Guys,
Anyone got any experience with these?
I was looking at one of the 'no install' ones that clips to your sun visor and plays mp3s via your car stereo through radio sort of like the iTrips do.
I've seen mixed reviews but the Motorola T505 seems to get the best press.
Any thoughts?
H00pyFr00d said:
Guys,
Anyone got any experience with these?
I was looking at one of the 'no install' ones that clips to your sun visor and plays mp3s via your car stereo through radio sort of like the iTrips do.
I've seen mixed reviews but the Motorola T505 seems to get the best press.
Any thoughts?
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I use a Venturi mini and it works great.
Am I the only one who's noticed that the headset controls don't work for pausing/playing or really doing anything with music at all? No matter what headset I try, the remote control just jumps straight to the recent calls list and attempts to call the last person I dialed..what gives? Is this unique to me or is anyone else experiencing this? Does anyone know of an in-ear canal headset that has working music remote controls?
try using a different music player from market such as cubed ^3 or mixzing, then go into the setting for that music player and make sure use headphone controls is activated
I just tried both of those music apps, and while I HAVE to thank you for showing me mixzing (nice improvement over the stock android app), the headset controls STILL do the same thing! I unchecked and rechecked the settings and no matter what, the phone always defaults to opening the recent calls list instead of pausing/playing/skipping..
Is there anyone else out there having this issue with their Epic? Perhaps I got a defective unit?
glad u liked mixzing, cubed in my opinion is even sicker. I get my epic tomorrow so ill check and let u know how it goes
Thanks for your help Ravizzle - I'm anxiously awaiting your results! I tried cubed, but I found the cube interface a little too flashy and unintuitive - I did only give it a single glance over and headset check, so perhaps I need to give it a bit more time next time
Got my epic today, sadly it didnt work for me either with the included wired headset. My stereo bluetooth is charging so ill try that out and see, but so far its disappointing that headphone controls dont work, perhaps the email the devs for mixzing and cubed and maybe they need to add support for epic still cuz its new.
Well I guess it's good news mine's not defective..but still pretty freking annoying. I'm surprised I don't hear many people complaining about this..I've tried a bluetooth headset and the controls do appear to work, but I hate the look of wearing a BT headset - I feel sort of..well I wont go in to that. Regardless, I realize there are devices like the the Jabra Clipper which would make me feel slightly less..you know. Anyone have any preferences on devices like these?
I use the Motorola Rokkers Bluetooth. They don't look silly cause it's on both ears unlike those Jawbreaker things. They look very sporty and I use them for walking and bicycle riding. The sound is HD and the controls all work. I am using 3 cube music.
I noticed that I can't answer a call (unlike my Evo and Moment) when using with the Epic. That sucks, but all the music controls work fine and the sound is incredible. My Rokkers are a year or so old - maybe I'll try the newer ones to see if I get the phone controls back.
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Well I guess it's good news mine's not defective..but still pretty freking annoying. I'm surprised I don't hear many people complaining about this..I've tried a bluetooth headset and the controls do appear to work, but I hate the look of wearing a BT headset - I feel sort of..well I wont go in to that. Regardless, I realize there are devices like the the Jabra Clipper which would make me feel slightly less..you know. Anyone have any preferences on devices like these?
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I too am surprised at the lack of post about the BT problems. I have no handsfree control on the epic. For one that paid full retail for the phone I pretty POed about it. (Plus no spell checker in email, can't download attachments via exchange) I smell a 30day return coming if things don't improve.
I use the lg hbs 200 bluetooth stereo headset and i like them a lot. They are lightweight and they fold up nicely. U can get em off amazon. heres the amazon link http://www.amazon.com/LG-SGBS0001606-Bluetooth-Headset-HBS-200/dp/B001KHVRJU
Well, I just ended up getting a Jabra Clipper. Amazon and Verizon stores both sell them, and it serves my needs well. You can use the headphones of your choice (though it comes with an OK pair), and all remote functions work. I like it so far (especially since I don't look like a tool with a big flashing blue light around my neck).
Highly suggested!
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Well, I just ended up getting a Jabra Clipper. Amazon and Verizon stores both sell them, and it serves my needs well. You can use the headphones of your choice (though it comes with an OK pair), and all remote functions work. I like it so far (especially since I don't look like a tool with a big flashing blue light around my neck).
