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Telex H-831 USB Microphone at Buy.com $44.95 - Speech recognition

That's becuase MS has a deal with plantronics to sell them the headsets. The company I work for does Plantronics online store, and they have a complete Microsoft store..go figure. USB is better though because they are noise cancelling, and a ton more accurate.
 
From what I've read... most sound boards have terrible mic in quality. If you want to use a sound card, it is suggested you use a preamp and go in the line-in...

What you say about the USB microphone's having higher quality is what I've read. On groups.google.com the speech recognition people all seem to say it is better...
 
Here is a better deal, and easy too.

Telex H-551 usb headset with padded earpieces and noise cancelling microphone.

Only 15$ after 45$ rebate.

And the headphone can be unplugged from the usb box so you can plug in external speakers for your IOpener.

Compusa has this

Online

And here is the rebate valid till 3/30

Rebate here

Of course compusa is slow with rebates.
 
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