In this review of the 2019 astro a50 gen 4s i m going to cover the technical details the design performance and how they compare to my old gen 2s.
Astro a50 gen 2 review.
However the astro a50 wears its gaming design like a badge of honor.
For gamers not interested in connecting to xbox live however the astro a50 gen 2 is easily one of the best wireless headsets for pc gaming.
At s 499 us 299 the fourth gen astro a50 continues to be one of the most expensive gaming headsets on the market as per tradition.
Astro a50 base station performance even shoddy software can t hide the fact that the astro a50s are a stellar gaming headset.
Still the garish multi colored design of years past is gone replaced with a more modern all black design.
They were more expensive then what i originally bought the elite 800s for and come with a boom mic instead of built in.
When comparing the astro a50 gen 2 to the newer gen 3 model the most significant difference you ll find is that the gen 3 headset is compatible with xbox live.
We ve updated the battery section of the review to better reflect a typical use case for an average user.
Astro a50 gen 2 review.
Within the 2 days of owning the astro a50s i had them power off then back on for no reason.
The various versions are exactly the same except for the small chat dongle for xbox one.
This year astro has moved to 2 4ghz radios as opposed to 5 8.
Build quality is very good.
We ve updated the line of sight wireless range result after finding a discrepancy with the results of the astro a50 gen 4.
It s a small peeve but feel astro should be ashamed for making their product differentiation of the 2nd gen astro headsets so confusing misleading really.
Converted to test bench 1 2.