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| Thread ID: 114972 | 2010-12-26 23:55:00 | Skype setup advice | Tony (4941) | Press F1 |
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| 1165036 | 2010-12-26 23:55:00 | I'm thinking of setting up Skype so I can video chat to rellies in UK. Any advice? - traps for young players - reasonable webcam at a reasonable price? TIA |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1165037 | 2010-12-27 01:15:00 | Install it & see how you go. It's not hard. If you have any problems, report back. Re webcam, most laptops already have one. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1165038 | 2010-12-27 01:34:00 | If not, go to pbtech.co.nz and get any el-cheapo. Most are pretty decent quality for video-chats these days. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1165039 | 2010-12-27 01:34:00 | There isn’t much to setting up Skype so I wouldn’t expect you to have any problems. One trap in getting a Webcam is it’s usually simpler to get one with a microphone incorporated. ;) Some Webcams are just that, Webcams, and require you to have a separate microphone. I’ve purchased a couple of El-Cheapo’s for $20 or so and they seem perfectly adequate, but, as with all things, you get what you pay for. Good luck. :thumbs: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1165040 | 2010-12-27 02:36:00 | One trap in getting a Webcam is it’s usually simpler to get one with a microphone incorporated.Good point - I hadn't been thinking about microphones. One trap down... | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1165041 | 2010-12-27 02:37:00 | Re webcam, most laptops already have one.Of course, you also have to have a laptop... :) | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1165042 | 2010-12-28 01:53:00 | How many Flybuys (www.flybuys.co.nz) points have you got? It's got a built in mike. I Skype mates in the UK - no probs. Good luck ;) |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1165043 | 2010-12-28 02:03:00 | How many Flybuys (www.flybuys.co.nz) points have you got? It's got a built in mike. I Skype mates in the UK - no probs. Good luck ;)Looks like it could be the right product - but my 50 point total is a bit short at the moment. BTW, how much data does a call chew through a minute? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1165044 | 2010-12-28 02:37:00 | Just about any Logitech webcam will do the trick - good image quality for the price. Hard to know exactly how much data a call uses - assume you mean a video call. But there's an answer of sorts here: www.zinf.org all_use_per_minute-qna42986.html |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1165045 | 2010-12-28 03:03:00 | Thanks Johcar, that was a useful link. | Tony (4941) | ||
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