[Ti] external microphone jack on Ti 1 GHz

[Robert Fisher]

I dont' think that is a MIC jack...it is a LINE IN jack....which is a  
different impedance.  In order to get an external MIC to work you  
need a griffin imic (which is not a mic ) but a USB interface for  
plugging mics etc into.
On 8-Sep-05, at 4:26 PM, Henry Kalir wrote:

> rob morris wrote:
>>> From: Henry Kalir <kalirhe at umdnj.edu> Subject: [Ti] external  
>>> microphone jack on Ti 1 GHz Dear All, Here's a bona-fide Ti  
>>> question: Where (if any) is the **microphone** jack? The external  
>>> one, that is..on the Titanium 15" 1 GHz G4 Powerbook. Any URL's  
>>> with pix/diagrams would be most welcome.
>> There is an audio in jack next to the modem on the 1Ghz Ti books.  
>> In the earlier versions of the Ti, there were no audio in jacks at  
>> all. But in later versions...I think with the 667 DVI and the 800  
>> and then the 867 and 1 GHz Ti books, Apple added an audio-in port.  
>> Look for it next to the modem port. Cheers
> Thanks. I did located it prior to posting my  original message, and  
> had inserted the external mic's plug into it. Now, while the  
> earphones part of the set worked very well (when plugged into the  
> earphone jack), the microphone does not seem to work when plugged  
> into that jack.
>
> Does anyone have any experience/advice?
>
> Best,
>
> Henry
>
> PS - the major trouble with the Ti's internal mics is that they  
> pick up the fan's noise, and people have been complaining about it.
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Robert J.  Fisher
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