ATAR Notes: Forum
General Discussion => General Discussion Boards => Technology and Gaming => Topic started by: TrueLight on April 13, 2009, 12:41:12 am
-
im looking for a good webcam and headphone thing with a speaker (long enough to get to my mouth).... if anyone can recommend me any? and also any websites where they review webcams and such....can someone point me in the right direction.... and i don't want dodgy officeworks headphones..argh
-
They have them at Dick Smith though I use my Laptop Built-in mic and webcam
-
im looking at buying the logitech quickcam pro 9000. and officeworks sells it for $150, dicksmith for $199 does anyone know where it would be cheaper? and it includes a built in mic, so that means i dont need to buy a headset?............... ouuu i found a store called MSY technology that sells it for $103, very cheap yay!
-
Was just about to recommend MSY since they're cheapest on basically every computer product but well, there you go. As for the mic, depends what you need it for. I'm not sure about the quality of in-built mics on webcams so you're best to probably give it a go, and if it doesn't match the tasks you need it for, go and buy a headset or a desktop mic.
-
yup thanks shinny! i just need it for talking to overseas ppl basically lol not any singing or stuff like that ha... ill try it out first
-
im looking at buying the logitech quickcam pro 9000. and officeworks sells it for $150, dicksmith for $199 does anyone know where it would be cheaper? and it includes a built in mic, so that means i dont need to buy a headset?............... ouuu i found a store called MSY technology that sells it for $103, very cheap yay!
MSY is about as dirt cheap as they come. However, you do get what you pay for in terms of customer service...:P
However, if you're after some quality, might I recommend Headphonic. They stock a lot of German imports, the brands often used in professional recording settings, at (what I would call) reasonable prices for the quality you get. I personally own a Beyerdynamic DT234Pro which has been perfect for my use (extensive use of TeamSpeak/Ventrilo for gaming) and very comfy. Not too expensive either...free shipping too!
However, if you're really on a tight budget, a Ritmo microphone (no headphones) from MSY (~$10?) would fit the bill. Don't expect any quality out of it though.
-
ok thanks Excalibur ..... i went to MSY today god ur right about customer service, they're all asians who pretty much don't know anything about the products, only if they have them or not lol.... the webcam was out of stock >.< but they don't know when they are getting some new stock.... u reckon i should wait or just buy it now? for like 132 bucks oO
-
ok thanks Excalibur ..... i went to MSY today god ur right about customer service, they're all asians who pretty much don't know anything about the products, only if they have them or not lol.... the webcam was out of stock >.< but they don't know when they are getting some new stock.... u reckon i should wait or just buy it now? for like 132 bucks oO
Up to you :P
Don't expect MSY to ever have things in stock.
-
lol... thanks
-
Why does the MSY website look so horrible. You'd think that they would have tons of money to fix up the site with so many shops.
-
haha yup all highlighted colourful fonts all different... what happens to all that money? lol
-
im looking at buying the logitech quickcam pro 9000. and officeworks sells it for $150, dicksmith for $199 does anyone know where it would be cheaper? and it includes a built in mic, so that means i dont need to buy a headset?............... ouuu i found a store called MSY technology that sells it for $103, very cheap yay!
MSY is about as dirt cheap as they come. However, you do get what you pay for in terms of customer service...:P
However, if you're after some quality, might I recommend Headphonic. They stock a lot of German imports, the brands often used in professional recording settings, at (what I would call) reasonable prices for the quality you get. I personally own a Beyerdynamic DT234Pro which has been perfect for my use (extensive use of TeamSpeak/Ventrilo for gaming) and very comfy. Not too expensive either...free shipping too!
However, if you're really on a tight budget, a Ritmo microphone (no headphones) from MSY (~$10?) would fit the bill. Don't expect any quality out of it though.
i was looking through headphones website, and its like wo very nice website and very informative! yeah that dt234pro sounds really good, so it's not too tight? and it fits into any computer?, does it fit in like into an ipod? does the mic come to ur mouth or is it on the side, and u found no problem with the mic?
-
just ordered the dt234pro headset from headphonic, fingers cross hope its all good
oh and i got the webcam from boxhill msy, which have much better ppl than clayton one... but the logitech pro 9000 is really good!!! nice and clear and free video skyping!
-
It's a great headset. Comfortable and awesome sound listening and recording quality. The mic comes just to the edge of your lip (on the left side). It uses the standard stereo jack, so it should plug into any computer (or iPod). Though, I don't see anyone wearing these with an iPod cause you'd look like a dork. The only issue with using this headphone (and any other really) is that the iPod can't really drive high impedance gear (not sure how low it supports)...you need something with a very low impedance for this sort of use. The DT234Pro can be driven by a PC without amplification, but I don't know how it'll go with a iPod.
My microphone has fallen off, though, but to be honest it's a great record especially given the fact that it's nearly two years old (most other headsets I've tinkered - as in the <$100 ones - have lasted me only a few months before something died). Furthermore, I still have sound in both ears (another pet hate of mine re: headphones) - which is the more important part.
Just make sure you treat it with the respect that it deserves and it will last you long enough to make the purchase worth your while.
-
the microphone is reattachable right!?
haha yeah about walking around with an ipod using the headset lol but im not really using it for that just computer stuff like skyping and maybe listening to music, movies, lectures etc.....
-
It's repairable, yes (I accidentally tore the microphone off through my own stupidity). It's not one of the sorts of devices you just chuck away - you fix it.
I was given a quote of ~$50 for it.
-
ah ok i thought it was under warantee
-
Nah, warranty is for a year.
-
oh yeah so it happened after a yr
-
Yeah, almost two years old (fairly ancient by headset standards [where owned by a gamer] methinks) :P
-
ok cool thanks for all the info
-
yay i got the headset!!! quite comfortable and quality is very good, although theres no volume control on the headset... mmm microphone sounds pretty good.... and yeah 4/5 stars lol !
hey how do you mute the microphone if your not using it?
-
Use Windows to manage your volume - adding volume control on the hardware is just another point of potential failure.
You'll have to mute your microphone at the application level - this varies depends on the application you're using. Alternatively, you can also mute it via Windows - open Volume Control, select Options > Properties, select Recording and press OK. You should be then able to mute or turn your mic down to zero.
-
ok thanks!