Last night I had the pleasure of what may be the first Eee to Eee Skype video chat with none other than ThoughtFix! We were both in our home office settings and therefore on a dedicated broadband connection. Using the new Skype for Linux 2.0 beta and the integrated cameras and microphones on the Eee PC works well in general, but the video framerates aren’t up to par with the Windows and Mac versions. Those machines get a generous 25 fps (and VGA resolution), but on the Eee PC, I’d estimate we were in the range of 5-10 frames per second.
When you watch the video, you’ll notice a few glitches: camera freezes and restarts, plus a complete application crash on one of the Eees. I’ve been spoiled by my PCs and Macs, but that doesn’t make the Eee any less fun to use. At $399 and on Linux, it’s amazing to me that we could even have the video chat! I’m looking forward to more stability in this beta version of Skype for Linux but until then, I’m having fun with it. Thanks for hosting the call ThoughtFix!
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