Highly suggested!
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I bought this, too; I had the older dogtag mini-usb model, but the audio out had broken... Verizon has it with free overnight shipping for ~$5 cheaper than Amazon right now.
I ran into a problem, though -- I couldn't get it working with my music player. No play/pause, no next/prev. Someone else suggested TuneWiki, so I installed that and it actually works great, but it's something to be aware of if you're considering this.
(Also, in place of dedicated next and prev buttons, you have to hold the vol-up and vol-down for a second or so, but but it works pretty okay. I wish the volume buttons on the phone worked like that, too. )
For those of you wondering why- It's because samsung puts there polarity in different order than most companies do. When people make headphones they generally make them to the polarity of apple's.
This is also why bluetooth ones work fine, and wired don't.
Do you guys hear buzzing when you use headphones with a mic?
I am looking for a new bluetooth headset. I used to use "Rocketfish™ Mobile - RF-MAB2 High-Definition Stereo Bluetooth Headphones" (can't post links yet) on my iphone. But now I have the HTC Inspire and these headphones work sometimes. I can always use the voice dialing and talk to people, but the media part only works when it wants to. I synced it with my old iphone and it works fine there.
So I am looking for a new set that works flawlessly with the Inspire. Nothing to expensive tho.
Any Ideas?
Well, BT headsets are a dime a dozen nowdays. It all comes down to price and comfort, with comfort being the most important thing to consider. I'd hit Amazon to browse the selection and read user reviews, then do a price check for the one that suits you best. I am using Plantronics 925 and like it OK.
Thanks, I just wanted to make sure I got a pair that worked good with the phone. Unlike my current one.. Searching amazon right now.
Edit: Just reset my phone and tried pairing it up again, and now it works.... Lets hope it stays...
So I know this isn't specific to the Note 4, but thought I'd share... feel free to remove if not appropriate. Thanks!
http://aluratek.com/istream-universal-bluetooth-audio-receiver
I actually ran across this thing while making copies at Kinkos. LOL!
I didn't buy it there though... they were charging way to much for it. I ended up picking it up from the local Best Buy for $25.
Anyway, I like how small the thing is. It works great. I put a velcro sticky dot on the back side of it and then one on the dash near the AUX port (headphone jack) to mount and it's quite minimal and unobtrusive.
I've not used it super extensively yet so can't speak to battery live though the package claims 12 hours. I can say that it paired without issue to the Note and worked perfectly. Quite a nice little device for those of us with older car stereos that don't have built in bluetooth.
On the downside, it does not work for calls or anything like that. Calls can come though just fine, but the bluetooth cuts off and you have to use the phone in normal mode. Bluetooth comes back on and music resumes once the call is ended. Would have been nice if it pumped the call through the car speakers too, but oh well.
Anyway, just a quick review. Ask questions if you have them. Thanks!
Hello Folks!
Maybe thats a dumb question, but why not?
So this is the situation...I have an really old and big TV at home, which only has RCA Inputs. As I watch a lot videos on youtube/other websites, I was wondering how to get these videos on the TV for maximum comfort
So this day I found an old TRRS->RCA Cable back from my Nokia N95, which seemed to work (checked it with a measuring instrument; it's the OMTP Standard). Looks like this.
I was enthusiastic and plugged it in, turned the TV on - the sound was running nicely, but there was no video. Ok; I thought 'maybe it's only a software issue and I have to share the Nexus' screen anywhere'...but I could not find it.
So I was browsing the whole afternoon to find a solution and I found this on reddit. I know, that this was possible with an old Galaxy S and some HTC Devices.
Is it true, that the TRRS Jack in our Nexus 5 can only be used for Microphones?
Is there no way to say the device via software to use that ring on the TRRS as video output?
Does anyone know if the board is configured or is it hard-wired only to work like this?
I'm running newest OmniRom 4.4.4 Nightly.
Please don't say "buy a new TV ans use HDMI, buy these, buy that"...as I'm a poor student I don't want to spend a lot money
(been thinking about buying the new RasPi which has exactly this feature, but I don't know how good video streaming is working with this one...)