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    G50vt LED

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by dudu2003br, Jan 10, 2009.

  1. dudu2003br

    dudu2003br Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys. Ive just bought my new asus laptop.


    My question is. Does the ASUS G50VT have a led for the webcam ?

    I coundt see any while the cam was on

    Tksss

    Eduardo
     
    dudu2003br, Jan 10, 2009
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  2. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    Nope... no LED on the webcam
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jan 10, 2009
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    dudu2003br Notebook Geek

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    Ouuuuu ...... Tkssss !!!

    So my is not broken ...

    What do you think about this ? Is that good not having a led indicating the webcam is on ?

    Tkss Eduardo
     
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    I think it sucks, but whatever... it's a nice lappy :p
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jan 10, 2009
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    dudu2003br Notebook Geek

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    Yeap you are right. They should ahve put one, instead of puting so many leads in the front
     
    dudu2003br, Jan 10, 2009
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    Caian Notebook Enthusiast

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    About that, is there any program to replace this led, to tell if the cam is turned on?
     
    Caian, Jan 11, 2009
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    dudu2003br Notebook Geek

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    Nope ..... the only way is know when you turn or your camera

    eduardo
     
    dudu2003br, Jan 11, 2009
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    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    suxx pretty hard if u got some trojaner on your laptop and someone is watching you over the webcam :DDD

    i will get some sticky over the webcam :p
     
    zakazak, Jan 12, 2009
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    Qwakrz Notebook Consultant

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    The obviously changed it with the G71v then as that has a green LED show up beside the web cam when its in use.

    That's just a bad design to not know when the camera is in use, means spyware can turn it on for people without you knowing (brings real life meaning to spyware)
     
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    dudu2003br Notebook Geek

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    But this laptop is much bigger. Its different models, not an update.

    Eduardo
     
    dudu2003br, Jan 12, 2009
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