HP Bluetooth Stereo Headphones Headphones

...£45 including delivery
HP Branded but manufactured by Logitech.

When my headphones arrived, I opened the package and found a charger and adaptor for the headphones, CD with drivers for palmtop, worldwide plug adaptors for the charger, spare foam pads for the headphones, carry case/bag and of course the headphones.

Unfortunately these headphones cannot be used straight out of the box; they need charging before ...
...me.

HP includes a year warranty on these items so I will be getting in touch with them to send them back but I bet the same will happen to the new pair......

In principle and electronically, I cannot fault HP's design but physically it sucks. Please don't buy these until HP has released a second version; that's if they do though!

N.B. Logitech are selling headphones of exactly the same design as these ... more

Bought from Ebay, brand new and unopened
Price: £45 including delivery
HP Branded but manufactured by Logitech.

When my headphones arrived, I opened the package and found a charger and adaptor for the headphones, CD with drivers for palmtop, worldwide plug adaptors for the charger, spare foam pads for the headphones, carry case/bag and of course the headphones.

Unfortunately these headphones cannot be used straight out of the box; they need charging before use and a new Bluetooth stack needs to be installed on your palmtop via the CDrom and your PC.

On the side there are 5 buttons, one in the middle for Play and Pause, then four smaller buttons for Next and Last Tracks, Volume Up and Down.

After setting everything up and charging, I paired the headphones with my iPAQ and it worked straight away. I couldn't believe the quality of the audio, nor how loud they could go.
All was bliss with charging only needing to be done after about 8 hours of play time.

The range of these headphones is quite good, the manual states 30 feet. However due to the design, the battery is in the Left ear and the bluetooth gadgetry in the Right. This means that with the palmtop in my left trouser pocket, the sound would sometimes cut out. Just me being picky, but I was surprised how much the signal would degrade.

As for the comfort aspect, it took a while for me to get used to the weight of these phones and to find the most comfortable angle to wear them at. I have worn them whilst cycling, walking, even through whole gym sessions (weights and cardio) and never had any problems with them moving or falling off.

However after a couple of months, a crack began to form at the back of the headset, one right at the middle and another a bit further round. Over time these cracks spread across the band and now the headphones do not stay on properly. It seems that eventually the plastic might totally crack in half leaving the wires inside holding it together!

This was a flaw I had read about online before buying but just put it down to bad handling by other users. I can tell you now that I never bent, dropped, scratched, hit or in any way damaged the headphones yet it still happened to me.

HP includes a year warranty on these items so I will be getting in touch with them to send them back but I bet the same will happen to the new pair......

In principle and electronically, I cannot fault HP's design but physically it sucks. Please don't buy these until HP has released a second version; that's if they do though!

N.B. Logitech are selling headphones of exactly the same design as these for PC and iPod. I cannot say for sure if the same would happen with those but I would presume it could. 

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