USB or Analogue Microphone?

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Mainly for VOIP in games and the occasional voice recording.

If one has a deecent soundcard, is it adviseable to use analogue or is it better to just use USB?
 
Its more down to the mic than the connection. I had a labtec analogue desktop mic and it was garbage. I read some reviews on it afterwards and that was what others had also found. (serves me right for not checking up on it first)

I upgraded to USB Logitech desktop mic recently. It plugs conveniently into my keyboard that has twin usb ports. I have been told the voice quality is crystal clear, no different than a phone call.

Deks
 
The mics work the same, it's just the controls you get.
On say sound blaster live 24 bit in Vista, you have no mic boost so it always too low.
You can turn on the boost in the registry, but why can't creative include it?

I use mic a lot, and I seem to prefer plantronics as I like the headset.
That mic works best in a Creative sound blaster live which is rather an old sound card.
I say best, as I can have the volume at say 7 or 8 with boost on, and the levels good.
In the 24 bit live with boost on, it OK on max, but I would still like an 11 as max ;)
 
Was on msn video chat the other day with my friend and he tested 2 microphones. An analogue clip-on microphone and an USB one that came with his headset and I could tell the analogue one definitely sounded better on my end.
 
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