Idea:
Use a Pi hooked up to the living-room TV with a webcam to make family and group video calls easier to manage without having to frequently rearrange computer locations.
Parts:
- Raspberry Pi 4B 8G
- Ubuntu arm64 w/Xubuntu Desktop
- HDMI to miniHDMI cable
- USB-C power adaptor
- Webcam
- USB Webcam
- Pi Cam
- Connectivity Options:
- External keyboard & mouse (less optimal)
- VNC (doable)
- Barrier (preferred)
First off is the microphone enabled USB Webcam.
Update:
So close! The webcam was seen, the mics picked up sound from across the room just fine, everything was beautiful on the initial tests. That is until I joined a google meet. Video both directions were good, but the Pi began to choke on the audio processing. No sound in or out.