VOIP & microphones & the use of it

2007-04-12 05:43:15

#1

Tjasso: the "Commander"; +102|6791|the Netherlands

how and what do you use for VOIP and what mike you use ?

whats the best mike for gaming ...?

should i buy one of those tactical headsets with throat- mike (you dig ?) and would it work for pc gaming ??

any suggestions ... cause im really in to project reality nowadays and would like to be good in using VOIP

i would like to know some basic voice chat infantry style ...

(i looked in to the PR guide !!!)

thanks anyway and i would like to hear what you have to say about it ....

P.S. add my xfire to yours if you are into PR and are a little shy in using VOIP ...C'mon your welcome !

i speak dutch , english, german and a little bit french ... and i have a decent american accent while in BF2

2007-04-12 06:58:58

#2

Profitteroles: Member; +11|6507|Dartford

ive had quite a few gaming headsets from costing £10 - £80 and these are by far the best ive had

http://www.sennheiser.com/uk/icm_senncom.nsf/root/05351

can pick em up on ebay for cheap enough

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SENNHEISER-PC150- … dZViewItem

Hope this helps

2007-04-12 07:03:46

#3

CoronadoSEAL: pics or it didn't happen; +207|6786|USA

i've gone thru 3 that i got on ebay. i wish i would have pooled all of the money and just got one, but hindsight is 20/20, right?

2007-04-12 07:04:57

#4

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6895|UK

I use one of these:

https://www.unicom-pc.com/images/mic-spk-2.gif

£2. Works perfectly.

2007-04-12 07:23:59

#5

Inimicus_7: Member; +26|6630|England, UK

Oh god you're -that- guy, you press the speak button and all we get is an echo of the grenades going off, your lame ass excuse of music and it even echoes what you've said before you have said it.
*sigh*

I use Logitech Precision Gaming Headset. It had "gaming" in it and the word "precision", I figured it had to be good, and hey for £20 it's a great headset, I can't complain.

2007-04-12 07:27:05

#6

Airwolf: Latter Alcoholic; +287|6988|Scotland

Tjasso wrote:
i speak dutch , english, german and a little bit french ... and i have a decent american accent while in BF2

wow....

I can only speak french and english.

Good on you.

2007-04-12 09:14:09

#7

Jameseyy: Banned; +108|6496|Scotland!

I use the array mic on a £45 webcam, but I keep it a nice distance from my speakers so I pick up not much background noise, seems to work ok.

2007-04-12 09:18:54

#8

farmerfez: o wut?; +78|6798

Inimicus_7 wrote:
Oh god you're -that- guy, you press the speak button and all we get is an echo of the grenades going off, your lame ass excuse of music and it even echoes what you've said before you have said it.
*sigh*

I use Logitech Precision Gaming Headset. It had "gaming" in it and the word "precision", I figured it had to be good, and hey for £20 it's a great headset, I can't complain.

thats my headset but sometimes if i play for long periods of time it can get uncomfortable.

2007-04-12 09:42:44

#9

Jem250: Member; +4|6502|Bath, UK

I just use a little logitech free-standing mic - I wasn't prepared to sacrifice my 5.1 to get a headset.

2007-04-12 10:13:18

#10

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6660|Southern California

I use a 3 year old Playstation 2 logitect headset with the ear piece ripped out so I can still wear ear bud headphones easily....

I really prefer to wear headphones while I play so id say look for something with nice stereo headphones, or something you can wear yours with....

And yeah, if you can avoid the one that sits on your table it is nice to not hear echos + tv + your stereo + what I had just said....

2007-04-12 11:53:50

#11

CantonThunder: Member; +2|6567|University of Arizona, USA

Jem250 wrote:
I just use a little logitech free-standing mic - I wasn't prepared to sacrifice my 5.1 to get a headset.

I know what you mean, I have Klipsch 5.1 Promedias to get the job done. You could always just plug in the mic but not the headphones on your headset. I have a Logitech Extreme PC Gaming Headset (not sure what makes it so extreme) that plugs neatly into the controls for my speakers.

