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Noticed something weird last night, when I plugged in the PS3 it came up saying, and this is really helpful: "something device detected" on the TV, now when I check the sources on my TV the PS3 is always showing even when off and when I select it, it will turn on my PS3, it wasn't doing this when I sold my PS3 last October I'm positive.
Some new feature?
 
Noxia said:
Noticed something weird last night, when I plugged in the PS3 it came up saying, and this is really helpful: "something device detected" on the TV, now when I check the sources on my TV the PS3 is always showing even when off and when I select it, it will turn on my PS3, it wasn't doing this when I sold my PS3 last October I'm positive.
Some new feature?
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PS3 PS3 PS3 PS3.....I'm confused. :p
 
Noxia said:
Noticed something weird last night, when I plugged in the PS3 it came up saying, and this is really helpful: "something device detected" on the TV, now when I check the sources on my TV the PS3 is always showing even when off and when I select it, it will turn on my PS3, it wasn't doing this when I sold my PS3 last October I'm positive.
Some new feature?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#CEC
 
Captain Planet said:
I can grab a pair of turtle beach PX4 for £60. Are they fully wireless yet? I read they were pretty good cans.
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depends on what you class as good, cannot see a review for them on head fi, so cannot really compare them with buying cans designed for SQ only.

for £60 though you could probably make a profit selling them on ebay should they not meet your standards.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
depends on what you class as good, cannot see a review for them on head fi, so cannot really compare them with buying cans designed for SQ only.

for £60 though you could probably make a profit selling them on ebay should they not meet your standards.
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I'm wanting something better than my phone earphones and I can't really afford an all singing all dancing headset+amp+mic setup at the moment. I think they might be a good compromise.
 
Captain Planet said:
I'm wanting something better than my phone earphones and I can't really afford an all singing all dancing headset+amp+mic setup at the moment. I think they might be a good compromise.
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i've just bought a setup for £32 ish

the headphones are apparently as good as some £100-£200 headphones, you can mod them to further tweak SQ.

mic cost me less than a fiver from ebay but the same seller is selling them for £7 ish iirc refurb (which mine is) or you can get them from flubit brand new for around that. got the headphones from flubit brand new £27 ish delivered.

The headphones are easy to drive therefore no amp required. So you could save yourself £30, but I would get both compare them and then sell the ones you didn't like on MM or ebay.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25992090&postcount=2157

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25992525&postcount=2162
 
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Captain Planet said:
How do you find them?
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they have not arrived yet i ordered them on the 11th and they were posted on the 12th (yesterday)

going by reviews though they are equal to and better than a lot of £100+ headphones.

read through the head fi thread if you want to know more about them.

plus you could easily use these for music or movies on the go, at the gym, etc. whereas you probably could not use a gaming headset especially a wireless one for these purposes (would look stupid with a mic).

people have complained about cluttering up this thread so when they arrive and i have burned them in, I shall create a new thread.

I do have £120+ headphones to compare them with, so it shall be interesting. A lot of people have bought 2-3 of them simply because they are so cheap and so good and outperform many headphones 5 times the price etc.

they are bass heavy though and that could cloud out footsteps in BF4, this is one thing I shall be looking out for.
 
Captain Planet said:
What have you done to get a mic setup with it though?
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F8Z605cw

it's a "Belkin Mic with Remote for iPhone"

google that, it's £7 ish through flubit or there is a seller on ebay selling refurbs for that price otherwise it's £10 from amazon. it's RRP is like £30 on some sites.

i managed to buy one on auction from the seller on ebay for less than £5. I was the only bidder.

Apparently that works with the DS4 and is crystal clear.

When it arrives (was posted out today) so i should get it tomorrow hopefully and I should get the headphones today or tomorrow I could add you to voice chat and then you can listen for yourself to see how clear it is. I need someone to test to see if it does actually work.

Someone has said it does though but I read somewhere else all ipod and iphone mics don't work with ps4 because they last 2 cables are the wrong way around. 4 cables inside one for left, one for right, one for mic and one for shield. apparently apple make theirs the wrong way around, but this is from belkin but made for apple devices.

so i have conflicting info on if they will work or not.

otherwise i can buy a splitter and then a seperate mic, but that is going to be more hassle, hopefully the belkin mic works.
 
Talking of mics, trying to get a VMODA Boompro but can only get from US, begrudge paying $15 shipping on a $30 item.
 
Noxia said:
Talking of mics, trying to get a VMODA Boompro but can only get from US, begrudge paying $15 shipping on a $30 item.
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i saw an alternative on head fi the other day available over here, meant to be good. i'll see if i can find it or link to the thread.

