Package Contents:
- Headset
- Charger
- Headphones HPM-64 for DS-200 and HPM-75 for DS-220
- User
- Attachment to the headphones
Design, construction
Design DS-200 is interesting, it resonates with other products Sony, for example, with athletic players, 200th of the series, the remote control of CD-players - in short, a la pen. Appearance is unusual, like nothing on earth, in gadzhetomanskih hearts causes a predictable positive response. Here are just a few people recognize the aluminum for aluminum - almost all those interviewed, yes, and I myself took part in silver plastic (high - plastic coated). However, picking scissors showed that it is true metal. Alas, he immediately found out and one more thing: I will highly recommend you do not wear a headset in a pocket with some other iron objects (small change, lighters, keys, etc.) - coating is easily scratched. Metal is similar to that used in digital cameras the company, for example, in my T3 was like, a couple of years of using it wiped so that just a nightmare. The plastic used is good, quality, generally, the assembly is extremely good, all very plump. At the top end is the headphone jack, it is standard, you can connect your own headphones (microphone is built into the unit). Bottom connector is for charging, it is halved Fast Port. Closer to the headphones are the control buttons, a small display. There is quite a powerful "Alligator" for attaching to your clothing at the rear of the chassis.
Wearing
Write here is nothing special, you can wear the headset as you like - you can attach to a shirt, jacket, t-shirt, you can simply put in your pocket. If the DS-220 is attached to a shirt pocket, then you can relatively safely say so, but best bring the microphone closer to your mouth. Device weighs about 13 grams, the pocket virtually no delays.Not very cool that there is no "ear" for attaching neck strap, it would be extremely useful.
Management
Because this product is considered the budget (although this is purely conventional) keys here is not so much. Next to the display is the multifunction button (receive / end call, last number redial, activate voice dialing), at the end there is a small pimpochka on / off button and Play / Stop. Rewind buttons, volume no. In general, low loss, although not very nice to get the phone out of the bag in order to make a little quieter. Display, I think, is closed in some strange stuff, it is not clear whether it is a magnifying glass, or similar plastic. Indicator looks interesting and ascetic. The information that it can be seen - a state of battery charge and a small icon, confirming the inclusion. Once the indicator is one division (a total of three), do you hear in your headphones melodic trill - it's time to recharge the headset.
Operating time
As almost always in the public domain is extremely difficult to find information about the type and capacity of batteries, which does not prevent us know how much the headset works in practice. The only thing I came across mention of the Ni-MH AAA cell - maybe so, nothing strange about this is not (this to some extent explains the low price of the device). I understand that in my hands was already final sample device, moreover, already with the "swung" the battery, so that the data that I will, be judged on how to behave DS-200 in conditions close to the military. Yes, claimed battery talk time / music playback is 7 hours in standby mode, it employs about 300 hours. In practice, the headset works with a maximum total light per day under a heavy load (about four and a half hours of music playback, six hours of talk time), then need to recharge. I tested it in tandem with the Sony Ericsson P990, in general, I can safely say that the differences in working hours from SE HBH DS-970 there is little, maybe a little longer. For many, this will be a negative factor, I know not one person who refused the 970th for this reason. One can only hope that by the time of sale time of change, but hope this is extremely weak - in fact will have to replace the battery, and this may affect the price. In general, if there is a DS-200 is something bad, it's time.
Communication with the phone, sound quality
I tested the headset with SE P990, Motorola KRZR K3, Samsung F300, a laptop. Since the "native" smartphone by conjugation not require a password, generally, the procedure is simple to outrageous. With other devices password (0000) was needed, the device is in pairing mode by pressing the traditional and the retention of key. At this time the display is visible characteristic icon. The connection is reliable, affects the existence of the profile of Bluetooth 2.0. It seemed to me even more reliable than is the case with the DS-970, which periodically connection was lost when the phone was in the bag hanging on his right shoulder, and the headset was in the left pocket of his shirt. With the DS-200 No more. The sound quality through headphones is good, as you know, 3.5 mm jack lets you connect your favorite "ears" and have fun, and, of course, it depends strongly on the source - the better the sound quality was in tandem with a laptop, the second place I would put F300, well, and right behind him nose to nose are K3 and P990. Adjust the volume and switch tracks originate from the key "external" devices, the delays with the management there (they are almost invisible) when receiving a call bell, installed in the phone, playing in the headphones. An interesting point: The headset works while charging, you can use all its functions (as I recall, DS-970 can not do this).
Conclusions
To summarize, just before I'll open a couple of interesting secrets, which, incidentally, is no secret at all. Available headset will appear in September, the wholesale price will be about 40 euros. As you can imagine, the sellers probably screwed prices, but it is quite possible to expect that in the fall to buy DS-200/DS-220 will be a half - two thousand rubles. It is possible that for DS-220 will ask for three hundred rubles more, although I would recommend you buy a DS-200 and complement their headphones. In any case, the price is very good. Now look at the pluses:- Good design
- Metal in the body
- Connector 3.5 on the headset
- LCD
- Very good voice quality
- Reliability of connection
Disadvantages are:
- Not very long runs (enough, in fact, on the day)
- There is no rewind buttons, volume control
- No ear strap
Competitors have no DS-200/220 unless reduced the price of Motorola S705 and Nokia BH-500. Although these two sets and more expensive 200-I - a much more balanced and, most importantly, affordable product.
Specifications:
- Profile Bluetooth: 2.0
- Supported profiles Headset, Handsfree, A2DP, AVRCP
- Weight: about 14 grams
- Opening hours of talk / audio: 7 hours
- Time Standby: 300 hours
- Full-charge time: about 1 hour