has volume and mute support (preferably the button-style like the original Xbox) and a standard headphone jack for our wired headsets.
  2. Secondly, a third-party Bluetooth adapter that connects to the 360 controller, offers volume and mute controls, and sends audio wirelessly to and from a wireless Bluetooth headset. Why has nobody made this yet?
If you're still interested, the Ear Force X2 begins shipping March 20 for about $100.

[Thanks, Doug]

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