I was going to buy a cheap USB Headset for skyping, and was suggested the Logitech H330 USB Headset.
Before buying the headset, I was checking the reviews, and on Amazon, someone has mentioned that your sound card should support usb headsets. Is this True? Or does the OS directly pass on the sound to the headset without a sound card in between?
I have win 7 Home premium, 32 bit, if it makes any difference.
Best Answer
Short answer: Yes, it will work, but possibly with slightly lower quality than a dedicated sound card.
Long answer: Typically, USB speakers/headphones will use software acceleration, i.e. built-in Windows drivers. However, it is possible to have hardware acceleration, but I'm not sure if your sound card needs to explicitly allow it. In any case, since you're buying a cheap headset, sound quality isn't such a big problem, so software acceleration should be fine.