Philips SpeechMike 5276 / Philips SpeechMike Pro 5274

The Philips SpeechMike LFH 5276 and LFH 5274 models were discontinued about 5 or 6 years ago and what few are left are ridiculously overpriced. Philips replaced the SpeechMike II models with the SpeechMike III LFH 3200 which, in our opinion, is only marginally improved over the SpeechMike II. We believe that Philips eventually realized their mistake and went back to the drawing board. A few months ago they released the Philips SpeechMike Premium (LFH-3500) USB Handheld/TableMike which, in our opinion, is a head and shoulders above the LFH 5276. The LFH 5276 is still a good unit but if you can't get it working, you might consider checking out the newer technology. Unfortunately, even if yourLFH 5276 is actually new, it's no longer under warranty. It's time to put these old horses to pasture.