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| 485750 | 2006-09-19 10:08:00 | Hi Going out to buy a webcam since i have to chat with my friend overseas. I will also need a mic. ive seen some webcam which have a mic built in. What would be good?. A webcam with a built in camera or a seperate headset with a mic. Can anyone recommand me some good ones, my budget is less than $50. |
gum digger (6100) | ||
| 485751 | 2006-09-19 10:16:00 | Hi Going out to buy a webcam since i have to chat with my friend overseas . I will also need a mic . ive seen some webcam which have a mic built in . What would be good? . A webcam with a built in camera or a seperate headset with a mic . Can anyone recommand me some good ones, my budget is less than $50 . Try trade me . |
Hitech (9024) | ||
| 485752 | 2006-09-19 21:59:00 | Anyone had any good experinces with cheap webcams? | gum digger (6100) | ||
| 485753 | 2006-09-19 22:31:00 | We have a cheap webcam from Dick Smiths, $32 if I remember right . It is OK except for some stilted or jerky movements at times . Don;t know if this is the quality of the wabcam or our setup . The microphone? We have used both . Headset with mic, & seperate mic . No problem with either . I am quite deaf so at the moment I am using a seperate desk mic & the computer speakers, which I can turn up loud . My suggestion is the latter if you are like me . Also , if you get them from Dick Smiths you can change them if they don't suit you . Try middle of the price range (unless you have pots of money!!!) PJ:2cents: |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 485754 | 2006-09-19 22:44:00 | Just spotted your budget limit, sorry. Be aware, tho, that cheap does not always = quality. I know how you feel budgetwise, you can only stretch a pension so far. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 485755 | 2006-09-20 03:05:00 | I have both a headset/microphone and a USB webcam with an inbuilt microphone. The web cam I bought from Dick Smiths and paid about $77 for it. There was a cheaper model with no microphone, but the camera specs were lower than for the higher specked one. Am more than happy with the quality of what I have. I use it over Skype and find the webcam with inbuilt mic ideal for a family/group around the computer and all can hear through the attached speakers. However, if I just want to talk privately then I use the headset/mic. It is fairly easy to change the sound input source within Skype. One thing I did do was buy a splitter so that sound can be directed to the speaker or headset, from the soundcard, so that I did not have to keep changing output plugs depending on what item to use. HIH |
Cptn Hotshot (3904) | ||
| 485756 | 2006-09-20 09:38:00 | Gum Digger. With that name I assume you are of Dalmation stock & live in the Far North ?? PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 485757 | 2006-09-20 21:42:00 | gidday, a genius web cam I own with mic installed, video works fine, but the mic had a fair bit of white noise when speaking. Changing to either a head piece, or a stand alone mic fixed the problem. Fair to say I think, a head set will give you better clarity of sound, stand alone mics and embedded in web cams while give greater freedom, do have a tendency to hear background sound, and can cause cutting. cheers, Robby |
Robby (3123) | ||
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