[GTALUG] wired headset suggestions?

[Bob Jonkman]

> > https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000UXZQ42/ - Logitech H390  

I have one of these (rather, my wife owns them, I have permanently borrowed them). They work just fine for me.

> The mute button also works but that is a local function, it doesn't
> send a "mute" command over USB, so there's no indication on the
> computer that mute has been activated.

I find that to be a great advantage. This lets me make noise (typing, shuffling papers, listening to online radio) but
others in the web conference don't know I've turned off the mic.

Another nice thing about using a USB connected headset is that it
appears as a second sound card. So now I can listen to the web
conference on the headset while playing some music on the speakers.

--Bob.


On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:44:09 -0400
Scott Allen via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 at 16:16, Giles Orr via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
> > https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000UXZQ42/ - Logitech H390  
> 
> I have the same and like them. The microphone quality for speech is
> the best of numerous headsets I have, even quite expensive ones. One
> problem I've found, after using them for a few years, is that the thin
> "imitation leather" plastic covering the foam on the headband has
> started to deteriorate and flake off.
> 
> > - the volume control on the chord works well on Mac - not sure if it
> > works on Linux although I think it does  
> 
> Yes, the volume control works with Linux (Ubuntu, at least) although
> that's true for all USB and Bluetooth headsets I've tried. The mute
> button also works but that is a local function, it doesn't send a
> "mute" command over USB, so there's no indication on the computer that
> mute has been activated.
>