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Originally Posted by orlok
Doesn't the HD webcam benefit the recipients of your call rather than yourself? They get a better picture, but unless they have an HD as well, you get no improvements in your viewing?
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It's the combination of the better camera and the better video card. It's true that one needs to have HD to see HD, but I guess the thing that has me so psyched up is the extremely high resolution that the HD webcam puts out. And now, having a 2G video card instead of 256M, I can see this difference... No more buffering needed! Smooth natural movements of the people I'm talking to, and better light handling and white balance, natural movements from me too, etc. When I use Skype, I see the person with whom I'm speaking, but I also see myself in the control panel for the camera. I can control the camera with my mouse, zooming in or out for emphasis when speaking, panning when talking about something in the room. Everything now has the feel of a talk-show conversation, rather than just speaking to a face on my monitor. It's more 'real,' more animated, more life-like.
My computer is old. I put it together the first time 7-8 years ago with what was considered good quality parts 'at that time.' But a video card with 250M can't compete with today's 2G and 3G cards. Think in terms of modems. I was happy back in the day when I upgraded to a 56K dial-up line. Slowly, new card by new card, new motherboard, new hard drives, etc., etc., etc. Next will be a new card to run the new USB 3 so I can get the full speed out of my 3T external drive! Maybe it's even time to switch to Windows 7....
Stitchawl