Presence and IntComm WG

[Candace Holman <>]

Steve,

Joe mentioned the Clarisys handset in the start of this thread (it is not a 
headset, it is really a handset).  I just dusted off the documentation for 
the model I tried (Claritel i750) and it says it is for Windows only.  I 
didn't investigate the root of the problem to find out whether it was DSP 
related...

I found a quote of the price of the USB Plantronics DSP-100 for $65, so it 
is about twice the price of the analog Plantronics .Audio 60 or 
70.  However, you need both a mic and a speaker jack to use analog.  Maybe 
that's why an analog  headset hasn't been considered.  I use both analog 
and USB interchangeably and haven't found a big difference in the audio 
quality.

Candace

At 08:35 PM 3/18/2004, you wrote:

> Candace:
>
>  I'm not familiar with the Clarisys headset. Is the OS dependency
> because of software needed to program to DSP for different
> type of audio applications? Can the headset work well without
> this software?
>
>   We've used Plantronics DSP-100 headsets. They work this
> way. The headsets work ok without using the software but sound
> quality can be improved by tuning the DSP for specific audio
> applications. The problem is that the software provided only
> works on Windows OS.
>
>    Be that as it may the DSP-100 can be used on both PCs
> and Macs.
>
> -Steve
>
> Candace Holman wrote:
>
> > But you could get a quality analog headset for $30, see:
> >
> > http://www.headsets.com/headsets/computer/computer_gallery.html?discard=manufacturer_rank,asc&style=0&app=9&price=0&manufacturer=0&connector=12&component=0&prod_division=1&max=200&sort_1=prod_price,asc 
> >
> >
> > That's about 80 headsets, if you don't mind analog.  And it is OS neutral.
> >
> > PS - I have a Clarisys handset that is collecting dust - I wasn't too 
> > happy with it.  No only did I have to give up one of my typing hands to 
> > hold it, but it required too much tinkering, downloading new drivers, and 
> > reinstalling the software if I had to disconnect it or tried it with 
> > different telephony software.
> >
> > Candace
> >
> > At 05:26 PM 3/18/2004, you wrote:
> >
> > > Apparently, I should have taken some cold medicine or something, my cold 
> > > is affecting my ability to do math.  Apparently 100 handsets at $68 a 
> > > piece is not less then $2,500.  With that kind of math, I could qualify 
> > > to be the CEO at Enron, but that is about it.  So here is the real scoop:
> > >
> > > First the bad news, the Clarisys does not support Mac.  And my vendor 
> > > only has about 30 left anyways.
> > > Good news, the new generation Clarisys should be out by the time we need 
> > > them, but they still don't support Mac, and we still can't get 100 of 
> > > them for $2,500.
> > >
> > > It seems to me that since my math was so off (I have no idea what I was 
> > > thinking), we don't need to look into purchasing any PDA's.
> > >
> > > Let's guess a ratio of Mac to PC users so that I can determine how many 
> > > handsets to order, and we can go from there.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > joe