| | Sony Ericsson HBH-DS980 Bluetooth Streaming Headset |  | Brand: Sony Ericsson
Category: Wireless
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 148
Color: Charcoal
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 3
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MPN: HBH-DS980
Model: DPY901619/2
UPC: 095673190202
EAN: 0095673190202
ASIN: B000VAPXBA
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Buy! Definitely worth the money. August 30, 2008
All I can say is...great job Sony! The pros of the headset go above and beyond. I purchased this unit to use with my Nokia N95-8GB and they work great. The sound quality is wonderful and the comfort of the buds make it easy listening to music for long periods of time. The bass is deep and rich and the clarity is great. No fuzzy radio type signals. Although you need to remember that the buds will only sound as good as the source of the signal. Meaning that if you have a crappy phone and a crappy signal you will get crappy results.
The cons are just like any headset. The battery life could be better (about 8 hours of straight use) and the mic and talk button is on the left side bud and not the right (personal preference). Every now and again you do get a slight disruption (again its only good as the signal) and the lack of the ability to use its full functionality on NON-Sony Ericsson Phones is definitely something of a nuisance.
All and all I give the unit five stars. I charge it every night and never leave the house without it. The unit hides under my shirt and I don't have the worry about dangling wires attaching myself to my phone. Again I think it's a great buy and money well spent.
 HUGE letdown July 20, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Based on the other reviews, I was ready to be impressed with this headset. I tried to keep an open mind, but I've had enough. I know a lot of people like noise isolating gel earbuds to get better sound, but I hate those. I want to be able to hear a car horn or a person's voice around me. The sound quality was excellent for a few seconds, but I had to keep pushing the buds deeper in my ears, otherwise they would wiggle out and sound tinny. The bluetooth functions were great, but if you move around, the signal drops out. Well, even when I was sitting still on the beach, the signal would drop out and the music would skip. Worst of all, the first unit I had died after about two weeks. I returned it for a replacement, thinking I got a dud. The second one died after a week and a half. The battery was charged, the music was playing, a buzzing chirping noise came through the buds, and then it was completely dead. I couldn't power it up, recharge it or reset it according to the instruction manual. I just sent my second one back for a full refund.
for $100 I expected a working product. What a letdown.
Good, but... July 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
DS980 syncs with all devices I own, especially SE K850i.
Whilst streaming A2DP is without problems, I noticed that I cannot always get it to work as a handset when originating calls - dunno whose fault, DS980's or the phone's.
I listen to music and podcasts and conclude that as a music listening device, DS980's low frequencies are not well reproduced. The voice and higher frequencies are perfect so it's very good for podcasts and speech.
Whilst it's possible to originate calls from DS980 itself by selecting a contact, with only one line of display, is a drawn-out affair, best avoided, hence, the OLED is a waste of money.
The wires are easily tangled and its difficult to untangle without manually unclipping the tight "safety locks", but these are cheap plastic locks and don't think will last too long at current rate.
It's a pity that SE included wall charger and not a USB charging cable. Note that SE charge/data cables have two different charging pins and the pins form USB Data cable will not charge DS980 - you'll either need to keep lugging around the wall charger or buy a USB Charging cable (I got a third-party one as I cannot find a genuine SE one).
Perfect July 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Best stereo blutooth headset I have ever used. Period. The sound quality is excellent. It pairs perfectly with all my cell phones (Tilt and SE 880i) and the response is great. No complaints about battery life for a device of this type.
 Great when it works July 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just purchased the HBH-DS980 from amazon.com. From the time i opened the box till the battery died and i had to plug it in. The HBH-DS980 performed flawlessly i was able to listen to all my music on my LG voyager and make phone calls to my friends. But as soon as i plugged the HBH-DS980 into the charger supplied with it. My screen became scrambled and it has stayed that way. I can still make phone call, listen to music but with the loss of my screen the device has became useless. It goes to show you the Sony quality you wont lose the call, but u will lose the device. I still up in the air whether or not to give the HBH-DS980 another shot. I still love the performance, but buyer beware.
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