Dan, I use Skype with a web cam and it works pretty well. Discounting Skype's outage this past week it has been extremely reliable. I used it on a recent trip to China to keep in touch with my family here in the states. Voice quality suffers if either end has bandwidth constraints and I assume that goes double for video quality. Two of the hotels I stayed at in China had VERY fast Internet connections and we have DSL here at the house -- those connections were nearly CD quality. The third Chinese hotel had an overtaxed T1 and you got some half-duplex and echo problems. But I would say that if Auntie has broadband (cable, DSL, or FiOS) Skype would work fine for her. -Mike
__________________ Michel David Lowe Purcellville, VA > -----Original Message----- > From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Else > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CGUYS] Channeling Videophones > > Anyone have experience with doing the videophone experience? > > A colleague is trying to come up with a way to get his ancient auntie > online with a no-hassle version of a videoconferencing capability. Dear > Auntie has no computer skills or computer, nephew will take care of > purchasing required hardware/software. Apple or PC doesn't seem to matter, > since we're starting with a clean slate. > > If one takes the Motorola Ojo as the optimal endstate, how close can we > get to mimicing it with a combination of computer/webcam/software? > > Dan > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
