i have a p.b.g4 with 10.5.7 now. i just did the update when it came out last week or so ago. i watched a dvd a week earlier and had no problems. now after the update to 10.5.7 i put a dvd in and it spits right back out.i have also tried cd's too. am i the only one having these problems? i can't...
i use a cheap logitech webcam, as my isight crapped out along time ago and can't buy another one anymore. to use the logitech i downloaded macam application that works real well on skype. you can do a search for macam on here or on the web. good luck...
my stx works fine with macam, you'll find the icon in your applications folder. i'm on a powerbook w/os10.3.9. i nver used it on skype though. it works ok in ichat. i had to buy the stx cause my isight cam crapped out. i got lucky with apple, they are going to replace it for me. at a nominal fee...
not to sound stupid, but it your cable from your monitor to the tower hooked up correctly? it sounds like it is, if you got to run your tests. but i have put it in upsidedown before. that's all i can think of.