New Dell Monitor with built in Webcam

I just got the new Dell monitor (SP2008WFP) that has the built in web cam. Everything works great with iChat in that I can see and hear the other person perfectly. However, they report that they hear a lot of echo which does not seem to disappear no matter what I do with input level or the output level. Either the microphone is very sensitive or the drivers for this webcam are not really perfected yet.

I have it set up on a Mac Pro with the output coming out of the digital output through speakers, and the input as the webcam microphone.

Any ideas anyone?

(For what its worth the monitor does seem to basically work for all those that were looking into getting one - I know I couldn't find anything on the web to confirm that it even worked)

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Oct 10, 2007 1:59 PM

21 replies

Feb 5, 2008 1:55 PM in response to Mezz1

hello. I'm trying to figure out where you plug the USB cable from and to. there are 5 different USB slots on the Dell SP2008WFP I just unpacked. love the giant screen. but it would be great to get the video and audio working on iChat.
thanks.
tod

Feb 8, 2008 12:06 PM in response to TodMesirow

Presumably one is a fitting for the incoming lead (Squarish) from the computer and the others are hub like ones (Flat) for going to other devices.

8:06 PM Friday; February 8, 2008

brauch15

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Apr 6, 2008 3:51 AM in response to Brit in NC

Yeah, Brit in NC, how DID you get the webcam working? Did you use maccam or any other driver program? What about the Mic??? Any help greatly appreciated; I have the 22" version running off my MacBook.

Apr 13, 2008 5:59 PM in response to brauch15

Any luck getting it working? Thanks

On the Dell site and this forum seems like a common question.

May 11, 2008 3:05 PM in response to shunkadunk

I've been in the same boat for months now. Curiously, when installing Leopard the camera works fine to set up my account with picture! Also, it works great using MacJournal. But that's it - no iChat, no Photobooth, no Adium, and none of the other Maccam/makeyourmacwork/blah blah programs work for me. Argh. Sigh.

May 12, 2008 12:52 AM in response to nitrosococcusoceani

I have the 22" version and it works fine for me, connected to my Macbook.

The Webcam has always worked for me but the Mic had problems at first. I discovered that you have to crank the input volume for it up to almost the max before it starts receiving sound.

Photobooth wont work unless either the built-in iSight on my Macbook is in use by another application or is disabled (lid closed). iChat allows use to select different video sources in the preferences so you should be able to just choose it.

You shouldn't need any additional drivers for it as it's a standard UVC device.

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New Dell Monitor with built in Webcam