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Logitech QuickCam Pro

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from www.datavis.com
the icon picture might make it look large, but in reality, it's really small and compact.desktop stand:this is perfect because you do not have to clip the camera to the top of my lcd notebook.
from www.mwave.com
the package include a desktop stand that you can attach camera to the top; or you can clip it the camera's monitor.
from www.bestbuy.com
it's about the size of a flash drive and comes with a neoprene case and desk stand (about a foot tall), which makes it versatile for both desktop and notebook users alike.the quickcam software that
from macman from Cincinnati, www.circuitcity.com
it took about 20 minutes to load all of the drivers and reboot on my pc laptop from work.be aware that the software from logitech which allowsyou to control the camera for still shots and recorded
from www.tigerdirect.com
however, i purchased this product for use on both my notebook, and desktop- when i'm not mobile.

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Use, Good Picture Quality

2 RECOMMENDED by 30 people for DESKTOPS

Creative Labs Live! Cam Laptop

$42.00 Est. at Amazon

from Jamieutt from Huntington Beach, Ca., www.circuitcity.com
i am using this on a desktop as it will support vista and the other inexpensive cameras did not.
from Jimmy from Altam, www.circuitcity.com
i have it installed on my desktop and laptop.
from sherryeg from Chicago, www.circuitcity.com
i am using it on my laptop running xp.
from J. Laporte from Philadelphia, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
perfect for my laptop, i even use it on my desktop pc.
from Lutz from Rochester Hills, MI, clickfrom.buy.com
since this webcam is designed for laptops the cable is quite short and it takes some creativity if you want to use it at your desktop monitor.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Excellent Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

3 RECOMMENDED by 16 people for DESKTOPS

Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF

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from www.mwave.com
it worked flawlessly on my xp desktop but would eat up a bit of cpu utilization.
from www.buydig.com
nice desktop stand ..the cam follows you when you move around ..its a great cam but costly one.
from www.mwave.com
summary: worked good at first try on my windows xp and amd computer.
from www.amazon.com
the camera works excellent on a pc due to the included software, which allows you to control the auto-tracking function as well as zoom and many digital effects to add to your image.
from RaQin, www.newegg.com
drivers work well (using xp (sp2 & 3) or vista (32 & 64), and the height extension rod brings the camera eye level from a standard height desk.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Performance, Good Picture Quality

4 RECOMMENDED by 22 people for DESKTOPS

Creative Technology Live Camera Video IM Pro EF:

$59.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
if you have a pc though, buy this product.
from www.thenerds.net
summary: the creative live cam video im pro is a pc camera which is best used as an internet video phone so that you can talk and see your friends and family with live video over the internet.
from www.thenerds.net
market which is moderately cheap and gives quality at that price.i like motion detection feature of it.adjustible clip fits well with laptop and desktops.so all the more reason to buy this webcam.
from Stuart from Highland Park, Il, clickfrom.buy.com
the price was very good (only $20 after the rebate), it arrived in just a few days, and i had no problems installing the software (running windows xp).
from Nate from Hoover, AL, clickfrom.buy.com
i am using it on a desktop so i had to "design" a place to mount it.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Performance, Good Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for DESKTOPS

Microsoft LifeCam Show Webcam

$61.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
ok, so this tiny clip on camera is bundled with all sorts of msn toys for a pc.
from www.amazon.com
the desktop stand is the first thing i ever seen in a webcam and i immediately liked it.
from www.amazon.com
i compared it side by side with the built in webcam on a 2008 dell xps notebook, both set to the same resolution and on the default settings.
from www.amazon.com
it's much smoother on my new dell desktop computer.
from www.amazon.com
it's very versatile whether you're using it with your desktop pc or taking it with you on the road.

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Positives: Good Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Great Performance, Personal Web Camera

Creative Technology Live Cam Optia Pro Network

$86.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the camera works plug-and-play both with windows xp and with ubuntu 8.10 intrepid (tested it with skype), so no installation is required.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
the video quality is excellent, and the built in mic provides clear sound on the other end.i also like the mount, it fits any width screen from my desktop pc to my laptop.
from www.amazon.com
i also like the mount, it fits my thicker lcd desktop monitor and my laptop screen.
from www.amazon.com
after installing the software on my windows xp machine, my speakers stopped working.

