 For a limited time only, buy an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 CPU and get a free 3 month subscription to iRacing.com Available from participating retailers, click the link in the video description for more details Filmmakers need to get over this 24 FPS like D.Va, oh it looks more cinematic thing Because you know what? Have you ever watched a movie and gone, oh there's a pan of mountains At least I think it was a pan of mountains because it might have been a slideshow From like my great aunt's trip to the Alps or something because it's ridiculous Anyway, I digress. This is my unboxing of the G430 from Logitech which is pretty similar to the G230 Now we've addressed an issue with outdoor unboxings that people have been complaining about for a while And that is that there's nowhere to put the product We have dragged a table outdoors and that is the solution that we've come up with So this headset is part of Logitech's massive refresh of their gaming series products Including the G100S, the G400S, the G500S, the G700S, the G510S, the G... Ah, ah, ah, what's the keyboard? The G19S, the G230 and the G430 So unlike the G230, the G430 has a blue theme which is kind of shaking things up a little bit Because generally speaking like the... Like the stereotype is that the high performance extreme edition one is gonna be red Whereas like the lower end one will be blue But in this case, the G430 is actually the more premium headset because it does come with a USB sound card integrated with it Giving it 7.1 surround in software capabilities So they're using Dolby technology which by and large is... Well, it's definitely one of the better solutions out there But in terms of the actual headphones themselves, there hasn't been much that's changed So it's got the same wide headband but narrow looking pad that I found because it's so soft and squishy See it has here, I'm gonna press on this and you guys are gonna see it has a very slow recoil See that? That's really important because what that does is it makes it feel kind of funny The first time you ever put the headset on but once it mushes out a little bit It mushes out and it puts much more even pressure on your head I mean Logitech's good at ergonomics if nothing else, they've been doing it a long time The ear cups on the other hand do use a harder foam but it's quite deep So what you're gonna discover with headsets like this is that they might not be instantly the most comfortable thing you've ever heard But they will definitely improve over time as they mold to your head And these aren't the kinds of things that I would lend to someone else Because you don't want someone else's head shape, you know, gunking up your head groove that's going on here So the mic is a boom mic, I'm just gonna actually here, we'll show you the fitting first Metal pieces, love metal pieces here, they just, they inspire confidence They make me feel good about the build quality of the headphones that I just bought When you have plastic size adjustments, it just, it feels cheaper, it just really does And metal bands really don't add that much weight, so it goes all the way up to about here And then all the way down to basically kid size which will sit pretty high up on my head Just like that, so I'm gonna pull those down again Alright, so the boom mic goes up here, boom mic goes down here And let's head into the cable, so it's got a nice blue braided cable, very thin Which I personally actually kind of like because it means it's less likely to kink and get caught on stuff Oh yeah, they've used a really high quality cable, you can see even though it's been packaged up There's almost no kinkiness to it My Logitech G9, by contrast, I've had for years and still has the original kink from when it was bound up in the box So that's a really nice improvement, and did I say that this was USB? Holy crap, Logitech is doing it the right way here, awesome This is the way to do it, manufacturers, for those of you who are wondering Instead of integrating the USB connector directly into the headphones, just include this adapter There's your USB sound card, now you have the option to use it as a USB sound card Or hook it up to an even higher quality audio source So these USB sound cards are better than on-board sound, they do provide that virtual surround functionality Remember guys, you don't need multiple speakers in your headphones in order to get a surround experience You have two ears, and when the speaker's sitting right next to it, you only need two speakers for surround Go find the virtual haircut, virtual barber shop or whatever on YouTube and you'll see what I mean But this is the way to do it because then if you decide, no, I want to use a higher quality audio source Such as a dedicated sound card, bloop, you plug those into that and you are ready to go So there you go, way to go Logitech, doing things the right way The inline control is very simple, you've got a volume wheel on the side here There you go, as well as a microphone mute button I would have rather seen Logitech implement a microphone mute, there's a little clip on the back By raising the boom pole, Sennheiser did this on their PC 360 3Ds as well as their 350 SEs It's a very elegant way to deal with it, so there's a tip that I wish everyone would get from what Sennheiser's done over there The microphone, because it's a boom mic and not a retractable mic, isn't that adjustable in terms of positioning But it is noise cancelling and you can kind of go up and down like this And it does have some bendiness to it as well, so you guys can see hopefully from that angle that it can I find the easiest way is like, ah, put it right in my mouth and then it will kind of end up in about the right place You want it at the corner of your mouth for optimal listening for the other people So I'm going to see if I haven't even looked at what they have to say about themselves on the box So, performance sport cloth ear cups are removable for cleaning, oh that's actually really nice Because some people do get sweaty when they game, I'm not judging Three year warranty, USB adapter, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista to use the USB sound 7.1 surround sound, 40mm drivers, this is something that probably would have been good to mention And I think that is pretty much it Ah, lay flat ear cups, okay this is something, so there you go, lays flat This might not be important for some people, but if you fold your headphones up and you put them in a bag This isn't quite as elegant as a folding design, but at least it allows you to slip it into a side pocket Without worrying about it getting messed up My parrot Zeeks, I sat on them on a plane and the ear cup that wasn't supposed to go like that Went like that the other way and it was a really really bad experience So being able to fold them up like that is really nice Just want to give you guys sort of a nice look at what they look like So they do have the blue accent here as well as the blue cloth Unlike the 230s which don't come with the USB adapter, but that's pretty much the only other difference And they're red And then let's see if we can figure out how to pull off that removable ear cup piece here Oh, that's simple, okay So there you go, you take that off, wash that Make sure you dry it before you put it back on your head And there you can see the 4cm speaker grille behind where this sits Your sides are clearly labeled, but remember guys, the boom mic is always on the left And I think that pretty much wraps it up Thank you for checking out this unboxing online as Tech Tips Don't forget to subscribe for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos