| Michael Klontzas 2005-11-29, 5:45 pm |
| On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:25:04 +0000 (GMT), Ned Abell wrote:
> Many mic inputs on sound cards also can suffer from electrical
> interference because of poor shielding so consider a USB
> headset as it digitises the sound outside the computer.
> A plantronics one here works well with good sound quality and
> as it configures as another sound device its possible to use
> speakers for music etc and the USB headphones for phone (which
> also leaves the hands free for typing).
It sounds nice (no pun intended). I suppose that a second soundcard
shouldn't interfere with listening to music either, as it should appear
as another device. My main concern is cost though. A cheap soundcard
costs next to nothing. As I see, the entry level Plantronics DSP-100
costs around £40. To recover the difference through cost saving at
0.5p/min (the difference between, say, voipcheap and certain callthroughs
to destinations I am interested in) it will take a looong time!
This raises another issue. I don't see how the likes of Skype are a
viable proposition in the UK. They are more expensive than several
callthroughs or other options, and require software/hardware setup as
well. Why would someone go down the DIY-VoIP route?
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Michael Klontzas
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