[SLUG] head set for use with Skype

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:05:36 -0000, <john at johnallsopp.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a recommendation for a head set to use with Skype
>>> please?
>>>
>>> Not exactly the wealthiest so between £15 - £30.  Is that price
>>> range
>>> going to give me reasonable quality?  They seem to vary from £5 to
>>> skys
>>> the limit!
>
> Hi Al, I wouldn't go mad. In my experience you'll get above standard
> phone
> quality with the cheapest of headsets. I paid about £15 for mine. It's
> unbranded and it's got a nice microphone that does a good job of
> cancelling out background noise. I got mine from QuayTech in Hull.
> They
> have a branch in Scarborough as well. Otherwise I seem to remember
> some
> pretty nice looking Packard Bell (ugh) ones in Dixons for about the
> same
> price.
>
> Also, Logitech make pretty good audio stuff for pc's. You won't go far
> wrong with them.

In my experience if you're wearing a headset it's more difficult for
the other person to hear you, no idea whether that's the quality of
the headset or the position of the mic, but that might be a reason to
choose a good one, otherwise you might spent more time repeating
yourself than usual.

J