I am looking for a headset for the following:
- Talking on the phone hands-free (needs a microphone option)
- Listening to to music or watching movies on a plane
- Listening to music from desktop at home
I looked at Samsung Level Over, but preferred batteries would be AA or AAA, not built in and non-replaceable. Suggestions?
I use a turtle beach, both at home and at my office. They make several good headsets, but all of them have built in batteries. I use a PC gaming headset at work, and get 5-6 hours of talk time out of it per charge.
I don’t think a Bluetooth headset is legal on commercial aircraft. I use an Etymotic Research noise blocking wired headset on planes. I also use it under electronic earmuffs when I’m at a range by myself. I use the iPhone version, but there is no model number on mine and I got it years ago. The mike has pretty good noise cancelling, as I use it in our data center with the high noise level from the hvac and ps fans and people have no issues understanding me, unlike when I try to use the iPhone by itself.
Bluetooth is OK on flights (an example of a lengthy discussion: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1-i10702-k7221180-Is_bluetooth_allowed_on_flights-Air_Travel.html). If challenged, show them that you activated Flight mode first.
iPhone ear buds work really well and Skullcandy has a decent headset with a mic as well.