On Jan 4, 2008 7:49 AM, Jeffrey Ollie <<a href="mailto:jeff@ocjtech.us">jeff@ocjtech.us</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On 1/4/08, James Shoemaker <<a href="mailto:james@dhlake.com">james@dhlake.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> Trying to setup a laptop with video-conferencing software, but it has<br>> no mike-in and the built-in mike sucks. So I need a usb mike or usb
<br>> audio adapter. Any idea where to get one in town? I need it by next<br>> weekend and would rather not pay twice what the item is worth just for<br>> fast shipping.<br><br></div>Many USB web cams have a built-in microphone for just this purpose.
<br></blockquote></div><br>Yes, but using a mic built into a camera or computer for video conferencing is less than ideal, since they pick up all the noise from typing, ambient noise and etc. Best to get a headset. That being said, my logitech web cam's mic works (I just mute my microphone until I need to talk).
<br><br>I've used a couple dirt-cheap usb sound cards (and more expensive ones too) and they all worked perfectly in Linux. You should be able to pick up one and plug it in to get a mic input. I had a USB port replicator with a built in sound card that had full inputs. However spending $80 for a port replicator also may be less than ideal.
<br><br>One thing I haven't tried that may be worth investigating is to use a bluetooth headset for the microphone. If the laptop has bluetooth you may just be able to use one of those borg like wireless headsets designed for cell phones.
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Matthew Nuzum<br>newz2000 on freenode