Webcam question I just bought my eee 900a from BestBuy and I noticed that when I click on the webcam option, it just ignores me. Also, I see where the little web cam thingy would go above the screen, but instead there's like a piece of plastic over the rectangle. Did I just pick up one that doesn't have a webcam (even thought the box picture has one) or do I have a defect? Webcam question I just bought my eee 900a from BestBuy and I noticed that when I click on the webcam option, it just ignores me. Also, I see where the little web cam thingy would go above the... » Read More Webcam question I just bought my eee 900a from BestBuy and I noticed that when I click on the webcam option, it just ignores me. Also, I see where the little web cam thingy would go above the screen, but instead there's like a piece of plastic over the rectangle. Did I just pick up one that doesn't have a webcam (even thought the box picture has one) or do I have a defect? « Show Less
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Thanx, but it doesn't matter anymore because maybe a week after I posted that, my eee just died. I called the help line and that didn't help at all, BestBuy didn't know what to do, so I just got a refund and now my baby is but a distant memory. But thank you anyway :)
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Hello, I just bought the same exact eee pc that your referring to from best buy and mine has the little plastic piece over the webcam and I have not been able to get it to work. I dont think our model has the webcam. They should say that more clearly on the box because it totally appears as though it comes with the webcam. Hope this helped.
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Yep. It has one at the top of the monitor like most laptops do. Just tried it out and it's not amazing, but it's certainly comparable to other built in webcams.
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Is this machine has Webcam on it? I couldn't find much info on wen except Amazon website's 1 review. John, did you got this one? how was it? Thank you.
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Thanks for the reply, Bunjy....I just ordered it and was having doubts after reading many of the posts on this webcam...I feel relieved now.Thanks again,Charlie
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Amazon e-mailed me and asked me to answer this question. I never use it without plugging it in but a friend of mine used it recently without plugging it in and said it was getting pretty low after, he thinks, about an hour and a half but he didn't let it completely run down so he's not sure. It definitely doesn't have a built-in webcam. I bought it used.
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Nate...thank you for the post. I had just purchased this webcam and was getting ready to try to cancel the order...so thank you. Oh, do you have any experience with this webcam and Windows Vista and Skype?Thanks again,Charlie
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Thank you SOOO much for your long post. I appreciate it. It turns out that I didn't have the camera listed under "my computer" for whatever reason but then searched the web and found another expert soul and was able to do "something" to my bios that fixed the problem immediately! You can tell I'm not too techy........!!
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That is so helpful!! I have been trying to figure that out for a while for skype and stuff because my friends cant see me when i get online. I have a flip camera and i was trying to see if you could use it as a webcam! THANKS!!!
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Hi LG, did you try to buy the webcam from Amazon? Was it BCD 9?I'd like to use a Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF (BCD 9) on Linux.ThanksStefano
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Thanks Joe! I bought extra memory but the seal says if I remove it the warranty is void? Is taht true? How can that be?Do i need to get latest bio, etc? I just got it. MikeJoe how in heck do i get the video cam to work? We bought my wife an Acer Aspire one and it was mountains easier to get up and running. Thank you sir!! Mike
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Sir, I have access only to the Webcam c905 and the Webcam Pro 9000 and I can tell you that the Pro 9000 only sits or perches on a monitor. It uses balance and if you are meaning to simply set the camara up and leave it be then the Pro 9000 is not a bad choice. If you are instead going to use this camara for travel or install it somewhere that it may be bumped it is likely that it will fall off. Not horrible, since it can simply just be set back in place, but could be annoying.
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Yeah, just bought this webcam and have the same problem with it not showing up in "My Computer." I
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I ordered a similar model about 9 months ago and it didn't have a webcam. However, with a lot of laptops you have to get the serial number of the system and check on the manufacturer's website to find out.
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I have my mother using the webcam on her Dell, using AIM. I go through Ichat. It worked for a while, but I had to invite her to videochat. Picture quality was poor. She could never invite me. Now, it doesnt work at all, and am wondering if it is just my mother who isnt very tech savvy, or if it is the stinkin cam.
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I just downloaded Skype for my Windows, and when I logged on it said to configure my webcam, so I'm guessing it picked it up. But, then Skype froze and I couldn't get it to work the rest of the night. So I'm just guessing that it works. I'll have to try again later. Hope this somewhat helps.
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I didn't notice one but my computers are also powerful. The only complaint I have is the auto zooming that is supposed to follow a face. It didn't work at all. Also, the settings you set for this camera will affect the default camera on your laptop. If you manually set a quality based on a dark room then move to a light one with the default camera in another program you may not know to open the software for this camera to change settings. Just a tip. Good luck!
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I returned one of these camera because of a similar problem. I noticed a white flickering dot during playback. I observed while filming and the dot was present on the LCD screen. I got a second one and the dot wasnt there at first. It came back on the second camera but in a different place. I'm baffled and wish i could find more info on this issue. If anyone has more info on this, let me know!