Cant hear anything during video chats

when i am video chatting i cant hear anything anyone is saying? my sound works for all other programs tough. HELP.

Hi Dan,
The the Connection Doctor from the Video menu in the menu bar says that the other end is sending Audio (Green bar) then you need to go to iChat > Preferences > Video Section and make sure you have chosen the right output device.
Also Check it matches the one in System Preferences > Sound > Output.
8:35 PM Monday; December 17, 2007

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