Universal Bluetooth¿ Stereo Headphones | List Price: $119.95
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Brand: Jensen
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Enjoy listening to your Bluetooth¿ enabled audio devices and answer/talk on most Bluetooth¿ enabled mobile phones.
- Digital quality stereo sound up to 30 range
- Built-in mic supports cell phone or VOIP
- High-fidelity drivers provide superior acoustic experience
- Small & lightweight behind-the-neck style
Garbage..Basura...Junk..! [Posted on 2007-02-18]
My review can be sumed up in the few chosen word in title above.. In a nutshell "It's striaght up junk" I guess it's what you get when you try to economize a bit to much. Most bluetooth Stereo Headphones go from between $80.00 to $120.00 so when I saw this set for under $30.00 I jumped on it, totally disregarding the terrible reviews given to this "gem" (make that -germ) I figure I give it a chance because I have as fairly modern phone -LG CU500- but, well like I said before garbage.. In all fairness the bluetooth phone features work -as far as receiving calls- but the sound/volume (i.e., hearing and speaking wise) is medeocre at best,and -at least on my phone and my sons Motorola VRi Razor- the music can be heard stereo or otherwise.. I should have (and would have) send it back but, unfortunetly I open the package, recharged the headset but didn't get around to using it till two weeks later. By that time I had thrown out the packaging material. So I'm stuck..I am now comtemplating buying a USB bluetooth adapter so I can use them to hear music on my computer, but I remain skeptical. So, I'll try them out in the store -if possible- before I make a purchase...
My advice to anyone looking for a good or modestly priced headset; "LOOK ELSEWHERE..!" If you already made the mistake of ordering this puupies, "Send Them Back..!" or try them on your phone but keep all packing materials. If anything is not to yuor likening Send Them Back immediatly for a refund or credit towards a different brand.. Hope this helps and that I wasn't to long on the tooth..
OK value [Posted on 2007-02-23]
Not appropriate for source-device distances longer than 10 feet. Sound is acceptable at low output volume. Easy to set up. If using a iMac, after completing Bluetooth device setup to render the headphones discoverable (WBT212); note to switch the Sound options under the System Preferences:Hardware menu from internal speakers to the headphones name (WBT212).
Disappointing [Posted on 2007-03-08]
Cheap, flimsy construction and limited size adjustment (too small and uncomfortable for my ears) left me disappointed with this purchase. The sound is OK, though, and other users' mileage may vary.
A useless Blue tooth-ache! [Posted on 2007-03-11]
A very attractive price for stereo blue-tooth, but the device now sits an a junk drawer. I tried the headset with a T-Mobile Dash and Nokia 6030. Neither phone recognized the Headphone mode, so it can't be used for music and video. It does work in phone-only mode, however, callers complained that they could not hear me very well; the common description was that I sounded faint and far away. My advice is to use the $29 as a downpayment for a higer end unit.
Not really a headset, but a headphone [Posted on 2008-06-06]
Since others said enough about this product, I'll just add some extra points worth considering:
1. I have a classic bluetooth headset (Jabra 135), which works as it should, connects immediately to my phone and lasts for many hours before the battery runs out. The Jensen WBT 212 headphones (or Thomson - since it is the same thing) are not really a headset. They work as bluetooth A2DP (advanced bluetooth audio) device and the headset feature seems to be thrown in as an extra.
2. The main difference between a typical headset and audio headphone is that headset must have long working time and be good enough for transmitting speech both ways, while headphone must have Hi-Fi audio quality. Thus the bluetooth profiles for headset and advanced audio are quite different. The Jensen WBT212 doesn't seem to make good use of the headset profile. It can use it, but not as well as normal headsets. Mic quality is mediocre, auto-connect sort of works and battery time is not enough for a day's work. The last problem is probably caused by the headset not switching into a "wait for call" mode (which is normal for typical headsets). In that mode battery drain is much lower than during "talk" mode.
3. Moreover, Thomson (the maker of this headphone) seems to have gone out of business, at least with consumer products. This may explain the low price.
4. If you buy the headphone together with the Thomson transmitter(wbt420), youll probably experience much better audio quality than when you use it with your mobile phone. I have bought WBT212/420 as a set and am quite satisfied with it.
5. The WBT420 transmitter has one annoying feature: it delays audio a bit. So it is not good for use when synchronization is needed (live play, TV audio). However, I have also tried the phones with a normal PC bluetooth dongle. They work flawlessly and there is no delay. Sound quality is the same as with WBT420, although this may depend on the bluetooth stack that your PC dongle is using (default MS stack doesn't offer advanced audio, whereas Bluesoleil and Widcomm does).
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