[ILUG] webcam advice

[John Coleman]

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:22:03 +0100, olearypj at rte.ie <olearypj at rte.ie> wrote:
> Hi folks, i'm looking for advice about buying a webcam to use with my SuSE 9.1
> box, not looking for a broadcast quality cam, just something tha's easy to get
> going. A friend recommended a Logitech Quickcam
> 
> Pat
> 
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I'm not 100% sure about compatibility, but the Sony Eyetoy (~€30
afaik) camera is just a rebadged USB Logitech Quickcam (pro?), which
commonly retail for about €60 last time I checked.
Should work straight out of the box.
I keep meaning to pick one up myself.

A good bargain if you can stand the (imho) ugly PS2-stylings.

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John Coleman
Technical Officer
NUIG, Computer Society