Skype users, question

[Nitrousbird]

My wife wants me to get us setup with Skype, so she can video call her family in Newfoundland.

 

I installed the ap in our iPhones, and it actually worked well for 3G to 3G calls between our phones (no video).

 

I'm not into the webcam thing, so I don't have any laying around. Any good suggestions for a webcam/microphone setup. We have a pretty decent USB headset, but I'd rather just use a microphone + speakers vs. having a headset on while doing a video call. Any suggestions on what works well and has good video quality?

 

I've never gave 2 craps about video calling before, and we have free LD to Canada, but this is something she wants, so I want to make it work well.

[87GT]

I've used skype before on my mom's computer to talk to my grandpa. She has the cheapest microphone and speakers ever made and he had no problems hearing me. Anything should work as long as there is no feedback.

[Nitrousbird]

My speaker setup on my rig is very good, so that's not an issue.

 

I'm a bit more concerned about the webcam side of things.

[jeffro]

Honestly, dont waste your money on some 100$+ webcam.

10-30$ range= work good.

30-60$ range= Good webcam with good resolution

60$+ = not much better than a 30$ cam.

 

this one seems fair.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gear-Head-Quick-5.0MP-720p-High-Def-Webcam-Blue/14906582

[mrs.cos]

nathan and I uses skype while he was in England for business. itw was amazing.

 

We bought some slightly schmancy webcams that we are VERY pleased with.

Logitech C600

 

Picture was crisp and clear, so was the microphone.

 

I had my old crappy one hooked up before hand and tested it out, and it was terrible. Happy i went with the model I did.