For those of you who regularly read this blog, you may have noticed that I pretty much only write about video games, and every now and then I get bored and yell at things involving the internet.
This is about to change.
Yes, for today I'm going to do something that I have never attempted to do before. I'm going to do something so horrendously brash that I may regret it forever.
I'm going to review a product.
At this point of time, I don't have the project, but I will have it in a couple of hours, and that's when Ill use a page break to give you all the lowdown on how this thing works. Its called that Gamescon 377, made by Altec-Lansing back when it was still owned by Plantronics still owned the company a couple years ago. About a week or so back, I had a cheap little headset that I bought from Walmart last year, it dies while talking to my team during a heated session of League of Legends. May it rest peacefully in Silicone Heaven.
So, I began my search for the newest piece of hardware immediately. It didn't take me to long to find it. The specs, and reviews seemed promising, so I bought it. Checking the UPS transit data, I saw that it was arriving today, giving me a perfect chance to yell at plenty of other perfectly nice people who unfortunately stumble onto my blog. But, if it does turn out that this is a fine headset, which is on-sale for a very reasonable price, then who knows what I can do next?
Here's the page-break, click on the article to read on for the full review.
Glad you could all make it! Or maybe you didn't care enough to read on, in which case, we didn't need you anyway.Over the past hour or so, I've doing a few tests, so lets review the data:
Sound Quality: Playing through a few of the songs on my YouTube account, I quickly found that the sound quality was very good. Although maybe not quite as bass-y as I would like it, I still find the headphones to deliver a wide range of sounds. Rating: 4.25/5
Mic Quality: Going over TF2 voice, the mic worked wonderfully, and had nearly studio level quality. Rating: 4.5/5
Comfort: With heavy cushions, my head feels next to nothing, except for one flaw: the headphones are still quite tight. It seems that they made these headphones for people with heads the size of baby watermelons, and not full-blown watermelons. Rating: 4/5
Miscellaneous: The headphones look pretty cool. I have to admit, I really enjoy how all the features come together. Line-in sound control and muting capability is a nice touch. The headset looks nice, and is fairly ruggedly made. Rating: 4.75/5
Price: The headphones are nice, but nothing hugely spectacular, and with them being on sale for a steal at $30 bucks, I'd say that the value is enormous. Rating: 5/5
Overall: A kicking headset for $30 bucks, if you got a smaller head, than don't look to buying a Turtle Beach at around a Franklin, save some money and opt for something a bit cheaper.
Final score: 4.5/5
And with that, the first review is over. Who knows what I'll do with this new headset? It'll definitely help me sell off some hats, and yell at my team over Ventrillo. Maybe a Let's Play series? I don't know, I'll make a poll or something. You may not want my big deep voice yelling at you when you could just read it instead.
--Santa
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