Webcams

[Melton Fox]

Don't know anything about them, but the obvious.

What should I look for when buying one?

Do you need two compatible ones when talking to somebody or what?

Thanks.

 

[Macky]

Don't know anything about them, but the obvious.

What should I look for when buying one?

Do you need two compatible ones when talking to somebody or what?

Thanks.

No, the software that you're both using takes care of that.

The more you spend, the better the quality of the image. More pixels & higher frame rate will give better results.

 

[Melton Fox]

No, the software that you're both using takes care of that.

The more you spend, the better the quality of the image. More pixels & higher frame rate will give better results.

thank you.

I was thinking on the region of £30, will that get me something decent? I can only presume so, because most of the ones I see are around £20 tops.

Do headsets follow the same rule of thumb ref cost?

 

[Boy Genius]

You starting to do shows then? you dirty little man!

 

[Melton Fox]

You starting to do shows then? you dirty little man!

Over an hour. Blimey.

 

[Macky]

thank you.

I was thinking on the region of £30, will that get me something decent? I can only presume so, because most of the ones I see are around £20 tops.

You'll get a decent one for £30, as you say, they're as cheap as f*ck these days

Do headsets follow the same rule of thumb ref cost?

Not as much, you can get excellent results without spending a lot.

 

[Durham Fox]

Ive just bought a dozen Microsoft vx5000's seem excellent. Includes a built in mic which is useful. take literally 10 seconds to setup.

If you get one my advice is to not even take the CD out of the packet, installs loads of crap and takes ages. Just plug it in and away you go.

 

[Melton Fox]

Ive just bought a dozen Microsoft vx5000's seem excellent. Includes a built in mic which is useful. take literally 10 seconds to setup.

If you get one my advice is to not even take the CD out of the packet, installs loads of crap and takes ages. Just plug it in and away you go.

Cool, thank you.

It's also very important that I have sound through headphones and not the speaker system. Is this possible with a built in mic on the webcam?

 

[bocadillo]

Cool, thank you.

It's also very important that I have sound through headphones and not the speaker system. Is this possible with a built in mic on the webcam?

The mic is for 'sound out'. You will retain your choice of whether to use your computer's speaker system or head/earphones for 'sound in'.

And I second what Durham says about the CD that will come with your webcam; don't even bother to bring it home from the shop - open the box at the checkout and ask them to put it straight in their bin.

 

[Macky]

The mic is for 'sound out'. You will retain your choice of whether to use your computer's speaker system or head/earphones for 'sound in'.

Close, but no Mars bar Bob, the mic is in, the speakers out.


Better off using headphones not speakers if you're using it to message somebody or you'll get echo & feedback off the speakers

 

[bocadillo]

Close, but no Mars bar Bob, the mic is in, the speakers out.

eeerrr... I was referring to sound that Melts would be sending out and sound he would be receiving in.

That's my excuse and I am sticking to it!

 

[Melton Fox]

If I use a webcam with a built in mic, and I use a headset with a built in mic, which will pick up the sound?

I want a headset with a built in mic, because sometimes I won't want the webcam on.

As I said, the sound coming from my pc is a no no, it must be through a head set.

 

[bocadillo]

If I use a webcam with a built in mic, and I use a headset with a built in mic, which will pick up the sound?

I want a headset with a built in mic, because sometimes I won't want the webcam on.

As I said, the sound coming from my pc is a no no, it must be through a head set.

If you always want to use a headset with a mic, don't buy a cam with a mic.

There will be no problem of the sound coming out of the computer speakers; they will be switched off by the act of you plugging the headset in.

 

[Melton Fox]

If you always want to use a headset with a mic, don't buy a cam with a mic.

There will be no problem of the sound coming out of the computer speakers; they will be switched off by the act of you plugging the headset in.

That is the avenue I was sort of expecting to go down.

If I buy a headset with a mic, would it go in the mic or headphones socket?

 

[bocadillo]

That is the avenue I was sort of expecting to go down.

If I buy a headset with a mic, would it go in the mic or headphones socket?

It would have a jack for each of them.

 

[Melton Fox]

It would have a plug for each of them.

Thank you.

I will get a webcam without a mic and a headset with a mic.

Now to decide which ones :icon_bigg

 

[Durham Fox]

If I use a webcam with a built in mic, and I use a headset with a built in mic, which will pick up the sound?

I want a headset with a built in mic, because sometimes I won't want the webcam on.

As I said, the sound coming from my pc is a no no, it must be through a head set.

You can easily disable the mic on them via the device manager. The vx3000 is the model without a mic though which ive also found to be very good.

 

[Durham Fox]

Thank you.

I will get a webcam without a mic and a headset with a mic.

Now to decide which ones :icon_bigg

the MS lx3000 headset is excellent

 

[Melton Fox]

You can easily disable the mic on them via the device manager. The vx3000 is the model without a mic though which ive also found to be very good.

Thank you. If there's not much price difference I'll buy the one with the mic and then disable it.

 

[Durham Fox]

Thank you. If there's not much price difference I'll buy the one with the mic and then disable it.

Just disable the 'USB Audio Device' in device manager.