Says compatible with all laptops...mic won't work on mine. Bought a splitter...still won't work. Defective product, or just won't work on laptop? Edited to add: Found out from Jlab that you need this to make it work: JLab USB VOIP Dongle - Skype, and Google Voice Says compatible with all laptops...mic won't work on mine. Bought a splitter...still won't work. Defective product, or just won't work on laptop? Edited to add: Found out from... » Read More Says compatible with all laptops...mic won't work on mine. Bought a splitter...still won't work. Defective product, or just won't work on laptop? Edited to add: Found out from Jlab that you need this to make it work: JLab USB VOIP Dongle - Skype, and Google Voice « Show Less
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Hi, I could be wrong here but most laptops have a separate input for a microphone.... if so then all ear buds are made for cell phone microphone not a solely independent microphone. But if u have tried other ear buds and they work then u would be correct that could be either incompatible or defective.
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Probably just won't work on laptops, which have separate mic & headphone jacks. Smartphones on other have single port that is shared for both purposes.
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The laptop sees it as one device: headphones. Your laptop won't recognize that it has a mic. The mic is for use on cell phones.
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Hello Tom,While I have never tried it on my laptop there is no reason why it should not work on ANY computer, desk, lap etc. If it came with an installation CD/DVD just install and plug in. A good "check" is with Skype where under "Call", you can set up both Audio and video and adjust to you're liking.Since installing this camera on my desktop I now receive compliments on the picture, note: Not on the subject.Good luck, seasons greetings.
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Neither could I ! The USB port would not work with my laptop or MP3 player or other audio sources either. This unit has many other bugs as well. I returned mine after toying around with it for 30 days.. Sorry I couldn't really help with your problem, other than my strong recommendation to return it ASAP.....
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mine stoped working at all don't know what is wrong with it. It did work with my laptop before stopped working. Don't know what it will work with. It did not work long at all sorry.
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Will this work if my current laptop sound card no longer works? - Yes, but you have to plug in separate speakers. It won't be able to run your laptop speakers unless you hack the laptop I think.In other words, does it rely on the current audio card, or is it independent? - It's independent.
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Hi Dan: I got the webcam to work for my Mom but there was no microphone to talk on SKYPE.My Mom has Windows 7; sorry we don't have Linux.Take care, Rita
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No. Yes the mic is fine. I don't know but the quality is low, and this model is outdated. It should work with almost all computers.
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No, you probably can't use this for a laptop into the mic jack. These kind of microphones need some amount of power which laptop jacks typically fail to provide. You need to plug this into a receiver which can power the mic.
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I've tried both an ordinary headphone and a cellphone combined microphone/headphone. For the latter, the microphone is always recognized but the headphone doesn't always work (i.e. laptop continues using the external speakers). The same problem for ordinary headphone, sometimes it is recognized, sometimes not. It's the only irritating issue with this laptop, of course I'm not sure if I should use a specific type of headphone on this new jack.
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It will work sound wise but the mic wont unless your laptop has a jack for it
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The headset you refer to uses 3.5mm connectors, such as the iPhone or any of the Android phones. This adaptor converts a 2.5mm connector, such as the old Symbian Nokia phones used. You need a different adaptor. And, whether it's the adaptor or my laptop, I can't get it to work for the microphone jack. I've actually gone to using a USB microphone (Audio Technica ATR2100) and a set of earbuds. But I needed that for other uses, anyway.
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I have Vonage and plugged my skype dual phone into the Vonage adapter and it works fine. You just need to use a telephone wire splitter for the phone wire on the Vonage unit. I am absolutely sold on Skype and will most likely be dropping Vonage altogether. I'm giving it a little more time to be sure (it's been about 2 months). I almost didn't attempt to use Skype because of the MagicJack horror that I tried first.
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I just downloaded Skype for my Windows, and when I logged on it said to configure my webcam, so I'm guessing it picked it up. But, then Skype froze and I couldn't get it to work the rest of the night. So I'm just guessing that it works. I'll have to try again later. Hope this somewhat helps.
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Is there any issue with using this web cam and the built-in microphone on my laptop? Hope not, it sounds like this is a suprisingly good product.
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I downloaded the drivers that Daniel Graham posted below (http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS014997). After installing the driver and modifying some of my sound settings, this worked perfectly on my Thinkpad W530. I'm able to listen to audio and make/take VOIP calls on my laptop.
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Does that microphone come with any installation drivers? Or is it suppose to be plug and play? From what i read on google audacity works and has support for windows 8 which is what this machine has. If you want to be 100% sure you would have to install audaciity on a friends computer which has windows 8 and then see if the mic works.. As far as whT i can tell from reading audacity is supported by the machine. WhT is the make and and model of your microphone and i can look the information up for you.
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Is that microphone jack stereo or mono? Does it provide "phantom power" to a microphone? &gt;If it does, you probably can't use that jack for any other device. Does the RCA - to - 1/8" adapter have a stereo (3-contact) or mono (2-contact) 1/8" plug? &gt;Some mono ones are made with red and white insulators (or other mixed colours), which makes them APPEAR to be the same as the stereo ones. If any part of the connecting arrangement is "mono", you won't get the "correct" sound from the turntable, and it is possible that you would get no sound. Also, check to see if there is an input-level adjustment (it would be an on-screen control); if there is one and it is set at or near its minimum, little or no signal will get into the "konfuzer". I would prefer that a LINE-level input was provided; but I believe some microphone inputs are set up so that they can be selectively switched to accomodate line-level signals. You may need to consult someone locally who can investigate the settings on your specific laptop. &gt;Line level is about 100 times the voltage of a microphone's output, and it will overdrive a microphone stage. Another possibility is: The signal going into the microphone jack probably can't be passed to the speakers directly. If it was so connected, you would have a defacto "P.A. system", and laptops are not known for having that function. In any event, the correct setting of the AT-PL120's output switch is "LINE", which will apply the necessary RIAA frequency equalization. If all else fails, instead of connecting the turntable to the laptop, use a pair of powered speakers that have their own volume control, a boombox with an auxiliary input, or any normal stereo system until you have the laptop matter figured out.