Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer Mel Gibson, is that you? Seriously though, I thought only rock and movie stars had actual 'theater rooms'. You definitely take your video and gaming way more serious than I do, since I sit on my bed while playing my PS3 which is sitting about 2 feet away from me on an old wooden table I got from the Salvation Army and playing it on my 20" sdtv. But hey, if you can afford to do it, go for it.

My wife's best friend bought a house and turned a room into a theatre. He owns a barber shop and she's a paralegal so it's not like they're ballin. Their debt is monstrous but it doesn't stop me from going over to throw down on some Virtua Fighter 5 on the projection screen.

He's another guy that doesn't use a headset because it didn't come packaged with one. I think alot of people would if the had even a cheap one that came bundled with the PS3. Then again, Sony couldn't be bothered to put Hi-def cables in there either.

I don't get the consensus behind bluetooth headsets sucking. I love mine (220 Plantronics I got for about $25 @ Wally World a year ago). The only negative thing I could say about it is that turning it on/off/muting isn't as fast as on my wireless 360 headset; considering it was a random bt purchase, a better headset may eliminate this problem.

So are people using sucky bluetooths, or am I missing something?

Originally Posted by Methadon I don't get the consensus behind bluetooth headsets sucking. I love mine (220 Plantronics I got for about $25 @ Wally World a year ago). The only negative thing I could say about it is that turning it on/off/muting isn't as fast as on my wireless 360 headset; considering it was a random bt purchase, a better headset may eliminate this problem. So are people using sucky bluetooths, or am I missing something?

I'm using a sucky headset (the Warhawk bundle) and it sounds just as good as the 360 pack in headset.

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Wow. So... beautiful.

I was on Madden last night. A buddy who is new to PS3 and I were playing against each other for the first time. Neither one of us could get our headsets to work. Even though mine had worked in the past. Even my PS Eye mic wasn't transmitting.

My point is I shouldn't have to fiddle so much to make it work. It should work as well as picking up the phone. Make it too complicated or unreliable and people will think it isn't worth it. I'm hoping the new PS headset will make it reliable, but at $50 how many outside of the SOCOMers will pick it up.

I'd love it if it would just work.

There are too many games on the PS3 where the bluetooth mics simply do not work well. I think people are getting frustrated (bluetooth mics can be expensive). SOCOM has many problems, but the mics do work really well - all of them. Cheap, expensive, the Warhawk one, ... etc. I think there would be more buy in if the mics worked well in all games, without doing any fiddling - turn off before end of round, turn back on 5 seconds after the next round starts, scratch your head, rub your tummy. What a pain!

get a usb mic, it'd probably get rid of that problem, though i wouldn't know for sure as i don't use a mic.

For a long time I didn't have a BT headset and didn't really care. Then I finally found one cheap and still don't find myself using it much. I tend to agree with the people who say they use it more when they are playing with friends, only most of my friends dont have a ps3. To compound that, I live in a very very small apartment with my girlfriend and I have no mute button on my headset, which sucks for games that don't have a "push to talk" button. And most of the time I have to do my gaming after she's asleep so I can't get all loud anyway.

I think it also depends on the type of game I am playing. For instance I am playing a lot of online madden right now and I really have no need for the people who are going to just talk ridiculous junk in my ear, nor do I want them to have to bear the infinite string of profanities uttered from my end during the blowout. I would definitely start using it more with people who I play more regularly who also have a headset.

I am looking forward to the socom set though, since it is pretty nice and it has a mute button. The deal that comes with the game is pretty good and will break me in nicely with the game that got most of my friends using the old usb sets back in the day.

Originally Posted by sixteenvolt420 get a usb mic, it'd probably get rid of that problem, though i wouldn't know for sure as i don't use a mic.

The headset(USB one) I had temporarily only had a mute button and volume control and after 3 or so rounds in GTA IV online, it'd go MIA. So then I'd have had to exit the game, then come back in to get it to work again. It was too much of a pain in the ass in my opinion to even bother keeping it.

If they ever fix the problem, I might buy another USB headset, but I'm definitely still leaning towards the 'I don't need one to enjoy the game' camp.

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My problem recently has been when I try to set up a mic (USB or BT) it seems to work finne in the Accessories setting. The mic is picking up my voice and I can hear it though the sepakers or headset. However, once I enter a game (most recently with Jeopardy or Madden) it doesn't work. I've had success with both games in the past but no longer for some reason.

Makes me not want to try it at all. This needs to be toaster easy.