Google+ video hang-outs, heat & the SP3

[Len J]

had a short video hangout today using the SP3 today and after about 20 minutes the fan kicked on. We ended shortly thereafter so no bad outcomes.

I have an important 90 minute video hangout meeting tomorrow and I'm wondering if its going to go out on me. Anyone done a long video hangout on the SP3? what was the outcome machine wise?

Thanks

Len

Ps, I7 512. I've had very few heat issues to date. Running on IE11 metro btw.

 

[ctitanic]

Try decreasing the video bandwidth that will make the device to run cooler.

 

[Len J]

Thanks.

How would I do that, what setting should I use and what effect will that have on the conference?


Len

 

[ctitanic]

Thanks.

How would I do that, what setting should I use and what effect will that have on the conference?


Len

In the hangout screen at the top you should see a bar with an icon that looks like the Wifi bars.

 

[Len J]

In the hangout screen at the top you should see a bar with an icon that looks like the Wifi bars.

Thanks, that worked.

Len

 

[ynohtna]

Thanks, that worked.

Len

Hi Len, after a couple months now, how do you find google hangout on the SP3? I find it makes my sp3 i7 docked, still heat up really good in low settings. I used it with Google Chrome cause I assumed it would work better with Chrome.

Are you still using it with IE?

 

[Len J]

Hi Len, after a couple months now, how do you find google hangout on the SP3? I find it makes my sp3 i7 docked, still heat up really good in low settings. I used it with Google Chrome cause I assumed it would work better with Chrome.

Are you still using it with IE?

Yea, Google and MS don't play well together. IE and Google+ = heat and fan and sometimes camera shutting off.

Sucks.

Len

 

[ynohtna]

So are you still using hangout for meetings? Chrome browser with hangout not any better,

I'm finding any video conference with any software tends to be really high cpu (eg: bluejeans, skype, jabber video) Kinda disappointed as I figure this kind of activity in today's world, shouldn't even make the surface break a sweat

 

[Len J]

So are you still using hangout for meetings? Chrome browser with hangout not any better,

I'm finding any video conference with any software tends to be really high cpu (eg: bluejeans, skype, jabber video) Kinda disappointed as I figure this kind of activity in today's world, shouldn't even make the surface break a sweat

Yea. I'm in a master/apprentice program that utilizes Google+ hangouts as it's backbone. It requires at least a weekly hangout. Pretty unreliable.

Len