[Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 headset] will work on Win8 ?

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It says they are compatible but I dont see any driver availbale for win 8
 

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yup but they have that windows 8 compatible stamp...
 

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    Intel® Core™ i5-3350P Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz)
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    Gigabyte Intel Socket 1155 P-61-S3/rev 2.0
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    4 gb ddr3
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    Gigabyte GeForce gtx 660 OC 2GB
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    Intel® Core™ i5-3350P Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz)
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    4 gb ddr3
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    Gigabyte GeForce gtx 660 OC 2GB
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Have you tried using a different usb port? Have you configured the headset/mic in the sound panel?
 

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    G-Skill 8 GB PC 8500
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    AMD XFX HD Radeon 6790D
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    Realtek HD onboard
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    2l Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
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    1600 X 900
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    Seagate Barracuda 320 GB w/OS
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    Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
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    Thermaltake OverSeer RX 1 fulltower
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    Cooler Master Hyper212 120mm
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    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder 3.5

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    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
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    G-Skill 8 GB PC 8500
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    AMD XFX HD Radeon 6790D
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2l Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
    Screen Resolution
    1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 320 GB w/OS
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    PSU
    Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
    Case
    Thermaltake OverSeer RX 1 fulltower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper212 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder 3.5
errrr...I dont own these headsets. I plan to buy them. That why Ive adressed my question at future tense :WILL they work...
 

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    Windows 8 64 bits
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    Intel® Core™ i5-3350P Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz)
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Intel Socket 1155 P-61-S3/rev 2.0
    Memory
    4 gb ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce gtx 660 OC 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Packard Bell Maestro 220Wdv
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
errrr...I dont own these headsets. I plan to buy them. That why Ive adressed my question at future tense :WILL they work...




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I would not buy them, because the fake leather of the ear part bridles off after some time. Maybe get one from Plantronics, they are quite good.

:)
 
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    - PC-Master-Race MousePad (yellow)
I own LifeChat LX-3000 and it works on my Windows 8 Pro. I'm just plug-in into my front usb2 and wait for windows 8 to download driver. I also try Windows 7 driver and it is same as Windows 8 downloaded from update. All my Call of Duty games on Steam works [ Black Ops, Black Ops II, MW3 and MW2] just fine. Desktop Skype also.
 

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    Foxconn A6GMV
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    Philips TV PHI32PFL3605
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    OCZ Vertex 3 60GB
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    Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 800
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    Internet Explorer 10
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    Microsoft LifeChat LX 3000
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
yeah Im deeply aare of poor qualty materials and I dont think there is that much diference from other cheap headsets of the same range of price. Ive read that that leather imitation beacomes a sort of paste after long use but didnt expect to briddle off like in those pictures. Maybe you use them execesively ( hours everyday).

Anyway Ive bought them mostly for the good reviews of the mic for skype calls and for recording during some gameplay. I might listen some music with them but I have a audio system for that and I couldnt bear them on my "special" ears more than an hour.
And they not deliver quite a very good soud qualily anyway. I wonder if at some point the wearn of that leather can be covered by waranty.

The driver autoinstalled when I plugged them , Ive set them as default playback device but do i need to do other changes in sound manager ? (Bear in mind that I have a webcam with a mic and an audio system)
 

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    Windows 8 64 bits
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-3350P Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz)
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Intel Socket 1155 P-61-S3/rev 2.0
    Memory
    4 gb ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce gtx 660 OC 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Packard Bell Maestro 220Wdv
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
They are ok for the price and maybe I over-used them a bit, as I had them on sometimes for almost 8 hours a day and used it mainly for Skype.

You could try to install the Windows-7-Software for it:

Click

I have now a Plantronics GameCom-777.

:)
 

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    Intel Core i7 3770k @4800MHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77-V
    Memory
    G.Skill 16G(4*4G) DDR3-2400 Quad Channel [TDX] F3-2400C10Q-16GTX
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX980-Ti-OC-STRIX-6GB in 2-Way-SLI (1408MHz | Boost: 1544MHz | Memory-Clock: 8000MHz)
    Sound Card
    OnBoard Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VE278Q 27" Wide Led Black Full HD 2ms | Dell S2409W 24" 5ms
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    - Intel 520S 240GB/SATA3/R 550MBs,W 520MBs/25nm/3.5"Kit/5yr
    - Samsung 840 EVO SATA3 500GB
    - Seagate Barracuda SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    - Seagate Barracuda SATA3 1TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
    - Seagate Constellation SATA3 3TB 7200RPM 64mb Cache
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    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i
    Case
    Thermaltake Level-10 GT LCS
    Cooling
    EK H3O HFX 240mm Liquid Cooling Kit + 2x EK-480-Rads + GPU-Blocks + Gelid Extreme
    Keyboard
    Roccat Isku | Logitech G13 | XBox 360 Controller wired | Logitech Dual Action GamePad
    Mouse
    Roccat Pure Military Dessert Strike | Shogun Bros. Ballista MK-1 | Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Infection
    Internet Speed
    ADSL2+ ~15MBit/s DL | ~1MBit/s UL
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    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    - Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
    - Plantronics GameCom Commander Headset
    - Logitech X-210 Speakers
    - Roccat Taito Mid-Size 5mm
    - PC-Master-Race MousePad (yellow)
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