Find him a new girlfriend whom doesnt like computers.

Headset with a boom mic is the most popular method. It's probably the most functional too.

If I were going to spend a lot of time with voice.. Voip would be the way to go with the likes of skype or whomever.. More or less free phone computer to computer... Several cordless phone manufacturers have co-branded with the instant messaging.. Now you can get 1.9ghz cordless phones that interact with instant messaging which seems to be the latest cool tools. Think motorola had one in the works for MSN messenger. There are others too for Yahoo and other instant messaging. Probably linksys has one for everybody by now.

I have an 3.5mm extension cord for my headset. The mic stays plugged in all the time and I can easily remove or plug in the headset speaker wire without fighting at the back of my case. About $5 at Radio Shack. That way if my wife wants to hear my Skype conversation I use the main speaker but if she is watching television I can listen through the headset.

My old headset with mic included was a Logitech, the model with different colours to cover the ear pieces and can be had for under $20. It was very comfortable and worked good, I now have a Sennheiser headset with great sound for music but it is not as comfortable as the Logitech.

Some newer cases do come with connections in the front but you could try looking for an insert that will fit in one of the 5 inch front bays where your CD player is. Alternately you could get a USB headset (providing you have a spare USB port on the front of course) I see they are available these days.

Thanks for this info about a headset extension cord!!!

I wondered if something like this could be found easily & of course I should have known Radio Shack would have it!

But I completely forgot about looking before taking back the previous headset/microphone combo.

I just hope the extension is long because my son's desk speakers, where he can plug in the earphone portion directly, are approximately 60" away from where the separate microphone & headset ports are on the back of the computer, with a nice bit of slack.

Unfortunately he has an older case where there are no card & USB ports on the front. That may/may not change. However, looking at it closer I see a headphone port, not microphone, & an AUX/IN port. I have no idea what the AUX/IN port is for.

By the way, my son told me the previous web cam headphone/microphone set was bad quality overall.

Can someone recommend a good quality but inexpensive set?

Please & thanks! =)

BUMPING in hopes of getting my recent question asked!