And Active Noise Reduction provides a more detailed and realistic viewing experience by reducing unwanted noise and distractions.

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This card also includes the high-quality beam-forming microphone, allowing advanced voice communication without the need for the headset by leveraging CrystalVoice Echo Cancellation, CrystalVoice Focus and CrystalVoice Active Noise Reduction.

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The handset offers new support for two technologies: Active Noise Reduction technology, which performs noise processing in a manner that best suits the image, and Sharpness Equalizer technology, which produces a clear picture by adjusting the contours of the photo.

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The card also includes a high-quality beam-forming microphone, which leverages CrystalVoice Echo Cancellation, CrystalVoice Focus and CrystalVoice Active Noise Reduction to enable gamers for the first time ever to use speakers and a desktop microphone while gaming without any sound other than the gamer's voice being transmitted through the microphone.

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On an airplane, the noise-canceling claim is borne out, though a head-to-head comparison with a pair of Bose headphones suggests that the noise-canceling profile is somewhat different than the active-reduction type.

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