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Jan 5th '10, 04:11 PM
<p><img style="display: inline; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2010/01/skype_beta.jpg" width="340" align="left" />For some head-scratching reason, Skype didn't mention a major upgrade to its <a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windows/beta/">recent Windows beta</a> when it dropped in early December. That would be the ability to make 720p, HD-quality video calls if your video hardware supports it.</p> <p>No word yet on a Mac (or Linux) release with HD calling yet, and <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/185859/skype_video_calls_go_highdefinition.html">PC World guesses</a> they wanted to make the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show, next to news about HDTV integration. I discovered the video boost, in hindsight, after <a href="http://cbs3.com/video/?id=94273@kyw.dayport.com">recording a recent TV news appearance</a>, so I can testify to the beta being worth an early upgrade.</p> <p>Skype's 4.2 beta is a free download for Windows systems only. If you're seeing HD-quality video on your Skype beta setup, tell us what camera is giving you the good stuff in the comments (I was using this <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/webcams/devices/6333&cl=us,en">Adam-recommended Logitech 9000</a> during my brief video interview).</p> <p><a href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windows/beta/">Skype</a></p> <p><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5440503/skype-42-beta-makes-hd+quality-video-calls?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehack er%29">Skype 4.2 Beta Makes HD-Quality Video Calls - Skype - Lifehacker</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6214430959664794120-3157375762897407134?l=ooedbone.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><br />