Seriously, this is getting old!!! No audio input in iChat

I'm starting a new thread about this unsolved issue.
I can't in any way get audio input in iChat working since switching to Tiger. I'm not alone with this problem. I have FIVE friends with the exact same issue.
Line In - NO
Microphone In - NO
Digital In - NO
3rd party Sound Card - NO!
In system preferences the input meter displays loud enough incoming signal but iChat shows nothing at all. QuickTime Recording works like a charm.
I have 3 computers myself, none of them work with audio input in iChat, output works fine but it's not enough...
Re-installing the system doesn't do it either.
I have an iSight but I've misplaced it so I can't test if that works but I seriously doubt it.
3rd party sound cards tested (all with latest drivers):
MOTU 828MkII
RME Fireface 800
Digidesign Mbox (1)
Digidesign digi002
Any ideas?

Ralph...I am new to this discussion. I am also having difficulty hearing my buddy. He is using a Windows PC. He can hear and see me. I can see him. We are using AIM. (I have a G5 with latest Tiger and using the Isight camera and IChat).
I checked against your response below but need some clarification.
In System Preferences > Sound > Input tab you have a
Microphone selected and the volume adjusteed so that
the blue bars reach at least halfway ?
YES
In iChat the Video (Audio) menu says Microphone
Enabled with a tick next to it ?
Yes
In the Preferences > Video section the same Mic as
selected in the System Preferences is selected in the
Microphone drop down ?
This is where I'm confused. In IChat Preferences the microphone selected is ISight Built In...in System Preferences Output is Internal Speakers with Built in Audio Port...in Input it is ISight with Firewire port.
In IChat preferences I don't seem to have an output button.
In the View menu Show Audio Status is enabled
(ticked) ?
I'm not connected right now to my buddy so I can't check this part.
Ok for extra clarity. The blue bars in System
Preferences > Sound and the green Bar in the Video
section Preview screen (even without a camera) are
the visual indicators of the sound from your Mic into
iChat.
In Connection Doctor (from the Audio/Video menu) the
green bars, with percentages showing, is the Audio
(and Video) from your Buddy.
Since I'm not connected now, I can't tell...
With what I've told you about my settings, do you see any particular problems? This seems crazy that it doesn't work...

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