Chatting with a webcam

[tsgray70]

Hi All

Im sorry if this is the wrong forum. Please feel free to move it if necessary.

I have recently bought a shiny new laptop with a webcam built in. When I am working away I thought it would be cool if I could connect to home and chat with my wife. I have tried searching the net for webcam chatting but that brought up some very un-savoury results.

It may sound old fashioned but I would just like to chat to my wife

Could anybody recommend some software that I could use for this?

Thanks in anticipation.

 

[mightynimrod]

msn would be the easiest wouldn't it?

 

[Quint]

msn?

 

[G|mp]

MSN messanger

 

[Simian]

MSN.. Yahoo... Skype...

All can use Video Chat... easy to set up.. and not unsavory!!..

 

[Andr3w]

Your best bet is to use something like windows live messenger!

http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger

 

[tsgray70]

Thanks for the speedy replies

 

[LukeTW]

MSN is the easiest and friendliest

But for talking i would prefer Skype

 

[Simian]

I actually prefer Yahoo..

 

[monkeysmith]

I use skype

 

[philjohn]

My parents often webcam with us as a way of seeing their grandson more often - we've found skype to be a bit iffy at times whereas MSN is always rock steady.

 

[Darg]

skype gives better results imo.

 

[Burnsy2023]

skype gives better results imo.

Agreed. Skype for VOIP conversations

 

[jbloggs]

The two best webcam conf. programs that I have come across are VSee and ooVoo, both are free and should you so wish you can have up to six different parties in you webcam conf....I reckon both of these are better than Skype and MSN..

 

[HarryPainful]

Another vote for Skype, much better than anything else.

 

[adamibbo]

both are great mate

 

[Infam0us]

MSN messanger

 

[malef!c]

Use skype myself - works a treat.

 

[joey1211]

Can live messenger users talk to skype users through their native software? Or is it skype > skype and msn > msn only?

 

[HarryPainful]

You cannot talk to skype <> msn.