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| Thread ID: 70069 | 2006-06-21 05:44:00 | VideoChat PC to MAC solution sought? | timj (10593) | Press F1 |
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| 464917 | 2006-06-21 05:44:00 | Grandparents wish to videochat with grandchildren. Problem is we have Dell PC laptop with Windows XP , while they have Mac OS X. We need to purchase Webcams. Can anyone suggest best Hardware/Software solution? Both parties have Xtra Broadband |
timj (10593) | ||
| 464918 | 2006-06-21 07:04:00 | Hi TimJ, welcome to PressF1. In terms of hardware, any cheap webcam (which is compatible with a Mac) wll work on the Mac, and likewise, one which is compatible with Windows, will work on the dell. They are available from upwards of about $25 nowadays - obviously cheaper ones will give a poorer quality video image, but in saying that, would you really care? Software wise, Skype is a multiplatform program which will run on Windows and Mac, and allow you to have video conversations. It's free, and works quite well. See: http://skype.com/ |
somebody (208) | ||
| 464919 | 2006-06-21 07:31:00 | Hi TimJ, welcome to PressF1. In terms of hardware, any cheap webcam (which is compatible with a Mac) wll work on the Mac, and likewise, one which is compatible with Windows, will work on the dell. They are available from upwards of about $25 nowadays - obviously cheaper ones will give a poorer quality video image, but in saying that, would you really care? Software wise, Skype is a multiplatform program which will run on Windows and Mac, and allow you to have video conversations. It's free, and works quite well. See: http://skype.com/ skype doesn't support video on the mac yet :groan: If you have a firewire video camera you can use that as a webcam which would save buying one and the quality is good. there is a program that will work on both mac and pc for video, but currently at work and the name has vanished |
plod (107) | ||
| 464920 | 2006-06-21 09:37:00 | Thanks - for info Would apprec. name of multi-platform platform- given Skype does not yet support MAC for video |
timj (10593) | ||
| 464921 | 2006-06-21 09:58:00 | couldn't find what I was looking for but with a quick google found this http://www.ivisit.com/ | plod (107) | ||
| 464922 | 2006-06-21 10:01:00 | Also http://www.ispq.com/ | Safari (3993) | ||
| 464923 | 2006-06-21 10:33:00 | Both parties have Xtra BroadbandIf you are on a plan with 128k upstream then the video quality will be pretty bad (I guess it doesn't matter so much about getting a high quality webcam in that respect). :) I've never done it myself, but according to this article (www.macworld.com) iChat AV (part of Mac OS X) and AIM support cross platform video conferencing. |
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