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m1210 built-in webcam and A/V question

post #1 of 15
6/23/06 at 6:29pm
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is the built-in webcam standard on all models? im looking at the absolute low-end model (the $1300 one) and see the A/V Communication Package, which lists:
A/V Communications Pack (Intg. web cam, Mobile Broadband Antenna, ear buds)

also, is the antenna for the mobile internet via phone service? or is it for wireless a/b/g internet?
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post #2 of 15
6/23/06 at 6:36pm
It's for the internet phone stuff, I believe. Not for the wireless.
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post #3 of 15
6/23/06 at 8:35pm
That AV package IS the webcam, if you don't get it you won't have the cam...

I'd also assume the antenna is for Cellular broadband, not 802.11 stuffs.
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post #4 of 15
6/23/06 at 11:31pm
Wonder what the 1210 looks like without the AV package.
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post #5 of 15
6/23/06 at 11:51pm
Anyone know the exact model number for the webcam? I know its from Logitech.
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post #6 of 15
6/24/06 at 12:22am
Also while we're on the topic of webcams.

Does anyone know if there's any kind of fix for the extreme slow down when low light mode is turned on?

Or is it just my system that has this problem?
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post #7 of 15
6/24/06 at 1:46am
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thats pretty stupid. i have no use for the mobile antenna or whatnot, and wtf are ear buds lol. if i do get the AV package, will i actually have an antenna sticking out of my system?
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post #8 of 15
6/24/06 at 1:48am
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kmcclare, i dont know but if anything id guess its the quickcam for notebooks
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...ONTENTID=10561
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post #9 of 15
6/24/06 at 5:09am
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Originally Posted by stale
thats pretty stupid. i have no use for the mobile antenna or whatnot, and wtf are ear buds lol. if i do get the AV package, will i actually have an antenna sticking out of my system?
Ear buds are the little headphones that you put in your ears. heh. And according to the pictures there is no antenna sticking out of the m1210.
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Originally Posted by Godsmack
Wonder what the 1210 looks like without the AV package.
govtcheez posted hella pictures of his m1210 without a webcam...check em out. http://www.notebookforums.com/thread158874.html
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post #10 of 15
6/24/06 at 8:52pm
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Originally Posted by simonpickard
Also while we're on the topic of webcams.

Does anyone know if there's any kind of fix for the extreme slow down when low light mode is turned on?

Or is it just my system that has this problem?

That's just the way low light mode works - it lets each frame expose longer, allowing more light to come in to the lens for each frame, thus being brighter. Same principle as using a longer shutter speed on a camera.
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post #11 of 15
6/18/07 at 1:19am
I have had my M1210 since last August, I love it. It has surpassed any and all of my expectations. I have the a/v package and Verizon is my carrier. I can pretty much get online anywhere from where I live (50 miles from Seattle) to anywhere in my travels which include California and Florida. Connectivity for the most part is akin to DSL speeds! The ear buds are like having really good stereo headphones without being too intrusive.

IMO the M1210 without the a/v package is incomplete.
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post #12 of 15
6/19/07 at 12:08pm
The M1210 comes with Wi-Fi antennae regardless of the presence of the webcam. However, if you want cellular broadband from Sprint, Verizon, or Cingular you'll have to buy the AV package which somehow integrates the antennae for the broadband card. The antennae are all embedded inside the screen so no rubber-duck antenna sticking outside your system.

Mobile Broadband is nice, but it's not avaialble in alot of areas. In fact Sprint's speeds have gotten WORSE in my area in the past couple years.
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post #13 of 15
6/28/07 at 3:53am
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Originally Posted by blazertrek50 View Post
I have had my M1210 since last August, I love it. It has surpassed any and all of my expectations. I have the a/v package and Verizon is my carrier. I can pretty much get online anywhere from where I live (50 miles from Seattle) to anywhere in my travels which include California and Florida. Connectivity for the most part is akin to DSL speeds! The ear buds are like having really good stereo headphones without being too intrusive. IMO the M1210 without the a/v package is incomplete.
Since you have one with the webcam, let me ask you this: Can you pivot it so that it captures the person sitting across from you? How is the audio quality? I want to video/audio record interviews (with the knowledge and consent of the subject, of course), and I'm wondering if this laptop would work for that. Also, is the network interface gigabit, or 10/100? Thanks for any insights.
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post #14 of 15
6/29/07 at 10:59pm
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Originally Posted by Jim11 View Post
Since you have one with the webcam, let me ask you this: Can you pivot it so that it captures the person sitting across from you? How is the audio quality? I want to video/audio record interviews (with the knowledge and consent of the subject, of course), and I'm wondering if this laptop would work for that. Also, is the network interface gigabit, or 10/100? Thanks for any insights.
Anyone have a response?
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post #15 of 15
6/30/07 at 4:14am
The webcam can be rotated to face away from the user. I reckon the internal mic is pretty good, but picks up alot of background noise. The NIC I beleive is 10/100 only though, might be Gigabit, I can't remember.
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