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Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 Personal

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

$48.00 Est. at Amazon

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the software is fun but i would not recommend letting it start up with windows automatically since it is uses up resources and does not serve a function other than waiting for when you want to use
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the computer it was installed on is running windows vista premium home edition.
from www.amazon.com
easy installation on a windows xp laptop.
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os: microsoft windows vista , microsoft windows xp sp2
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(tested on a windows xp pro laptop).

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for WINDOWS

Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro Personal

$123.00 Est. at Amazon

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no software to customize the camera like the windows version does.
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windows will not recognize it under scanners and cameras in the control panel, and it doesn't work in all apps (windows movie maker wouldn't recognize it) but it shows up in skype as well as online
from www.amazon.com
in fact, it's the easiest webcam i've ever installed, on xp (windows xp pro sp3), and on linux (fedora 8 and fedora 9).
from www.amazon.com
the mac mini plugged on my tv, but as it has been said in a different review, since it just works though the uvc standards it works out-of-the box on any recent system (including windows and linux).
from www.amazon.com
don't confuse the older windows model if you're looking to run it on a mac.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for WINDOWS

Logitech QuickCam Pro

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from STagoreK from Jersey City,NJ, www.circuitcity.com
just plug the camera in without installing software and skype will operate the camera very well (mac osx or windows xp/vista).
from reviews.cnet.com
videos are recorded as wmv files and are played back using windows media player.
from PhilL from Tampa, FL, www.circuitcity.com
there was no software to install (remember this is a mac not windows).
from www.bestbuy.com
this webcam works great with windows vista.
from www.newegg.com
other thoughts: after uninstalling the drivers and just plugging it in, windows found it and installed it.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 15 people for WINDOWS

Creative Labs Live! Cam Laptop

$42.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from St Paul, MN, clickfrom.buy.com
the only thing is that the camera freezes up sometimes when i use it with windows messenger.
from Ash from NJ, www.circuitcity.com
the package comes with a separate microphone which is good incase you are not comfortable with the distance of the webcammicorphone.i used it with windows vista....
from A Customer from Phoenix, AZ, clickfrom.buy.com
i use it on skype and windows xp and have had no problems.
from A Customer from Las Vegas, NV, clickfrom.buy.com
good camera though, works well with windows live messenger.
from www.amazon.com
note: this product is not compatible with windows 2000.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for WINDOWS

Microsoft LIFECAM VX-7000 Personal

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the only moderately annoying issue is when you press the button on the camera (in windoze), a pop up appears saying "...call button only works with windows live messenger, do you want to install it
from www.amazon.com
this isn't a 4gb first person shooter, it's a few megs of drivers that mostly need to go under the windows folder anyhow.
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my os is windows xp, and it runs with no problems so far.
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works well with both windows xp 32 bit and windows vista 64 bit.
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quality is very good for a webcam, assuming you use windows live messenger, which has a built in video codec that supports these models well - i noticed that other video call im's, such as aim,

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

Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe

$89.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from New York, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
the included software is for windows, so i lose a lot of the extras, but it functions sufficiently for my use.
from drgold2000 from San Antonio, clickfrom.buy.com
the photo and video part worked great, however when i went to use the webcam feature, it had me run it in windows xp compatibility mode which worked fine.
from Raj from Denver, CO, clickfrom.buy.com
works great on windows xp sp2 and on windows vista 64 bit (had to download software util and driver from logitech site).
from www.compuplus.com
by the way, logitech seems solve some incompatibility issues withthe kaspersky anti-virus software, the software is now working greatwith windows vista and kaspersky.
from Sunsetlover from New York, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
when a stripped-down windows os can run on 20-25 processes, i don't think a little cam should need 6!

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

Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF

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from www.mwave.com
summary: worked good at first try on my windows xp and amd computer.
from MikeF from Sedona, AZ, clickfrom.buy.com
i had one orbit from a windows system that functioned on the mac without the need of any special drivers.
from www.bestbuy.com
i also use windows media encoder which allows me to record better frame rate than the quick cam software.
from lt.dell.com
consextremely hard to install on windows vista.
from www.amazon.com
interesting to point out on aim, that if set it to auto-accept video on from buddies, then the display windows doesn't pop up, but the camera turns on.

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

Logitech Quickcam

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- plug in the camera (on windows vista) and is unable to find driver locally, point to search driver from the logitech driver disk, it finds and install driver.
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 use windows vista on a dell 1525.
from www.amazon.com
this is a good webcam, for windows.
from www.amazon.com
it seems that this web cam does not work with windows vista ,when installed it wipe out computer sound driver had a heck of a time trying to install drivers computer ok now with com stxcam

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

Creative Technology Live Camera Video IM Pro EF:

$58.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.thenerds.net
i’m very satisfied with its performance during video chat with windows messenger and it delivered smooth video at 30fps (vga resolution).
from VC "Pro" from Richmond, VA, clickfrom.buy.com
it works with yahoo messenger and windows live (i checked only these ims).
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 A Customer from Rockville, MD, clickfrom.buy.com
my piii windows 2000 machine is able to use skype video calling with this camera.
from www.bestbuy.com
it works with windows live messenger, which i use.

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

Microsoft Life Cam Vx-5000 Usb Green In Personal

$56.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
driver/software install went well on my windows xp pro machine.
from www.amazon.com
since it's made by microsoft, it is well integrated with windows and you shouldn't have to fuss around to get it working.
from www.amazon.com
and this is without installing the windows messenger service that it recommended.
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i've tested it on windows xp and vista and it works with both.
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i installed this on a windows vista 64 bit computer and it worked without any problems.

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

Trendware TRENDnet TV IP201 Network camera color

$150.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
even added my d-link dcs-900 cam on the same ipview list and was able to view it fine at the same time as the tv-ip201 in mulitiple windows.
from rc garage, www.newegg.com
pros: purchased this on a newegg special.wish i had purchased a few more at the price.great camera, changed to a 2.8mm wide angle lens as suggested by another review.i can see almost all of my 24x30

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Positives: Good Picture Quality, Excellent Range, Network Camera, Interface Type: LAN (RJ-45)

Microsoft LifeCam Show Webcam

$66.00 Est. at Amazon

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the lifeshow app would never run (it always said connecting) and the call button on the camera only works with windows live messaging and i kept getting prompted to install that.
from www.amazon.com
this particular webcam is made to work best with windows messenger, although you could always use aim or skype.
from www.amazon.com
installed this on windows xp without using the software.
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even with the included sofware disc and running windows vista, the installation still spent 20 minutes "downloading" new software (over my very fast cable connection) before it would install the

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

Microsoft NX-6000 Personal

$63.00 Est. at Amazon

from tys, www.circuitcity.com
i tryed the logitech orbital camera and the software crashed my windows xp pro laptop.
from Ginette from Cant, www.circuitcity.com
i found this webcam extremely easy to install with windows xp media edition and the picture quality is excellent.
from GC from Cant, www.circuitcity.com
the installation was a breeze on a dell inspiron 6000 laptop with windows xp.
from www.amazon.com
this product gives better image quality in windows live messenger.
from www.amazon.com
i am using it on a windows vista plataform and i didn't find any problem so far.

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

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