Comments on: Plantronics Voyager PRO Bluetooth Headset Sounds Like a Winner

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:12:57 +0000

Microsoft uses proprietary wireless technology with the Xbox 360, so unfortunately, you can’t pair a regular Bluetooth headset with the game console.

By: hyfidelity808

hyfidelity808 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:08:56 +0000

I agree. I orginally purhased the new Jawbone Prime, charged it up and tested it the next day. The damn thing fell out of my ear while I was eating a sandwich…and most of my time was spent trying to make sure it wouldn’t fall out. The ear loops it came with wasn’t any help, so I exchanged it and got me the Plantronics Voyager Pro, and am very satisfied with that decision. This is about the third day that I’ve had it and haven’t charged it since. In-Call quality is OUTSTANDING…and is sooo comfortable, I forget it’s there…considering the size is rather impressive. Pairing with the iphone3G and macbookpro was a breeze…but am wondering if I can pair it with the Xbox360??

By: J. Evans Turner

J. Evans Turner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:11:48 +0000

Thanks. I guess I won’t be able to score that coupon for myself.

By: HSK

HSK — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:40:25 +0000

Specifically the Voyager Pro, if I recall correctly – maybe Plantronics products were also available, but I only wanted the Pro so I did not pay tht close attention.

By: J. Evans Turner

J. Evans Turner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:36:17 +0000

Was it specifically for Plantronics-brand products, or was it a “20% off entire purchase of $x or more” deal?

By: HSK

HSK — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:30:47 +0000

I am a Best Buy Premium Rewards customer and it was a mailer they sent me.

By: J. Evans Turner

J. Evans Turner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:24:31 +0000

Where did you get the coupon? I want to save $20 on this headset!

By: wirelessjunkie

wirelessjunkie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:31:05 +0000

This truly is a great headset. It was compared side by side with the new Jawbone and the Voyager Pro completely outperfomed. And its reasonably priced at 89.99, here is the link to where I bought mine:

http://www.msgdigital.com/productdetail.asp?productid=47748

Plus here’s a promo code which I used and got another $5 off: $5BUCK

By: maximus

maximus — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:55:03 +0000

Finally other manufacturers are catching up, while the competition for proper noise cancelling headsets is only a good thing I cant imagine that this compares with the Aliph Jawbone especially in the newly released “Jawbone Prime” version, I tested one recently and in my car (Targa top honda V6) at quite high speeds my caller could hear me extremely clearly, and more importantly the prime never made you look like some kind of borg…..
Only downside is that it doesn’t use micro-usb for charging, perhaps on the next model.
Anyway has anyone experienced both and would be prepared to provied their experiences, thoughts or views,
Many thanks for a great site and keep up the good work

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:23:32 +0000

That’s a real shame on the battery life for your particular unit. I strongly suspect there was something not quite right with it. I’m not seeing the battery life issue that you did. Looks like you’re set with the Blue Ant though, which is another fine headset of course.

By: MrD1sturbed

MrD1sturbed — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:58:40 +0000

Great review as always Kevin but I have to say I am personally not a fan of this headset. I bought one the day they came out at BB and took it back a week later to exchange it for the Blue Any V1. The look and feel of the Voyager Pro was awesome, best feeling headset i’ve ever used. However the battery life claims of 6 hours talk time was horribly wrong. It may have just been a bad headset in my case but I would only get about 1.5 hours of continuous talk time with the VPro. For my work I am constantly on the phone and a 1.5 hour talk time just won’t cut it. I have been very happy with the Blue Any that replaced it though, I get easily 5-6 hours of continuous talk time out of it and I absolutely love the Voice Command features. If anyone is interested in the V1 James has used it for about a year (until he switched to the Q1, lucky bastard) and has a review of it on this site.

By: John in Norway

John in Norway — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:38:30 +0000

I have a standard Sony headset (HBH-PV708 in this part of the world) I bought from a store and it works perfectly in DNS 10 on my desktop. The only thing I’d stipulate is buying one that has noise cancelling built in. The only annoying thing is that you can only pair it up to one device at a time.

By: Justin Levy

Justin Levy — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:21:52 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation! I think I’ll pick this up when I get back from my honeymoon

I owned one of the first Voyager models a few years ago and loved it. Then my dog thought it would make a good chew toy and I just never picked another one up. I’ve bounced between a few different models and still have never found anything I like as much.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:42:21 +0000

You and me both. The vid was done with the 18-55mm kit lens, which is usable, but not the best. I wanted to use my 50mm F/1.8 prime, but the shallow depth of field makes it tough for a vid like this. I’m super impressed by the 720p recording capability of this thing so far.

By: Rodfather

Rodfather — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:16:59 +0000

Really liking the video quality of your new Canon

By: HSK

HSK — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:31:00 +0000

I picked up one last week – had a 20% off coupon from Best Buy. So far, so good for me too. I am surprised with how well it fits – I forget it is there. Could be a tad louder, but overall no problems or complaints so far. And the battery lasts as advertised (even like the voice that chimes in to tell you the battery is low).