LG HBS-250 stereo Bluetooth headset reviews

Monday, December 29, 2008, 5:28
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As more and more cell phones are offering the stereo Bluetooth, the stereo Bluetooth headsets are becoming more and more popular. With the launch of HBS-250, the LG has added another stereo headset to its lineup. The HBS-250 is priced at $119.95 but you can get it online for $70.

The LG HBS-250 has been designed to give it a look of hockey pucks which are connected to each other with long wire. Both the earmuffs features plastic loop which is quite flexible and makes the earmuffs fit easily to your ears without any discomfort. The plastic loops fit perfectly around the ears so that the headset does not fall off your ears. You can also adjust the connecting wire so that earmuffs fit perfectly. The earmuffs are provided with soft cushion so that you don’t any comfort if you wear the headset for long time.

The headset can be controlled by the buttons provided on the right earpiece. There is no control on the left earpiece. The front surface acts as the Power/Call button as it can be pressed down. The surface also houses a blue LED indicator. The edge of the right earpiece features controls which include charging port, volume controls, music jog dial and the Hold/EQ button. The music jog dial is a multifunction control which can be used to play/pause music and skipping through the tracks. You need to hold down the dial to play and pause the songs. The headset also offers a number of preset equalizer modes which can be controlled through the EQ button. The EQ presets include Normal, Bass, Rock, 3D and Vocal. If you hold the EQ/Hold control, the hold mode gets activated. This mode avoids the buttons from being activated accidentally.

The HBS-250 offers basic functions like answering, rejecting and ending the calls. In addition to that, it also offers last number redial and voice dialing. It also supports features like call waiting, mute and can transfer the calls from headset to phone and from phone to headset. The HBS-250 can be connected to two different devices at one time. Moreover, it can be used as a wired headset and it comes with wire connection.

The LG HBS-250 has a rated talk time of 10 hours and a rated standby time of 13.3 days.