<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Yep. and I think it's a sorry shame line-in either doesn't work or doesn't come with some macs. I ended up getting a Logitech USB Desktop Mic at the local Apple Store..appx $20 US.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I don't see a model number, but this thing looks like it'd be at home on Spock's desk. Has an on-off switch on the mic's base and the sound quality is excellent, considering the low price.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>nk</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Dec 30, 2005, at 7:52 AM, alexandre wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">hi</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">yesterday i bought a cheap (€10 with skypeout credit) headset to use with skype. it's basically the same as as a mobile phone headset except it plugs into the headphone and line-in ports of my mac.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">when i go into the sound preferences and select "line-in" the input level remains at 0. i did some researching on google and found out the line-in port don't work with unpowered deviced, such as my headset. can anyone confirm?</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Gill Sans; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">regards</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Gill Sans; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">alexandre</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">:: 17" 1.5ghz powerbook / 1.5gb / 80gb / X.4.3 ::</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>