Re: Skype handset or headset?

"andon" <quitequickposter@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 18 May 2006 15:39:30 GMT, David C.
<davidc@booyunder>, wrote:

As for costs, can I refer you to the Argon Computing Website?
www.argoncomputing.co.uk

I use a Speedlink SL-9711 backhead head-set, costing a mere
£3.50.......

Wow!
:-)

& I use an "El Cheapo" HeadSet & Microphone thingy, taht cost 9.95
from Maplins.

It happens to have a Volume Control on the cable (for the HeadPhone
bit), but I don't use that part - I use the Controls on the
NetMeeting/Skype Applications & windoze/PC/Soundcard SoundMixer
thingy.

I have found that some HeadSet/Mikes have a very poor quality
Microphone (or have a very low Microphone Output Level & some
Microphone Inputs aren't sensitive enough for them, but the price
of the HeadSet/Mike is not (in my experience any real indication of
the actual Audio Qulaity (or output Level) of the Microphone in them.

This "El Cheapo" one works fine & better than the previous one I had,
which cost more.
:-)

I am going to try the USB headset because it will run totally
independent of any audio tasks that the PC soundcard is performing.

That's something worth thinking about?
But...

One of the reasons that you see some headsets with large price tags.
Essentially they have a separate soundcard built-in to the headset
+ vol and mute controls, so there is no need to touch the keyboard /
mouse or even have the monitor on.

Yep, maybe, but introducing *yet another* Soundcard into the equation
will often lead to some "interesting" problems with teh Audio!

That is the theory - I was just gauging the practise :-)

Try it & see!
But you will need to familiarise yourself with all the different
Options that windoze (& Applications) have, to handle the Sound,
if you do it that way - I know windoze (not to mention the average
User!) can get a bit Confuzzled, when it has lots of different actual
Sound Cards (as opposed to just different Sound Sources (Sockets),
connected to the one SoundCard - I know my PC has Entries in all the
different Sound thingies for several different SoundCards that this
PC has, such as the OnBoard Sound, the SoundCard Chip & the Analogue
(& Digital) TV/Radio Tuners etc.

Not all Applications seem to properly recognise all the different
Options, so I reckon it's worth while getting to see how to sort
it out.

HTH

--
pmj


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