IChat video problem: person can see me, but I can't see them, only myself

I recently bought the latest Macbook Air (2nd generation) a month ago. Upon using the iChat video, for some reason I cannot see the other person on my laptop. I only see one large window showing myself. The other person sees me as well as himself on his computer, so everything seems to be working on his end. However, when I use Skype, everything works normally for me. It's just iChat that fails to show me the other person on my screen. I am using the built-in camera for the MBA.
I read other posts before about how you need to delete Perian or something, but I don't think I have that, so I don't think that is the problem. I tried looking through many forums but have not found an answer. =( Any suggestions?? Thanks in advance!

Hi,
Welcome to the    Discussions
Perian if you have it will show up here
It's position will depend on what other System Preferences you may have added (Listed in that "Other" section).
The issue was some while ago and effected certain people at a certain Perian Version and a specific OS level (and therefore iChat version).
Perian has now been updated and this issue no longer applies.
As Defcom implies this is often down to Internet Speed.
iChat sends a lot more data in a pic than Skype does. Up to 0.3Mp per frame and up to 30 frames a second.
Changing the Bandwidth is a first step.
9:42 PM Monday; March 21, 2011
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