Posted by Richard Crowley on 05/09/07 14:25

"PTravel" wrote ...
> "Richard Crowley" wrote ...
>> "Rick Merrill" wrote ...
>>> Richard Crowley wrote:
>>>> I believe it is a BlueTooth device with limited frequency response
>>>> (likely OK for low-end speech). Note that no audio specs are
>>>> published. That speaks volumes IMHO.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sure it is BlueTooth, but what is a resonable range / distance
>>> to expect?
>>
>> It likely depends on what the power is (was it specified?), and
>> what kind of an RF environment you are operating in. Just a gut
>> feeling, out in the countryside, I would expect 15-25 feet out of
>> it reliably. In RF-hell like NYC or SFO, I'd be grateful for 5 ft.
>> But maybe its better than that and I would be surprised?
>
> Does anyone think it odd that Sony puts up a "specifications" page
> that lists everything except the frequency response of this mike?
> Both the design, the hype and the price point suggest that this is a
> "tool" for the "use a camcorder that gets 6 hours of recording time on
> one of these little DVDs to shoot junior" crowd.

Exactly. But note that the specs properly indicate what kind
of plastic the transmitter and receiver cases are molded from. :-)
(Hence my remark about "that speaks volumes")

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