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A workaround for iChat AV hangups and missed connections
Authored by: richard_k_smith on Jun 26, '03 02:34:46AM

I have discovered that iChat a/v is extremely sensitive (on my 500mhz iBook) to inserting the headphone jack while in a conference -- something that isn't that unlikely since you start talking and decide to keep the conversation to yourself rather than broadcast it to the room.

If I insert the headphones while in a conference, I lose the ability to send and receive audio, immediately. Closing the chat and initiating a new one, however, works fine and I can use the headphones that way.

Ironically, something that I thought WOULD disrupt iChat (removing my USB to microphone dongle from griffin), didn't have an effect at all. The system simply switched automatically to the internal microphone.

I would have thought the complete opposite (headphone insertion would be no disruption, changing sound input device would be disastrous or at least result in a closed session).

So I am pleasantly pleased with the input, curious about the output.

Anyone else with a slower machine notice the "chop chop chop" helicopter sound? My brother noticed it when he was talking to me, I didn't hear it from his end (he has a G4 desktop, I have G3 iBook). When I spoke to a friend this evening, who has a iBook, I heard it coming from his end... I think. But the same two machines, and me in the same place but him moving from the office to home (cable modem) resulted in me hearing the chop/chop/chop...

Anyway, I am thrilled with the quality of the sound -- it is surprisingly good -- and especially with the ease of use. As someone who has experimented with various sound over internet programs over the years, this is by far the best.

...r



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chop chop chop sound
Authored by: digitaltvguy on Jun 26, '03 09:09:11AM

Yes, I've heard the chop, chop. I've got a Cisco Aironet 350 not an Airport.

When it was set to 30mW the chop, chop occurred. When I set it to 1mW the sound went away. It seems to be a "beating" from Wireless.

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-Chris



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chop chop chop sound
Authored by: 47ronin on Jun 26, '03 02:12:32PM

mW? eh? what setting is that? I have a Linksys WAP/4-port Router.. I get that chop chop sound when using the iBook wireless.



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