Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I've found myself using my PC for a lot of conversations lately, and I'm also considering recording a podcast to share with anyone who will listen. There are tons of USB headset / microphones out there, and I'm hoping someone has some solid recommendations based on experience. I'll consider both headsets and standalone mics, by the way, but I'd like to keep the bill under $100 if possible. Help!"
Thanks for the clarification. It'll be odd to see HD-DVD players so cheap... but that's a good thing :)
Its not really such a good thing. I paid exactly $231 for my HDDVD player(it wasnt used). It is a 1080p lower end model. It is very slow to turn on, and the menu is not responsive or crisp like its competitor. A few times, while watching an HD-DVD, the sound gets all crazy distorted and at other times it freezes up.
Toshiba is I think trying to saturate their market with their cheap players as soon as possible. Thinking we will forgive them later when they have market saturation and better cheaper players out. And we will forgive them.
So, I wouldn't recommend Toshibas cheap player and I certainly wouldn't recommend this Venturer player.
I just think its better to put something out that is a couple hundred dollars more and reliable quality.