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http://www.head-fi.org/t/690663/ps4-with-3-5mm-x2-type-headset

someone from scotland posting in there about something he could source as an alternative to the boompro
 
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Might just bite the bullet because the vmoda is confirmed to fit fine with my headphones and I suppose at the end of the day it's still not a lot of money for something I know is compatible out the box. Thanks for the suggestion :)
 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SteelSeries-50006-Mobile-Device-Adapter/dp/B0035ER6GY

that would have been perfect and i imagine the quality pretty good. i imagine if the belkin works though it should be on par with it.

not a pure audiophile setup but i'm going for bang for my buck. sadly those are sold out everywhere so i'm relying on the belkin to work.

i could always get a cheap adapter for a few quid but i imagine SQ would just turn to crap over it's cheap cables.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
F8Z605cw

it's a "Belkin Mic with Remote for iPhone"

google that, it's £7 ish through flubit or there is a seller on ebay selling refurbs for that price otherwise it's £10 from amazon. it's RRP is like £30 on some sites.

i managed to buy one on auction from the seller on ebay for less than £5. I was the only bidder.

Apparently that works with the DS4 and is crystal clear.

When it arrives (was posted out today) so i should get it tomorrow hopefully and I should get the headphones today or tomorrow I could add you to voice chat and then you can listen for yourself to see how clear it is. I need someone to test to see if it does actually work.

Someone has said it does though but I read somewhere else all ipod and iphone mics don't work with ps4 because they last 2 cables are the wrong way around. 4 cables inside one for left, one for right, one for mic and one for shield. apparently apple make theirs the wrong way around, but this is from belkin but made for apple devices.

so i have conflicting info on if they will work or not.

otherwise i can buy a splitter and then a seperate mic, but that is going to be more hassle, hopefully the belkin mic works.
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I'll be happy to test it with you, you're usually very quiet! :p

Another Q. though, are you attaching both the headset and mic to your DS4 with a jack splitter? Or are you attaching the headphones directly to your tv?

EDIT: just seen your above post :)
 
Captain Planet said:
I'll be happy to test it with you, you're usually very quiet! :p

Another Q. though, are you attaching both the headset and mic to your DS4 with a jack splitter? Or are you attaching the headphones directly to your tv?

EDIT: just seen your above post :)
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there's 2 ways to do it i'm going to try to the controller first with the belkin, if that doesn't work then get something like this.

http://www.astrogaming.co.uk/pc-headset-y-adapter/3ACBL-HBM9U-760.html

or i can try and get this

http://www.head-fi.org/content/type/61/id/994238/width/500/height/1000/flags/LL

the little logitech USB splitter and connect a mic and headphones to it.

i don't know what it's called though or it's model number. i'm sure i had one in the past and i probably binned it. in fact i think i gave it to my bro who binned them after a while.

i would need to buy a seperate mic though on top whereas the belkin has a mic built in. this is why i'm trying the belkin out first kills 2 birds with 1 stone.

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apparently getting game sound through the controller is awful (it's only good for audio chat).

therefore it looks like a USB splitter setup meaning wired to the console rather than wired to the controller is better for full audio.

i'm going to stick with the belkin for now and then get a mixamp in future they are pricey at £110 just to get decent signal but there is no other option that i can see that is easy if you want a decent headset setup.

the main point being headphones and a separate mic > gaming headsets. it's just trying to get a headphone and separate mic to work with the PS4 is very much a PITA.

your probably better off with that £60 if you don't want to buy a mixamp, etc but i've took the risk on this £5 belkin thing being adequate for now. i'm hoping the problem is power related as in you need to have headphones that are very easy to drive rather than the PS4 sending a very crappy quality signal to the DS4 (it is bluetooth so I imagine it is sending a crap signal).

if sony release a firmware update which allows you to use different inputs and outputs separately then it may be possible to just hook up a mic to the controller using a splitter and then get all audio from the console (including voice chat which currently can only go through one output at a time).

i'll wait 12 months before i'm willing to spend £110 on a mixamp ideally I don't want wires all over the place either so i'm stuck between a rock and a hard place if this doesn't give good enough SQ.
 
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playing gt6 on a PS3 I picked up cheap to see me over until infamous second son. pd should have just upped the resolution , added a few lens flares here and there and released this on both PS3 and ps4. missed opportunity IMO , gt6 is actually a fairly decent game... do me until infamous second son.
 
iv-tecman said:
playing gt6 on a PS3 I picked up cheap to see me over until infamous second son. pd should have just upped the resolution , added a few lens flares here and there and released this on both PS3 and ps4. missed opportunity IMO , gt6 is actually a fairly decent game... do me until infamous second son.
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Yeah, this and the last of us.
 
I'd rather developers put some real effort into next-gen titles, as opposed to just upping a few graphical options and selling it for £10-15 more than the PS3 version.
 
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