Comments on: Using a Bluetooth Headset with your PC

By: Andy Simpson

Andy Simpson — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:49:50 +0000

It will work, but only if the relevant drivers are installed – there are a couple of different sets available, some support a2dp, some don’t.

you may also need to change the sound settings in the control panel to tell your pc to use bluetooth audio as the default output..

By: Chung Meng Yee

Chung Meng Yee — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:21:56 +0000

sorry, my mistake.. is HBH-DS220. Hope this page still works..

By: Yee

Yee — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:19:18 +0000

I got HBD-DS220 headset. Now i wanna stream music from my pc with window xp to my headset. I have just bought a bluetooth donggle which support A2DP, but somehow i dunno how to make it work even i have the headset paired with my pc.. it’s on my device list.. how to make them work? Please help~~~

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By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:44:42 +0000

A2DP is a software feature for dongles, which is why it won't be listed. Once you've installed the drivers, you'll be able to connect a2dp devices. from what you've told me, you don't need a2dp anyway as your headset supports HSP and HFS. If you want a dongle that will work, go for the nano dongle.

By: Harsh

Harsh — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:40:46 +0000

Thanks for helping me with the version part and my another doubt is do all normal bluetooth dongles support A2DP coz i read somewhere that they don’t and that there are specific dongles which support A2DP…i am not able to find any dongle which specifies a2dp support

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:21:18 +0000

You’re getting Bluetooth Profiles and Bluetooth versions mixed up. To avoid any confusion – ignore the V2.0 for now – it doesn’t really make much of a difference, its the profiles that do.

Pretty much all Dongles will do the job that you need and support the HSP, HSF, A2DP and AVRCP profiles. (See above for what each one does)

Andy

By: Harsh

Harsh — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:18:30 +0000

I already have a headset SE HBH-DS220 in which I can plug in any headphone and it supports A2DP…. my PC doesn’t have bluetooth so i have to buy a bluetooth Dongle…but i am able to find only dongles which say they are bluetooth version-2,none of them specifies about A2DP suppport…So if i use these ver.2 dongles will i be getting the audio in only one earpiece???
Thank You in adavance

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:57:08 +0000

Hi,

A2DP doesn’t refer to the microphone. If you only want to talk and hear in one ear then a standard mono bluetooth headset will be fine. You will only need A2DP if you want to stream music in stereo from your PC to the headset.

By: Harsh

Harsh — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:44:45 +0000

thx for the reply…i am going to be using with a PC and will only be using it for skype,Gtalk etc..so is it necessary to have a dongle which supports A2DP for using the mic in the device