New Mac User - probably a simple question.

I am a new mac user. I bought two macs to basically ichat my new daughter with her grandparents. This is the setup
1. Macbook 2.0 / 2 gig ram with built in isight. Ethernet DSL connection 6 mps down/768 up.
2. Mac Mini G4 / 1 gig ram with external isight. Ethernet DSL connections 2 mps down/384k up.
The quality just is very poor on the mac mini side. They can barely make out my daughter. The quality is acceptable on the macbook side. I have read the forum and tried the things I could understand. Under the connection doctor, the macbook side is getting 30fps and the mini is getting only 15fps.
Besides upgrading the mini to a intel based higher processor, is there anything we can do to get better video quality?
I tried this new software SIGHTSPEED and the video quality is amazing on both ends.

Hi Amit,
The quicktime setting should not be on Automatic or the very top setting of Intranet/LAN as they both have problems with iChat.
Your download speed means you should use the 1.5meg/T1/Intranet/Lan setting.
Don't forget the restart of iChat if you have to change the setting.
If his download is 1.5 meg to 3 meg (half yours) he should also use the 1.5meg/T1 setting.
Is there any chance he is doing a download at the same time or other internet use ?
Are there other computers at his end that are on line ?
There is a vauge chance that the modem at one end can not handle the current speeds you are supposed to get from the ISP. However this is likely to show up in Speed tests when it is a lot lower than what you (both) are paying for.
Test site http://www.bplspeedtest.com/broadband-speed-test.php use the button with the red and green arrows.
12:12 AM Monday; August 14, 2006

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