Skype 4.0 beta on the HP Mini-Note- good
Since reporting on the good results using the new Skype 4.0 beta for video calls yesterday I’m getting asked by many if it works well on the HP 2133 Mini-Note. You may recall that Skype video calls didn’t work worth a flip on the Mini-Note running Vista but worked acceptably using the old version of Skype once I upgraded the Mini to WinXP. I felt the question about this new Skype beta was a good one so last night I installed it on the HP Mini-Note and gave it a try. I am happy to report that the quality of the video Skype chat with Kevin was acceptable and I found the video to be higher quality than the old version of Skype. There was a little bit of choppiness at the beginning of the call but Skype quickly settled down and there were no issues with the video and the audio quality was excellent. It may be my imagination but I believe this Skype beta even made Kevin appear more manly:
I find that to be truly shocking, not the Kevin looking more manly part. How does Skype 4.0 work on the HP Mini-Note? I have to try this myself to believe it…
Joanna, this test and the screen shot was on the HP Mini-Note running XP. It runs fine with video.
Since I was on the other end of the Skype conversation, I’ll chime in from my perspective. I’d call it: less than optimal, but usable. The video frame rate from my side on a MacBook Pro was around 6 to 8 fps.