I bought myself a USB headset at the weekend, to improve the quality of Skype and possible podcast recordings.
The thing is, with an old style headset, as soon as you unplugged the headset, your main speakers would kick right in. And vice versa. Which is handy.
With the USB, that doesn't happen. Which is not handy.
Any geeks out there know a work-around for this?
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Comments (6)
I can't be your geek, but...
I've been scouring the world looking for a headset to use with Skype and I have yet to find one less than 60 bucks CAN. Any suggestions? Or do I have to bite the bullet and fork it over?
March 7, 2005 12:33 Permalink for comment
Add me to the list.
I have the same problem. I was skyping with Dan Pink and he has the same problem too.
I hope someone smart sees this post.
March 7, 2005 18:45 Permalink for comment
Any solutions on types of USB headsets for Skype?
March 23, 2005 00:55 Permalink for comment
So far, my USB headset works ok with Skype; I have set it up as the default microphone/audio in the preferences. Still struggling with getting control of the volume if I do that.
March 23, 2005 10:33 Permalink for comment
You should be able to tell skype which audio ports to use, and they don't have to be the same as the general system settings. At least you can in OS X.
March 26, 2005 01:36 Permalink for comment
Hi Ezekiel: Yes, I found the settings to get Skype to default to the headset rather than the general settings. Only thing is, I don't then seem to have any control over its volume...
March 26, 2005 07:07 Permalink for comment