Since most mics are not line level but XLR they would really degrade the battery life as well as make for a MUCH thicker powerbook.
-----Original Message----- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Saint James Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:52 AM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Headsets On 9 Mar2005, at 5:12 AM, Luis Sequeira wrote: >> I want to point out that the sound input port is "line level", >> which means that most mics don't "just work". I have heard time and >> again people saying "the headphones work, but not the mic". For me, >> the solution has been to connect (basically, *any*) headset to this >> nice little gadget called iMic (from Griffin). Thank you very much for this information. It saved me no end of frustration. The manual does in fact say this, but you have to hunt for it. This seems a silly thing for Apple to skimp on. The mechanism is already there for the built-in mic. Seems like it would be simple to make it work for a plug-in mic. In fact, the built-in mic is nearly useless anyway. It just picks up the noise of the computer. It would make more sense to leave it out and include an external mic as standard equipment. The device suggested seems to be a good one, but I wonder about an alternative. Would a bluetooth headset work by itself, without need for a device such as iMic? Peter -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --------------------------------------------------------------- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
