Turtle Beach Ear Force PX5

Nice Headset but really expensive at around £170,confusing part is that they have one for Playstation 3 and one for Xbox 360 and i want to know if these will work with both because something tells me that they wont.

Since a lot of gamers will own both consoles then having to buy 2 sets of these seems a little ridiculous to say the least and i can only imagine that they work on both consoles,Having looked at the reviews though of both the xbox and P3 the xbox seems to have a few different parts needed for chat unlike the playstation 3 version.

Anyone got any information regarding these new Turtle Beach headsets and will they work with both consoles or do they all think that we have mega money or something................Personally i think they have to work with both as it would be a complete pain to keep setting up both if that's what is required.

Got this from the feedback page if the link you posted:

"Summary:
This product is amazing in all ways except for the 2.4 ghz issue. It causes both my xbox 360 and my ps3 to disconnect from the internet. It also causes problems with my laptop and desktop that are wireless. If you want amazing sound, these are by far the best out there. If you want wireless internet, however, you may want to look elsewhere."

I think you are hardwired though aren't you?

Manufacturer seems to suggest it works with both, but it is slightly ambiguous:

http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/ps3-gaming-heads...

Edited by mrnelster (Fri 15-Jul-11 18:16:11)

A-ha!

"The good news is that it is compatible for the Xbox and PS3 so you won�t have to buy separate headsets if you happen to own both consoles."

http://ezproductreviews.com/ear-force-px5-surround-s...


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I fairly sure you can get better for cheaper. I'm also fairly sure you could attempt to rig up any kind of headset to work on both without the need for going for one solely suited to the job of consoles which you are probably paying for the premium of.

Cheers for the research guys but i am still not convinced that it will work with both consoles after seeing that the xbox px5 has a extra bit of kit for chat,think for this to work with both then me thinks the xbox version would be the better bet as this comes with the added kit in the first place.

Still a little confusing and i am not sure why you would sell the same headset with a xbox 360 version and a Playstation 3 version if they indeed work with both.........Seems a little daft to me ?

Still a little confusing and i am not sure why you would sell the same headset with a xbox 360 version and a Playstation 3 version if they indeed work with both.........Seems a little daft to me ?

Probably just for marketing but you might be right. At least if you get the xbox one it will have the extra leads in it.

Let me know if you do because I wouldn't mind one if the quality of sound us good. I like the idea of adjusting the voip level on the headset itself. I assume you can turn the tv sound off and just use the headset?
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Ok mate will so

I love my set of Turtle Beach PX21's
Yea they do have the cable but that's not a problem for me, it's so long I could run it around the room if needed.

Is that for the PS3?
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Yea but it works on PC's and I think it might do 360

Thanks. If the lead is that long I might try that the sound is normally far superior on the wired ones and it's probably far cheaper.
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Apparently they actually work on both the xbox 360 and the playstation 3 and what you get in the box is exactly the same,Now these headsets costs in the region of £170 and that's not the list price which is around £200.

I have a set of logitech wireless headset and at the push of the button i can switch channels from 360 to playstation 3 and vice versa,now with these so called high tech super duper headset from Turtle beach you have to keep going around the back of your television set up to change the leads input depending on what console you are using..................This is a total flaw so i will not be buying a set of these regardless of how good they sound.

I just don't understand how a gaming headset of this price and quality can expect any gamer to be bothered with that amount of hassle when playing the different consoles,its like spaghetti junction already around the back of my television and the glass table is virtually impossible to move with the amount of gadgets,Consoles and all the other stuff i have crammed on top of it.................

TBH in the world outside of console gaming turtle beach means pretty much nothing, they aren't super high power amazing theyre not the best on the market at all, especially not for that price. TBH from experience the only reason ive heard the turtle beach brand around for/on is because of everyones favourite 3 letter game abbreviation, nothing more really, with the early halo games it was plantronics, with COD its turtle beach "so you can hear peoples footsteps on S&D".

As I said, im sure you could rig up almost any other headset up to a console, it'll probably have the same issue as what you mentioned (with you having to physically switch it), any other headset which could provide you with just as good sound quality "so you can hear footsteps" for cheaper, so yeah...

Oh Yeah my first set of Turtle Beaches Will stay exactly that my first and last , shocking quality and broke with in a few weeks but i do still use the Turtle Beach DSS which for anybody that does not know , turns any set of headphones into 7.1 .

But i will be sticking with my gorges Sennheiser and the DSS for the foreseeable future and yes i do play with leads and only ever see my self ever playing with leads ( hate battery's ) as they suit my long gaming sessions and desktop environment .

If you're after a decent set of cans and wanna do some research to ensure you're getting a proper set good for gaming you could always check out the headfi forums:

http://www.head-fi.org/

Trouble with that place is your head will burst will all the scientific information they give you but at the least you should fairly quickly see what most gamers recommend these days though their bias will be for absolute sound quality rather than usability issues.

Should be a useful visit tho'.

Will look into it Spook matey ,to be honest i have a pretty decent set already but they could do with a bit more volume and boost.

Had a quick look Spook but i am sorry to report that website is way of my head and if i don't see console gaming headsets within a few seconds i really can not be bothered,seems very much tailored at the hi-fi enthusiasts.

Edited by time2die (Mon 18-Jul-11 15:58:53)

Best thing about the turtle beach I have over normal headphones is that they have a mic and you can adjust the volume of chat and game sounds independently of each other.
Great for playing with mates.
If I wasn't using them for chat I would just use my surround sound and set audio to war tapes in BFBC2.

After asking about them i am sticking with my Logitech F540 which are a really good headset and don't really need replacing with something that costs the best part of £200 with the constant hassle of changing the leads in the back of the PlayStation and xbox 360 depending on what i am playing.

A headset costing this much money i expect the dogs dangles and to me thses are not worth the money based on basic flaws in the design.

If Logitech and others can produce headsets that dont need you to keep swapping cables then i am sure Turtle beach could have done the same.

Am I right in assuming that with the f540 I could input the iPhone and listen to music Instead of game sound if I fancied it, and then still use the mic?
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Have to look into that for you mate as for me anyway i see little point in listening to music when playing a game like call of duty.

They are a great set of cans to be honest and i am just looking at another gaming fix that will end up been a waste of money............

Technology ................You just can not keep up with it,whatever you buy a few months down the line something better comes out..............Take the Iphone for instance as i think come this september we have the 5th generation Iphone in just 2 years..............

Not multiplayer online. But a few beers, special ops, and Paint It Black by the stones is good fun. Got into trouble last time because the missus didn't share the enthusiasm at 10.30 in the evening. Hence the benefit of the headphones.

I can't believe the iPhones. I'm still on the 3Gs and that's fine for me. You barely get time to finish one contract before the next incarnation arrives. Still love my 3Gs to be honest. Just wish somebody would make an android that feels like the same quality, and has a touch screen that works as smoothly. I could get Flash then. Annoying when a lot of the gaming sites rely on it.
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