Last edited by CantonThunder (2007-04-12 11:56:12)

2007-04-12 15:15:32

#12

Tjasso: the "Commander"; +102|6791|the Netherlands

well it has got to be logitech then since most players use some sort ...

prices seem fair ...

now i only need some advice on how to speak basic infantry language ... PR guide says short ,to the point talk ... well thats when my throat becomes dry and i cant seem to find the words to point out the things i want to mention about troops moving choppers etc etc

hope this post doesnt get closed caus i really wouild like to know how you chat in the heat of battle
the way it is meant to be HOOAH !

2007-04-12 15:17:45

#13

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,980|6900|949

Profitteroles wrote:
ive had quite a few gaming headsets from costing £10 - £80 and these are by far the best ive had

http://www.sennheiser.com/uk/icm_senncom.nsf/root/05351

these are the same ones I use. Good headset/mic combo.

2007-04-12 16:07:21

#14

Snipingruven: The Anti-Sniper; +12|6805|Las Vegas

Medusa Gamers

period

2007-04-12 16:15:17

#15

Tjasso: the "Commander"; +102|6791|the Netherlands

Snipingruven wrote:
Medusa Gamers

period

after a few rounds me ears are red-hot !

2007-04-12 18:28:14

#16

Snipingruven: The Anti-Sniper; +12|6805|Las Vegas

its Worth the Advantage giving in game hearing.

2007-04-12 18:33:26

#17

GermanLegionaire: ...performing headshots!; +46|6853|Hamburg / Germany

farmerfez wrote:
Inimicus_7 wrote:
Oh god you're -that- guy, you press the speak button and all we get is an echo of the grenades going off, your lame ass excuse of music and it even echoes what you've said before you have said it.
*sigh*

I use Logitech Precision Gaming Headset. It had "gaming" in it and the word "precision", I figured it had to be good, and hey for £20 it's a great headset, I can't complain.
thats my headset but sometimes if i play for long periods of time it can get uncomfortable.

same here!

2007-04-12 18:50:37

#18

LividBovine: The Year of the Cow!; +175|6648|MN

As far as coms go...keep it short. You are not stepping each other through the whole battle. Important to remember when you are talking, they are listening to you. It becomes a little distracting when someone is chatting too much.

I like to set up the next sequence of events then keep pretty quiet unless needed.

Talking between battles=Good communication

Talking during battles=Distracted/Dead soldiers

Not saying remain silent when you see someone trying to flank your buddies, but just be brief.

"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation" - Barack Obama (a freshman senator from Illinios)

2007-04-14 00:17:45

#19

T.Pike: 99 Problems . . .; +187|6550|Pennsyltucky

I use the http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ … NTID=10013 Deluxe USB headset from Logitech.

It's helped my game CONSIDERABLY. Mostly because of the other people I've met while playing who are willing to share hints/tips/strategies while playing.

I use Teamspeak also.

2007-04-15 14:21:45

#20

Tjasso: the "Commander"; +102|6791|the Netherlands

much better allready ... still no new mike in tha house so im still on my oldy sqeeuking mike

2007-04-15 14:32:26

#21

neon_flux601: Member; +18|6519|Sidahnee Orstrayleeah

i use a sennheiser headset (great sound!) and a headset mic from an FM radio from this school for deaf kids. it's a 1.5mm jack that I have to put into an 3.5mm adapter but the sound quality is brilliant - i've used it as a mic in my guitar (no pickup) and the sound reproduction was amazing for such a little mic. and it was free! normally can pick em up for next to nothing though, try contacting australian hearing if your in AU.

2007-04-15 14:36:25

#22

02fxnmaurer: Member; +75|6750|Birmingham UK

http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle?hl= … amp;tab=wf

i just got tht its perfect if u lookin for a usb headset..however if u have a nice sound card go for standard mic plugins

2007-04-15 14:39:13

#23

Tjasso: the "Commander"; +102|6791|the Netherlands

Sennheiser PC 160 headset ...yep still the sore ear thing

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