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I've been reading these boards for like a year now but I've never bothered to post before...

But does anybody have any advice on what webcam to get, I already have one but my friend is looking for one (say for around $50) and I'm also looking for advice on what program to use to see each other.


thanks for any help
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Wee-Cam sucks... Then again it was free, and my only real complaint is the drivers were near impossible to find 5 years after I had lost the CD...

I guess the real question is do they actually sell them (I can't seem to find their retail prices)...
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well I guess my real question isn;t the type of cam but what type of program (i.e. netmeeting, etc.) to use for video conferecncing/conversation, whatever you want to call it.
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Personal stuff (friends and such) or... less personal (work and such)?
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friends and such like that, more personal

probably would never use it for more professional things such as work
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I prefer Yahoo Messengers built in Video chat feature.
It's fast.. and if you have one of the new Logitech Cams.. you can turn on a feature called Super Video Mode or something like that.. which allows you to recieve higher resolutions and faster FPS.
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thanks, I tried yahoo and it worked well

but when I go to use it in a few weeks I'm gonna be on different networks, have you had any problems getting the video to work through firewalls (I know the supervideo won't).
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someKid wrote:thanks, I tried yahoo and it worked well

but when I go to use it in a few weeks I'm gonna be on different networks, have you had any problems getting the video to work through firewalls (I know the supervideo won't).
I lived on the college campus in the spring and there wasn't a problem using it behind firewalls.
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I have used Yahoo through networks... Even ones that are "supposed" to block it... If that doesn't work you can always go through a proxy...
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Moon Child wrote:
someKid wrote:thanks, I tried yahoo and it worked well

but when I go to use it in a few weeks I'm gonna be on different networks, have you had any problems getting the video to work through firewalls (I know the supervideo won't).
I lived on the college campus in the spring and there wasn't a problem using it behind firewalls.
Thats what my problem was back when I tried using MSN for it is I was on campus at the time and it wouldnlt work through the firewalls.

for the most part I know what I'm doing and talking about but I've never used a proxy, think you could give me a quick explanation, phase?
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