Voyager Legend Bluetooth Headset
Voyager Legend Bluetooth Headset
- Smart Sensor technology intuitively directs calls to phone or headset pauses music for incoming calls allows automatic answer by simply placing the headset on your ear
- Multi microphones optimize voice and minimize noise caused by wind movement and background sounds
- Tap the voice button to check battery level connection status or dial Vocalist* hear emails newsfeeds and more Say "answer" to accept a call or "ignore" to decline
- Separate power mute and volume buttons provide easy access and control
- Magnetic snap?fit connection makes charging quick and easy Check battery level from your iPhone or use app to show meter on Android
Voyager Legend Bluetooth Headset
Plantronics headsets all the way from the glorious Discovery 640 days;
moving on to the 975, Voyager PRO +, PRO UC+, UC V2 & M50.
I work as an IT consultant and attend many conference calls through the work day and sometimes require 2 headsets to keep going - Not that I'd like to; but even the best battery life these headsets offer fall short sometimes.
For anyone coming from a Platronics Voyager Pro series line of headsets :
I work as an IT consultant and attend many conference calls through the work day and sometimes require 2 headsets to keep going - Not that I'd like to; but even the best battery life these headsets offer fall short sometimes.
For anyone coming from a Platronics Voyager Pro series line of headsets :
Voyager Legend Bluetooth Headset
HARDWARE:
Feels much better this time around. Im sure there are a few out there who may have this problem - the tip at the end of the boom mics of previous Voyager Pros use to shaped like a bulb (sort of...) and since the tips are made of metal - its easy to dent them if you accidentally place a heavy object on it. I've managed to do this on two of my headsets cos I threw them in with my laptop charger while getting into flights. The headsets continue to work fine - but the body is damaged. The Legend headset addresses this issue by giving the boom a smooth psuedo-cylindrical design
The call button has moved to the back of the boom mic as well - takes some getting used to; but better cos I dont accidentally end calls when trying to adjust it on my elephant ears.
The Volume control has been changed to give a more 'toggle/rocker' like feel as compared to the old headsets where the volume buttons used to be flush with the piece that goes behind the ear. You can be rest assured that you'll be doing volume control a lot more efficiently with the Legend
I'm not sure if this applies for everyone; but the reduction in size and weight of the new headset is definitely a blessing for those (like me) who wear glasses.
Ear Gels - Same as before; this is one aspect I dont really like about plantronics headsets cos they never seem to fit snug in your ear. While they more than make up for this flaw (in my opinion) with excellent volume levels and clarity; I wished they would come out with a design thats close to the in-ear buds you get on stereo headsets these days - they could just copy the earbuds on their own new Backbeat Go models.
Mute button - finally. The bottom of the boom mic comes with a dedicated button you can use for voice commands. This button can also be used to control Mute On/Off while on a call. This is a HUGE improvement as compared to Plantronics old approach where you'd have to press both the volume control keys to mute on/off. I'd never get it right most of the time cos of the issue with the buttons that sit flush with the headset (refer comment on that above) and I'd have to control mute from my handset to achieve this.
Feels much better this time around. Im sure there are a few out there who may have this problem - the tip at the end of the boom mics of previous Voyager Pros use to shaped like a bulb (sort of...) and since the tips are made of metal - its easy to dent them if you accidentally place a heavy object on it. I've managed to do this on two of my headsets cos I threw them in with my laptop charger while getting into flights. The headsets continue to work fine - but the body is damaged. The Legend headset addresses this issue by giving the boom a smooth psuedo-cylindrical design
The call button has moved to the back of the boom mic as well - takes some getting used to; but better cos I dont accidentally end calls when trying to adjust it on my elephant ears.
The Volume control has been changed to give a more 'toggle/rocker' like feel as compared to the old headsets where the volume buttons used to be flush with the piece that goes behind the ear. You can be rest assured that you'll be doing volume control a lot more efficiently with the Legend
I'm not sure if this applies for everyone; but the reduction in size and weight of the new headset is definitely a blessing for those (like me) who wear glasses.
Ear Gels - Same as before; this is one aspect I dont really like about plantronics headsets cos they never seem to fit snug in your ear. While they more than make up for this flaw (in my opinion) with excellent volume levels and clarity; I wished they would come out with a design thats close to the in-ear buds you get on stereo headsets these days - they could just copy the earbuds on their own new Backbeat Go models.
Mute button - finally. The bottom of the boom mic comes with a dedicated button you can use for voice commands. This button can also be used to control Mute On/Off while on a call. This is a HUGE improvement as compared to Plantronics old approach where you'd have to press both the volume control keys to mute on/off. I'd never get it right most of the time cos of the issue with the buttons that sit flush with the headset (refer comment on that above) and I'd have to control mute from my handset to achieve this.
Voyager Legend Bluetooth Headset
SMART APPS -
The apps that come with the headset arent much to brag about. The battery meter for one; is now available on Android. This used to be an iPhone exclusive feature.
Voice based answer/rejection of calls - This is 50/50. I found that I had to yell "ANSWERRRR!!!" at the headset for it to pick up my voice and answer a call for me. This is really strange cos this headset now comes with 3 microphones instead of two and still cant hear me??? To validate this further - I tried speaking to the caller at the same raised pitch I used to "answer" the call and they said I was talking way too loud or seemed agitated. Makes me think this is a software issue then - cos the phone can definitely hear me; it doesnt seem to process the actions well enough.
Smart sensor - Works much better that the original Pro UC +. The original went bad so quickly that Plantronics pulled it off shelves before ppl knew it and replaced it with V2. I've had them replace my headset because of the sensor issues on the original. They launched the Voyager PRO HD next - which was actually the stabilized version.
The apps that come with the headset arent much to brag about. The battery meter for one; is now available on Android. This used to be an iPhone exclusive feature.
Voice based answer/rejection of calls - This is 50/50. I found that I had to yell "ANSWERRRR!!!" at the headset for it to pick up my voice and answer a call for me. This is really strange cos this headset now comes with 3 microphones instead of two and still cant hear me??? To validate this further - I tried speaking to the caller at the same raised pitch I used to "answer" the call and they said I was talking way too loud or seemed agitated. Makes me think this is a software issue then - cos the phone can definitely hear me; it doesnt seem to process the actions well enough.
Smart sensor - Works much better that the original Pro UC +. The original went bad so quickly that Plantronics pulled it off shelves before ppl knew it and replaced it with V2. I've had them replace my headset because of the sensor issues on the original. They launched the Voyager PRO HD next - which was actually the stabilized version.
Voyager Legend Bluetooth Headset
