I just bought a webcam. Anyone have experience with video chat? Which platform is best… Skype, Windows Messenger, AOL Messenger or even Yahoo?
Skype is P2P, so using them means they use you; bandwidth and processor. I’m not really down with that, so looking for something solid – or can I hop from one to another until finding something I like?
TIA!
November 6th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
We use Oovoo at the office. I know we pay for the service, since we typically link up to 4-6 people at a time. However, I think they still offer 2-way service for free. Seems robust enough – no ads (at least they didn’t, and the premium service definitely does not).
November 6th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Thanks; I didn’t know about Oovoo!
November 6th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
I listen to Leo Laporte who really like Skype for 2 way conversations using web cams. However, Skype does not support more than 2 way vid. thus Bitteroot’s company using Oovoo. I think for a 2 way Skype is very clear and the video has good sync. That’s usually what throws people when they do video chat. Good luck!
November 6th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Thanks for the input, Teresa!
Just read the Google chat is really good quality… might try a few and see which one we like better.
November 6th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Oh, forgot to add that Skype to Skype is free so you could try both and see which you like more.