What should you look for in a webcam?

[Greg Masters]

What are the essential features and benefits of your chosen webcam?

Which model is it and what's the target price?

Greg

 

[Timolgra]

Just discovered Internet sex then Greg

 

[Greg Masters]

Just discovered Internet sex then Greg

Come again?



Greg

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

heres a little known fact that may change your purchasing decision.

You can buy - as i did - a TV card for your 'puter.
This lets you watch TV on it - yeah really.

BUT - some of them have video input.

This turns your digital camera - that you already own - into a webcam.

spend the same money and get free TV

 

[shugie]

heres a little known fact that may change your purchasing decision.

You can buy - as i did - a TV card for your 'puter.
This lets you watch TV on it - yeah really.

BUT - some of them have video input.

This turns your digital camera - that you already own - into a webcam.

spend the same money and get free TV

Not if you have no digital camera. Or a desire to buy same.

 

[judge]

A more accurate answer could be given if you gave insight into you or your families intended use, from £10-£100+ but most uses suggest some middle ground £40-50 ball park.

Over to you...

 

[Greg Masters]

A more accurate answer could be given if you gave insight into you or your families intended use, from £10-£100+ but most uses suggest some middle ground £40-50 ball park.

Over to you...

We thought that we would broadcast our bedroom athletics to the world.

In the alternative, we might hog the internet with youngster-to-youngster Skype calls.

Argos have a cheap and cheerful with built-in mike for £12½. It's a random brand.

I bought the Microsoft LifeCam 1000 with single polished dongler for me for £30 from PC World and then saw the same in for £22. I so hate being ripped off!

For the youngster, I'm leaning towards the same Microsoft thing as a) I know it gives reasonable results and b) it should have fully supported software that won't feck anything else.

Greg

 

[judge]

OK so we're not talking of requiring 'quality broadcast' then You can discount the excellent but pricey Apple offering then.

I've had no end of grief when conversing with people on Skype using web cams with built-in mic's and speakers due to feedback, reverb, echo type problems.

Skype with audio through a headset or handset and video through a camera is best so spend feck all on the 'gimmick' camera and consider a few sheckles on a (essential) headset is my recommendation. Or they'll get fed up with quality problems and revert to the dreaded IM stuff.

As for the bedroom olympics stuff, I'm sure when he's back Fanum can recommend waterproof housings

I've bought and been dissapointed with Trust's offerings (120 Spacecam) and have settled on a mid-range Logitech product, in pretty much everything Logitech's products are better and cheaper than Microshite's

 

[Dellis]

Asda £12.97 including headphones and a mike.

Dave

 

[Dick Dastardly]

Reading thru threads, just ordered Logitech quickcam pro 5000 from ebuyer.

£36.90 delivered.