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daimoni · 06:06 PM

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Mac Zealot · Jun 24, 2003, 09:48 PM

iAmJealousBecauseIcan'tPay$149 for a little webcam

Besides then you have to pay for 10.3 to get ichat 2 anyway. Talk about getting arseraped twice!

Michael_Jackson · Jun 24, 2003, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by Mac Zealot:
iAmJealousBecauseIcan'tPay$149 for a little webcam

Besides then you have to pay for 10.3 to get ichat 2 anyway. Talk about getting arseraped twice!

but isn't iChat AV available now in public beta form?

nbnz · Jun 24, 2003, 09:58 PM

Originally posted by Mac Zealot:
iAmJealousBecauseIcan'tPay$149 for a little webcam

Besides then you have to pay for 10.3 to get ichat 2 anyway. Talk about getting arseraped twice!

or you can buy iChatAV for $30, or use the camera on another app, or not buy the camera, or by the camera and not Panther, or Panther and not the camera, or buy an iBot - do you see the theme here - you have a choice ! It's hardly getting "arseraped" as you so subtly put it.

malvolio · Jun 24, 2003, 09:59 PM

But when the public beta of iChatAV expires, you'll have to shell out $$$ again.

daimoni · 06:06 PM

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xi_hyperon · Jun 24, 2003, 10:25 PM

OK, that ain't so bad. I saw your thread title and thought, oh sh*t, daimoni's gone and ordered a G5.

rezzi · Jun 24, 2003, 10:49 PM

I don't have much self-control either, but did have enough to cancel my credit cards. Looks like that new G5 is going to have to wait a while....

Face Ache · Jun 24, 2003, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by daimoni:
Yeah. Just picked up an iSight at the Palo Alto store. I couldn't resist.

And yes, it rocks.

So if I had 10.2 I could run iChat and see you?

Whew! 10.1.5 here.

Increasingly, after every keynote I see my G3/400 tower as a loving but stupid dog. I really want a smart new G5. I just have to figure out whether to sell a kidney or a child.

So what would iChat video over ADSL do to my monthly download limit?

Timo · Jun 24, 2003, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by xi_hyperon:
OK, that ain't so bad. I saw your thread title and thought, oh sh*t, daimoni's gone and ordered a G5.

that's what I thought

bait and switch, grumble grumble

MindFad · Jun 25, 2003, 02:06 AM

Originally posted by xi_hyperon:
OK, that ain't so bad. I saw your thread title and thought, oh sh*t, daimoni's gone and ordered a G5.

That was my first thought -- "crap, dai went and bought a G5. Well, at least the Zelda icons will go faster on it for him."

Superchicken · Jun 25, 2003, 03:21 AM

I intend to buy an iSight

DeathMan · Jun 25, 2003, 03:43 AM

Originally posted by MindFad:
That was my first thought -- "crap, dai went and bought a G5. Well, at least the Zelda icons will go faster on it for him."

You can grow a new child.

- - e r i k - - · Jun 25, 2003, 03:55 AM

Yeah me too. Damn that 1-click buying! Oh well, I "needed" a new webcam anyway.

If only this backup could be finished by now so I can try out panther on my 17" PowerBook

gerbnl · Jun 25, 2003, 05:00 AM

Originally posted by daimoni:
Yeah. Just picked up an iSight at the Palo Alto store. I couldn't resist.

And yes, it rocks.

kewl...

Maybe, you can be bothered to check something out for us/me since the requirements for iSight on the apple store mention you need iChatAV...

Does it work well with other apps? (like BTV Pro, iVisit, iMovie, etc?)

also the specs don't mention this: how long is it's firewirecable?

typoon · Jun 25, 2003, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by Face Ache:
So if I had 10.2 I could run iChat and see you?

Whew! 10.1.5 here.

Increasingly, after every keynote I see my G3/400 tower as a loving but stupid dog. I really want a smart new G5. I just have to figure out whether to sell a kidney or a child.

So what would iChat video over ADSL do to my monthly download limit?

I have a 450 and to get a little more life out of it I'm going to get an 800MHz or 1GHz Processor for it. at least that will give my old dog a little more life.

BTW that iSight is one COOL camera. The image is VERY clear.

scottiB · Jun 25, 2003, 09:14 AM

Congrats, dai. I thought you ordered a G5 as well....

The SO and I will be living apart for three months or so, and the iSight will be our main communication means.

Any further comments in use will be appreciated (or I suppose I could wait for reviews).

typoon · Jun 25, 2003, 09:19 AM

After Seeing Dai's image over the iSight I'm definately getting the iSight. That is one Kick a$$ Camera

daimoni · 06:06 PM

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daimoni · 06:07 PM

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gerbnl · Jun 25, 2003, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by daimoni:
I'm not familiar with the other apps you mentioned. Can one of them capture (and save) video?

Thanks for trying iMovie and preparing me about the cable...

BTV Pro is a wonderful app that will do just straight capture, time lapse, motion detection, frame averaging and a whole slew of other neat things... It's sitting on my HD for over a year now, begging for me to register it! And i will when the right cam comes along, my current USB ToUcam just doesn't cut it. You can find BTV Pro on versiontracker or, even simpler, by paying a visit to http://www.bensoftware.com/

killer_735 · Jun 25, 2003, 10:37 AM

So dude, hit us with some screenshots. Big ones, please, so we can see what kind of quality you're getting.

What kind of pics does the frame capture make?

"Camwhores everywhere are rejoicing. And so are lonely middle aged men."

MindFad · Jun 25, 2003, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by DeathMan:
You can grow a new child.

I'll just water my plant.

xi_hyperon · Jun 25, 2003, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by scottiB:
The SO and I will be living apart for three months or so, and the iSight will be our main communication means.

Cool... iChat sex.

Patrick · Jun 25, 2003, 02:06 PM

Sometimes I wish I had that lack of self control, and just bought the latest gadgets for the hell of it.

Wait a minute, that's not self control; that's because I'm lazy and cheap. And because I'm still using an old rev. A iMac running 8.6.

JLFanboy · Jun 25, 2003, 02:11 PM

Sometimes I wish I had that lack of self control, and just bought the latest gadgets for the hell of it.

Wait a minute, that's not self control; that's because I'm lazy and cheap. And because I'm still using an old rev. A iMac running 8.6.

8.6!?! Dude, at least upgrade to 9. You get all kinds of new features, like iTools, and...um...

wdlove · Jun 25, 2003, 04:10 PM

Originally posted by xi_hyperon:
Cool... iChat sex.

I think that it is going on very well without iSight! I'm afraid that my optimism is false!

Patrick · Jun 25, 2003, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by JLFanboy:
8.6!?! Dude, at least upgrade to 9. You get all kinds of new features, like iTools, and...um...

hehe... like I said, lazy and cheap. Plus I don't see much point in upgrading the OS if I don't need it. I'll probably be getting another computer sometime soon, maybe after they start shipping them with 10.3. There are more cool features and gadgets and stuff with OS X from what I've seen.

tikki · Jun 25, 2003, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by Patrick:
hehe... like I said, lazy and cheap. Plus I don't see much point in upgrading the OS if I don't need it. I'll probably be getting another computer sometime soon, maybe after they start shipping them with 10.3. There are more cool features and gadgets and stuff with OS X from what I've seen.

I wish I had your self control...er, laziness