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Positives: Good Performance, Excellent Picture Quality, Easy To Use, Network Camera

Creative Technology Cam Optia AF Personal

$88.00 Est. at Amazon

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* it is backwards compatible with usb 1.1 for older pc's
from www.amazon.com
note that i did try to install this camera on an older laptop, an ibm thinkpad a20p running xp home.
from www.amazon.com
i don't have a pc, but really wanted to add a cam to a mac that did not have a built-in isight.
from www.amazon.com
works great with windows xp as well.
from www.amazon.com
first of all, this is not really plug-in play (i'm using windows xp).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Range, Good Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

HP HP KQ246AA 8.0MP Deluxe Webcam

Hewlett Packard HP KQ246AA 8.0MP Deluxe Webcam

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i just took it out of the box, and it was a simple plug and play procedure on my pc.
from www.amazon.com
third- it is exactly "plug and play"- i tried it in vista and xp...
from www.amazon.com
you can turn on this webcam from the buttons on top of the unit so you don't have to have desktop icons if you don't want them.
from www.amazon.com
works great, plug and play, on three different computers (all windows xp).
from www.amazon.com
please take note that this device does not support windows xp 64.

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Use, Nice Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Microsoft Life Cam Vx-5000 Usb Green In Personal

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
driver/software install went well on my windows xp pro machine.
from www.amazon.com
my pc recognized the camera and found the drivers it needed within about 2 minutes.
from www.amazon.com
the flexible stand makes it a breeze to set up on your desktop or on the edge of your laptop.
from skype-user, www.newegg.com
plugged into usb port of a laptop running xp and it lit up.
from www.amazon.com
it's better for laptop use than desktop because of the bendable base.

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Positives: Great Performance, Easy To Use, Good Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Microsoft LIFECAM VX-7000 Personal

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the webcam is very good particularly it can be used with notebook and pc (flat monitor or conventional) due to its base design.
from www.amazon.com
i'm running xp pro on a 3ghz "single core" (old school?
from www.amazon.com
works well with both windows xp 32 bit and windows vista 64 bit.
from www.amazon.com
but this can not be installed on the top of notebook pc monitor.
from www.amazon.com
if you wanted to use the excellent nx-6000 but were put off by that webcam's small clip (it's really meant for notebook screens only, even desktop lcd's are too big) then this is the model you are

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Performance, Personal Web Camera, Interface Type: USB 2.0

Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe

$89.00 Est. at Amazon

from Rod from Midland, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
camera works very well with different cam applications in both xp and vista.
from PurestAV from Holden, ME, www.circuitcity.com
caveat: i never hooked this up to a win system so i have no idea how it performs in that environment.works perfectly with kubuntu 8.04 and pclinuxos2007 without any special tweaking.
from Sunsetlover from New York, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
it installed with no problems on win xp sp2, and it was recognized instantly.
from Kirk from Fort Smith, AR, clickfrom.buy.com
i have had no issues with this camera and software (using xp).
from Customer from DC USA, www.circuitcity.com
but recently i bought a vista pc and it has one of those compatability issues.but, this cam is a nicesubstitute.quick summary of positives:easy installationprivacy and effects.motion sensing

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Performance, Nice Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 Personal

Microsoft Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 (White) Personal Web Camera

$49.00 Est. at Amazon

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and my pc is next to an open window so it adjusts nicely for daytime or nighttime.
from www.amazon.com
i'll preface this by saying i use a macbook with built in camera 95% of the time, however i still have a dell running xp in my basement that my daughter uses for computer games and i use with a
from www.amazon.com
easy installation on a windows xp laptop.
from www.amazon.com
i check my operating system: windows xp with service pack 3.
from www.amazon.com
i have windows xp (sp2) and i had the same issues as another reviewer with xp who said it 'stalled' their computer and they thought maybe it was their internet service.

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Positives: Nice Performance, Easy To Use, Nice Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Logitech Quickcam

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from www.datavis.com
we had read the logitech (the desktop version which had been our first choice for the second webcam) had a flimsy design, so rather than fight that issue, we just decided to stick with the notebook
from MegumiChan06, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: it's a great webcam and i like it, it also works great with my gateway desktop pc, and fits well onto a flat-screen monitor.
from www.amazon.com
from my home pc i loaded up the disk, plugged in the camera and was away.
from www.amazon.com
i installed it on both a vista machine and xp machine without any problems.
from www.amazon.com
this is a great little camera, good clarity, compatible with xp and vista.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Performance, Nice Picture Quality

Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro Personal

$131.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is a bit pricey as to what's outside in comparison to pc cameras, but it's the only camera that i found that worked on a mac and beautifully.
from www.amazon.com
rest of family is using pc version and like it very well as do i.
from desmvp, www.newegg.com
i did use it on xp for a while before i used it on linux and it worked great on both.
from www.amazon.com
it has all the features the pc version has via hardware in the unit (i confirmed this with logitech technical support before purchasing in july 2009).
from www.amazon.com
i know leopard includes them for intel macs, i'm not sure about earlier versions of the os or power pc macs so users of older machines/software are advised to do a bit of research or even post on the

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Excellent Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Microsoft Mobility Pack

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from www.amazon.com
embeded microphone is good too, especially useful for desktops.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: very good webcam, great deal for the price, plus you get a wireless mouse as a bonus great deal, cons: none.one thing though, if you are buying it for a desktop since its made more for a

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Positives: Nice Performance, Nice Range, Easy To Use

Creative Technology Live! Cam Video IM VF0350

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i have windows xp and have no problems with this camera .
from www.amazon.com
for anyone interested, i have windows xp home edition service pack 3.
from www.amazon.com
setup: windows xp professional sp 3 on a dell latitude d630 laptop with a 2.4 ghz core 2 duo cpu, nvidia video module, 2 gb ram.
from www.amazon.com
the computer is running windows xp pro sp3 with 2gb of ram.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to set up, nice picture quality what's not so great:?not vista compatiable(even though box says windows vista compatiable) "bought this webcam for my desktop.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Picture Quality, Good Performance, Personal Web Camera

Sony SNC-Z20N Network Camera

$961.00 Est. at Amazon

from PAPITO from CUBA, www.circuitcity.com
on vista ( download the v11 updtated software save it on the desktop right click and open as administrator) follow the windows installer steps at the end not the logitech's steps when downloading the
from Elsa from Miami,Fl, www.circuitcity.com
i love it, it small and you can even hook it up to a desktop with a flat monitor, it fits
from DJ from South Florida, www.circuitcity.com
wanted to video chat with our college age son who has a mac, we have a pc.

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Positives: Great Performance, Easy To Use, Excellent Picture Quality, Network Camera

Logitech Refer Lg-960-000011 Web Cam

$42.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
from my home pc i loaded up the disk, plugged in the camera and was away.
from www.amazon.com
i installed it on both a vista machine and xp machine without any problems.
from www.amazon.com
this is a great little camera, good clarity, compatible with xp and vista.
from www.amazon.com
this is easy to install, no issues with installing to windows xp (sp2), looks good and not that expensive.
from www.amazon.com
i bought this webcam some time back and have been using this on my laptop and desktop.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Performance, Great Picture Quality, Personal Web Camera

Trendware INTERNATIONAL TVIP312W: WIRELESS 2-WAY AUDIO DAY/NIGHT INTERNET CAMERA SERVER

$237.00 Est. at Amazon

from Jimbo, www.newegg.com
it will not figure out its public ip behind a firewall so you still need a client on your pc to update a dynamic dns.
from www.amazon.com
we access the images of the kids rooms from any computer on our home network (laptops during naptime, desktop when working, home entertainment center when watching a movie.
from Jimbo, www.newegg.com
when i fire up my xp pro sp3 virtual machine, and make a shared folder in it, boom!

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Positives: Great Performance, Good Range, Nice Picture Quality, Network Camera

Pico Macom Ecamm Network iMage USB Webcam

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i'm sure it's the best webcam for pc users, as well, with no need for drivers.
from www.amazon.com
then there came the ecamm emulators, allowing mac owners, through software wizardry, to use previously pc-only webcams (logitech, etc).
from www.amazon.com
i am a mac user and they have a pc.
from www.amazon.com
i bought it for mac & msg and now use it in pc & msg.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Excellent Range, Network Camera

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Best Webcams for Desktops

Logitech QuickCam Pro

Creative Labs Live! Cam Laptop

Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF

Creative Technology Live Camera Video IM Pro EF:

Microsoft LifeCam Show Webcam

Creative Technology Live Cam Optia Pro Network

Creative Technology Cam Optia AF Personal

HP HP KQ246AA 8.0MP Deluxe Webcam

Microsoft Life Cam Vx-5000 Usb Green In Personal

Microsoft LIFECAM VX-7000 Personal

Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe

Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 Personal

Logitech Quickcam

Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro Personal

Microsoft Mobility Pack

Creative Technology Live! Cam Video IM VF0350

Sony SNC-Z20N Network Camera

Logitech Refer Lg-960-000011 Web Cam

Trendware INTERNATIONAL TVIP312W: WIRELESS 2-WAY AUDIO DAY/NIGHT INTERNET CAMERA SERVER

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