Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71223/ 2008-11-22T11:03:08-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71223/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2008-05-04T22:08:59-05:00 Birik Birik http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71223/#535192 If you still don't sure which web camera should you buy I would recommend you to visit TestFreaks, choose web cameras category and sort models by score:<br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.testfreaks.com/webcameras/?sort=score" target="_blank">http://www.testfreaks.com/webcameras/?sort=score</a><br /> Such way you'll see which web cameras have the best ratings, based on expert and user reviews from all over the world.<br /> I think this is the most objective way to choose the best one text/html 2008-04-09T16:19:55-05:00 micro http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71223/#533147 Thanks for the good info.<br /> <br /> At 640x480 how many mb does it use per minute. I am curious so that i can estimate how long it will take to send a video file or receive one.<br /> <br /> I assume that it would be 300-400mb per hour, which would be 6mb per minute. But i may be way off on my guess. text/html 2008-04-09T01:23:07-05:00 Tam the Bam http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71223/#533108 <br /> I have the Logitech Pro 9000 with Carl Zeiss optics. I got that for the resolution purely<br /> for vids and pics that I can send of to friends and family abroad. It has a lot of features<br /> on it that I wanted - Right light technology, etc, and has some good software that my<br /> wee girl can use as well. One thing I didn't expect tho, was the high res doesn't work <br /> for vid calls. It's 640x480 only when doing vid calls. I've had 3 cams in the past, and this<br /> one's the newest out so it's something that's maybe not gonna change for a while yet.<br /> <br /> If you just want a cam for purely vid calls, then don't fork out on a lot of cash for a fancy<br /> fandangled cam due to the resolution. The vids/pics are stored in a folder, and can <br /> be attached to email to send. All the cams i've had in the past have been from logitech.<br /> They are quite reliable for me. text/html 2008-04-09T00:41:17-05:00 micro http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71223/#0 I have never owned or used a web cam. I have slow internet and even slower upload.<br /> <br /> Im sure that i dont have the bandwidth to stream the video.I can just use vent (ventrilo) but my ping is about 2k with 16kbs dl. So i can hear people on vent , but i cut out if i say more than one sentence. Getting different internet is not an option atm.<br /> <br /> Can i save video and just email it? Or does it have to be streamed?<br /> <br /> What do i look for in a web cam?<br /> <br /> How important is mp? Average i think is 1.3 but i see 4,8 ext.<br /> <br /> What resolution should i look for?<br /> <br /> Is logitech a good brand for a web cam, or are there better? Also is there software any good, as in user friendly?<br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/webcams/&amp;cl=us,en" target="_blank">http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/webcam...p;cl=us,en</a><br /> <br /> At my local target store they have a 2 pack of web cams. I think it is the quick cam communicate stx and the quick cam for notebooks for $60 usd or so. As i need to get one for my home pc, and one for my sisters notebook.<br /> <br /> Thanks again for your help guys.