* Posts by pjlavelle

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Microsoft officially hangs up on old Skype phones, users fuming

pjlavelle

Re: smart TV

Me too I have a Panasonic TV with the TY-CC20W webcam. Worse, all the family made an investment in this stuff, so we WERE able to have very long chats in family and even to have transAtlantic meals together, dinner for some and supper for the others. Of course calling a friend through the TV was very cool and lots of them asked how we were doing it, and also bought their own. Few of us are computer-able, the others either don't care or don't want to care. The system worked beautifully with elders and children, both easily using only the TV remote control. Now, to have the same facility, one should start a PC hooked to the network and the TV to use the large screen. But there is no decent place for the PC in the main room. Some don't have a spare PC or laptop to leave hooked to the TV. Elders can't do it and children..... are children. And there is no more TVs with supported webcams to buy. 21 century sucks, get me back to the 20. I fully understand that the essential reason to stop support is the difficulty to wiretap conversations. Big Brother IS watching you.