apparently since late 2007:
http://share.skype.com/sites/linux/2007/11/skype_20_beta_for_linux_with_video.html
This is great... um... news! :) One more strike against having
Windows running on my laptop!
Anyway, being married to a transnational, I've become quite familiar
with skype, and other than its unwillingness to play well with others,
I like it a lot.
Having just found out that there was video for skype for linux, I
can't recommend a webcam. But as for audio, I'd start by just getting
a decent desktop mic and using it "speaker phone" style. Skype (like
all of its competitors that I've seen) does a good job of maintaining
general audio quality while avoiding feedback, and one of my favorite
things about it is not having to hold anything up to my ear.
But, if you want a headset, just go for whatever looks good. It's
just plain old audio, so same rules apply. If you want something you
can walk around your house with, I don't have any advice, but I'm sure
there are products like that.
David
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 01:26:52PM +0000, Mark Krenz wrote:
>
> I've used Skype with just a standard Logitec webcam and it worked ok.
>Actually, I was able to use the skype branded logitec webcam too (~$24).
>
>
>On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 01:24:19PM GMT, Ronald Odle [ronodle@kiva.net] said the following:
>> I want to try Skype and wonder whether anyone out there might have some
>> experience based hardware recommendations - phone/headset for Windoze XP
>> and headset for Linux.
>>
>> Advice and suggestions much appreciated.
>>
>> Ron
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