On Nov 1, 2008, at 11/01, 10:00 AM, Vic Mabus wrote:
> I recently acquired a Motorola S9 to try with my aluminum PowerBook > 1.5, > Leopard. They function as headphones very poorly, dropping the > signal, > disconnecting, while only a couple feet from the 'book. The cheap > dongle that came with Bluesoleil works fine in Windows, but the dongle > won't play with the PowerBook. > > Has anyone found a good solution for listening to iTunes while moving > around? I assume you mean moving around wirelessly. It sounds like indeed the aluminum could be causing barrier interference in this case. But to be honest, Bluetooth is too lame a technology to use for quality sound transmission, either for listening or using a microphone. I have never ever heard of such devices working adequately. Everyone complains about them. They work just great for phone calls, where the sound can be drastically compressed and fit within the lame bandwidth of Bluetooth. But for quality sound, forget it. Sorry. There are alternative technology wireless headphones that around. May I suggest the Sennheiser RS120 926 MHz Wireless RF Headphones with Charging Cradle, $70 (which is actually a good deal) at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-RS120-Wireless-Headphones-Charging/ dp/B0001FTVEK They have an excellent dynamic range and can pick up the source signal up to 120 feet away, through walls. The only complaint I am reading is that they can pick up electro-magnetic interference on the same wavelength. Whether you will have this problem or not depends upon the environment in which you use them. There are other alternatives as well. Hope that helps. Fun time! My full blown flame against Bluetooth: BlueTooth is VERY LAME. I have considered the technology shameful since day 1. It has been outrageously hyped and consistently under- performs. It desperately needs an upgrade to allow more power and a much wider bandwidth. It's pairing technology needs a brain transplant as well. It often fails. The entire technology is typical of anything designed by committee. Some of its technology is terrific but is hindered by the rest of it which is a mess. You have my kind permission to flame me back. Share and Enjoy, :-Derek =================== Derek Currie [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================== http://Mac-Security.blogspot.com http://MacSmarticles.blogspot.com http://zunipus.blogspot.com http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/dwaynecameronfanclub http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ymorare --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
