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Re: Microphones

 wrote:
> Standard microphones (even high quality condenser mics) don't work very well
> fror VR if you are using an intregrated sound card chip or highly integrated
> systems (like laptops) due to the EM interference.   The ideal solution is a USB
> microphone (if you have a USB port) which bypass the sound subsystem (of course,
> then you software has to support this).  You can find several on the web, or
> linked off of Lernout and Houspie's (sp?) page.
> 
> ASK

Might I also recommend highly the Jabra earphones (www.jabra.com, I
believe). I bought one ($50, or $20 if you go to BestBuy etc.), and
my recognition rate under ViaVoice/Windows went from really crappy,
to rather good. They pick up basically no background noise, have an
ok sound quality, and perhaps most importantly are really small, as
they fit into the ear canal. You look vaguely like a Secret Service
agent wearing one...

My only complaint, which might be a feature for some, is that while
wearing one you can hear the outside world just fine, at about ~-10
dB. I don't recommend them for isolation headphones. ;-)

Alex Feinman

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