Wesley Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Hey! Just installed Skype on my girlfriends Advent but the microphone volume is crap. Everything is turned up to the max, even the booster, and you still have to shout in order to be heard. I don't know if it has thd correct driver because I installed Windows 7 and the Advent support site is shockingly bad, so I can't find any official Windows 7 drivers for it. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 From what I understand, a built-in microphone is a "tick box" in a list of things that look good on the box. As hardly anyone (i.e. reviewers) says more than "it has one" then I don't think there's much reasoning for manufacturers to put a good one in a laptop. So I'm guessing that the problem may simply be that it's a crap microphone and only exists to they can write it on the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 This was my worry. I am hoping Shorty will come here with a sword and slay this worry though. ...cause he has one and... stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 crap quality, cube hit the nail on the head. One gets what they pay for.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Alright. Salt. Wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 It's the same on my laptop, and probably most others. I found I had to have my mouth right next to it if the other person was able to hear me. I just bought a cheap headset in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 It's the same on my laptop, and probably most others. I found I had to have my mouth right next to it if the other person was able to hear me. I just bought a cheap headset in the end. Mine are the same. Theres a good rule to follow here; Intergrated stuff is basic. And usually crap. Webcams, mics, graphics, its all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I have to say, this is not the case for me... at Christmas I had about 4 of my family sat around my little laptop using the mic and webcam to great effect, talking to people on the other side of the world. Any fix I could recommend however it seems you have already tried.... That said, if it's not working out for you, buy a nice headset or a desktop mic - they're not expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I have to say, this is not the case for me... at Christmas I had about 4 of my family sat around my little laptop using the mic and webcam to great effect, talking to people on the other side of the world. Any fix I could recommend however it seems you have already tried.... That said, if it's not working out for you, buy a nice headset or a desktop mic - they're not expensive. My asus's built in microphone is pretty sweet also, not had any issues with it. I fidn skype is very fickle with its sound stuff though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Yeah I really think that the microphone is probably fine, as Shorty's is. I think it's just a driver problem... But I didn't have time to fix it so me and the girlfriend picked up a Logitech headset for a tenner - works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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