Kids headphone for Switch?
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My 7 year old had a Nintendo Switch for his birthday [it's a few years old] and we wanted to get him a pair of over-ear headphones. I want them be wireless and have a mic, in case he wants to play online with his mates, and be under £30.
However, doing a quick search, it seems not all mics work with a Switch. I was looking at these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CG7YSMSX?ascsubtag=9... but can't really see if the mic will work with a Switch etc?!
Ah, doing a little more googling, it seems you have to use the headphone jack to use the mic [so won't work over Bluetooth]. Still don't know if the above headphones are ok.
Just wondering if any of you guys know of a pair of decent wireless [I guess they'll all have the option to plugin if required] over-ear headphones, with mic, that play nice with a Switch, for under £30?
However, doing a quick search, it seems not all mics work with a Switch. I was looking at these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CG7YSMSX?ascsubtag=9... but can't really see if the mic will work with a Switch etc?!
Ah, doing a little more googling, it seems you have to use the headphone jack to use the mic [so won't work over Bluetooth]. Still don't know if the above headphones are ok.
Just wondering if any of you guys know of a pair of decent wireless [I guess they'll all have the option to plugin if required] over-ear headphones, with mic, that play nice with a Switch, for under £30?
BUG4LIFE]My 7 year old had a Nintendo Switch for his birthday [it's a few years old said:
and we wanted to get him a pair of over-ear headphones. I want them be wireless and have a mic, in case he wants to play online with his mates, and be under £30.
However, doing a quick search, it seems not all mics work with a Switch. I was looking at these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CG7YSMSX?ascsubtag=9... but can't really see if the mic will work with a Switch etc?!
Ah, doing a little more googling, it seems you have to use the headphone jack to use the mic [so won't work over Bluetooth]. Still don't know if the above headphones are ok.
Just wondering if any of you guys know of a pair of decent wireless [I guess they'll all have the option to plugin if required] over-ear headphones, with mic, that play nice with a Switch, for under £30?
As I understand it, the bluetooth mic doesn't ever work with the Switch whilst gaming. However, doing a quick search, it seems not all mics work with a Switch. I was looking at these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CG7YSMSX?ascsubtag=9... but can't really see if the mic will work with a Switch etc?!
Ah, doing a little more googling, it seems you have to use the headphone jack to use the mic [so won't work over Bluetooth]. Still don't know if the above headphones are ok.
Just wondering if any of you guys know of a pair of decent wireless [I guess they'll all have the option to plugin if required] over-ear headphones, with mic, that play nice with a Switch, for under £30?
This comes down to the Bluetooth spec and profiles that support wide band audio (for music and game noises) being differerent to those of the narrower band audio used for speech (i.e. the mic channel). A2DP vs HFP for those who care)
i.e. The Bluetooth connection made by the switch is for game audio and there is no mic channel when doing so.
We ended up with wired headphones for Fortnite style gaming and chat due to this limitation....
fat80b said:
As I understand it, the bluetooth mic doesn't ever work with the Switch whilst gaming.
This comes down to the Bluetooth spec and profiles that support wide band audio (for music and game noises) being differerent to those of the narrower band audio used for speech (i.e. the mic channel). A2DP vs HFP for those who care)
i.e. The Bluetooth connection made by the switch is for game audio and there is no mic channel when doing so.
We ended up with wired headphones for Fortnite style gaming and chat due to this limitation....
Yeah...happy to have wireless headphones that'll we can plug in when used on the Switch [need them to be wireless so they can used on iPhone/iPad too].This comes down to the Bluetooth spec and profiles that support wide band audio (for music and game noises) being differerent to those of the narrower band audio used for speech (i.e. the mic channel). A2DP vs HFP for those who care)
i.e. The Bluetooth connection made by the switch is for game audio and there is no mic channel when doing so.
We ended up with wired headphones for Fortnite style gaming and chat due to this limitation....
BUG4LIFE]My 7 year old had a Nintendo Switch for his birthday [it's a few years old said:
and we wanted to get him a pair of over-ear headphones. I want them be wireless and have a mic, in case he wants to play online with his mates, and be under £30.
However, doing a quick search, it seems not all mics work with a Switch. I was looking at these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CG7YSMSX?ascsubtag=9... but can't really see if the mic will work with a Switch etc?!
Ah, doing a little more googling, it seems you have to use the headphone jack to use the mic [so won't work over Bluetooth]. Still don't know if the above headphones are ok.
Just wondering if any of you guys know of a pair of decent wireless [I guess they'll all have the option to plugin if required] over-ear headphones, with mic, that play nice with a Switch, for under £30?
My kids have the Belkin headset and it works as noted - mic needs the cable.However, doing a quick search, it seems not all mics work with a Switch. I was looking at these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CG7YSMSX?ascsubtag=9... but can't really see if the mic will work with a Switch etc?!
Ah, doing a little more googling, it seems you have to use the headphone jack to use the mic [so won't work over Bluetooth]. Still don't know if the above headphones are ok.
Just wondering if any of you guys know of a pair of decent wireless [I guess they'll all have the option to plugin if required] over-ear headphones, with mic, that play nice with a Switch, for under £30?
There aren't that many games you can actually play with chat on the Switch without their subscription service, and I think even that's limited. Fortnite works, however.
The other good thing about that headset is that it's volume limited - important for kids.
You’re spot on, Switch still doesn’t support Bluetooth mics, so even if the headphones are wireless, the mic won’t work unless plugged in with a 3.5mm jack. For under £30, you might want to look at something like the Ziumier ZH-1 or the ONANOFF BuddyPhones Galaxy (more kid-friendly). Both have wired options with decent mics that should be compatible with the Switch
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