Mad Catz SwitchBlade Wireless Bluetooth Headset for PlayStation 3

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For a tritton madcatz product I was sorta disappointed to be quite honest, but its not the worst nor the best, but then again you can't ask for a lot out of a $40 bluetooth. I use it to chat with friends but to play seriously I use astro a50. I would recommend it if you are just looking for a mic to chat with friends this is perfect for you! I guess this is one of those times , when the statement you get what you pay for comes in.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I have used this off and on to play various multiplayer games of Ratchet & Clank, Modern Warfare, and Mass Effect on the PS3. I have also tried to use the unit with my Android phones, and our iPhone, and it works fine in call mode, but unfortunately, it doesn't support the a2dp protocol, and therefore doesn't stream media sound, such as from an MP3 player or streaming radio app. Other than that, it is a flawless unit.

4 stars.

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This would be a great product if only the battery life was longer than just 2-3 hours. I can walk into another room to grab a drink and still chit-chat with the people I play Black Ops with. But invariably, by the end of our night, my earpiece starts beeping to let me know that it's going dead. The other issue is that, as has been stated, the earbud is FAR too big. It's just plain uncomfortable, and doesn't like to stay in place.

Update5/24/12

Less than two months after purchasing the earpiece, it's unusable. Every time I try to connect it, the other end gets nothing but static and a staccato tapping/thumping noise. I've tried everything I can to get it working again, but to no avail. Avoid this product like the plague.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program The Tritton Switchblade wireless headset works as advertised. It works great both with the PS3 and also with my cell phone. It's very easy to use and setup and the charge seems to last a long time (since receiving it I've only charged it the initial time and haven't had to recharge it yet).

The wireless range is excellent, with the instructions stating 30 feet although it as a test I had it out to nearly 40 feet and it was still functioning fine. Voice communication through the headset is also very good. The front half of the headset swings inwards towards your cheek/mouth to help cut or at least reduce ambiant noise and this works well.

So operationally this is really quite a good headset. However with headsets perhaps the number one factor has to be comfort is this is where the Tritton is let down horribly.

The earpiece is too big (bith with and without the rubber cover) and the ear hook to keep it in place is terrible. It actually pinches your ear, is not very flexable and is just clipped onto the actual headset so I wouldn't rate it's durability very well either.

The recharging base is USB, therefore needs to be plugged into a computer or similar to draw power. You can't just plug it straight into a wall socket.

If Tritton fixed the problem with comfortability then this could be a very good headset, as it is you really can't wear it for long without it hurting therefore my recommendation would be to pass on this.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I don't really care for this headset. Setup was easy and the sound was pretty good but other than that I didn't like anything else about it. My issues with this headset:

#1 No wall charger. I hate when headsets don't come with wall chargers. This headset is meant to be charged via a USB cord via the PS3 or computer. When I'm on the PS3 I'm using a headset so charging it while I'm playing is not an option and having to leave my computer on for a couple hours so I can charge a headset is not convenient.

#2 Uncomfortable. The part that goes into your ear is very uncomfortable. It's too big and hurts my ear pretty badly. I even took off the rubber piece and it still felt very uncomfortable.

#3 Doesn't stay in place. The hook that wraps around my ear doesn't stay in place. I'm constantly adjusting the headset because the mic part keep falling too low.

#4 Power slide is not easily accessible. Instead of a power button this headset has a power slide. It blends right into the mic and it's hard to do unless you are looking at it in the light. I play in the dark usually until about 2 a.m. sometimes and unless I turn on the light I can't usually find the power slide.

Although it sounds pretty good and was easy to set-up, it's not a headset that I'd recommend. There are much better ones out there. It's not bad but it's not good either.