Horrible Product
Written: Nov 27 '02
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Pros: None.
Cons: Built-in microphone is non-functional
The Bottom Line: Buy Logitech, Intel, Creative Labs or another brand with a good reputation. Do not buy Veo.
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| phxpm's Full Review: Xirlink Veo Advanced Connect Dig V400000 |
This webcam doesn't work with NetMeeting. You can see the video but you cannot get audio. Their marketing materials approach fraud since they package NetMeeting on the installation CD to give the impression that the camera works with NetMeeting. The Advance Connect has a built in microphone, but Veo's own technical support pages have the following sentence: "A microphone (not included) and the Veo Advanced Connect Web Camera must be connected to the computer in order to make use of all of the program's functions." Here is their technical article: http://www.veo.com/Advanced_Connect/kb_vid_nm.asp. Read it very carefully. They state you need a microhphone connected and side step the microphone tuning part of the installation. Why do the technical support documents for a webcam with with a built-in microphone start with "A microphone (not included)..."? The answer is that the built-in microphone doesn't work with NetMeeting. It also doesn't work with the built-in Sound Recorder that every version of Windows has had since version 3.0 in 1990. If you are considering purchasing this webcam for the video and microphone combination to use with NetMeeting, Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and many others, then you will lose your money and have to purchase a microphone. THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND PRESENTED TO GIVE THE WRONG IMPRESSION. IT DOESN'T WORK AND YOU WON'T LIKE IT.
Recommended:
No
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