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Microsoft – LifeCam Show Webcam

May 31, 2009 at 7:38 pm · Filed under Microsoft

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Model: RLA-00001 | SKU: 8990265

Value for Price – 3.5

Video Quality – 5.0

Ease of Use – 3.5

Compatibility – 4.5

What´s great about it: Great video in bad lighting, easy to travel with

What’s not so great: I found the installation a bit complicated. Took me two tries!

I have to say that I don’t normally fill in these kinds of product reviews but in this case I decided to make an exception. I was really impressed with the quality of video that I was able to capture with the LifeCam. I work from home and tend to leave my office pretty dimly lit. The problem is that I do a lot of video conferencing with clients, via Skype and other services, and it’s important for my business that my clients have a good first impression of my technological capabilities. Like all you home-pros know, bad hardware is the first sign of bad service. With this cam, I’ve got no worries and don’t have to run around turning on lights before answering client calls. It’s made my life so much easier.

Something else that is important to me is that I do a fair amount of work on the road as well, and this gear is perfectly adapted to my laptop. It’s not too clunky, attaches nicely to the screen and guarantees that my clients are still seeing the same level of technological competency regardless of the venue.

Like I said, I don’t usually bother with these types of reviews, but after getting burned on the promises of so many other cams in the last little while, I was seriously and pleasantly surprised by this cam’s performance.

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Logitech – QuickCam Orbit AF Webcam

May 24, 2009 at 2:46 am · Filed under Logitech

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Model: 960-000111 | SKU: 8472468

Value for Price – 3.5

Video Quality – 4.5

Ease of Use – 3.0

Compatibility – 4.0

What’s great about it: The video features are better than any I’ve seen.

What’s not so great: Could be a litle easier to set up

Okay, so I figured I would take a chance. I have to admit that the price was a little higher than I was looking for, but a buddy recommended the Logitech Quickcam and it looked pretty good in the store, so I took a leap of faith and picked it up.

I’m not much of a tech guy, to be honest. The fact is that without someone walking me through, I can be pretty useless with new gadgets. In the case of this webcam, I was a little out of my league in the whole set up and had to ask my buddy to come over and bail me out. For him, it turned out to be no problem at all.

Once I got the thing running, I started playing around with it, seeing what it could do. Seriously, I was impressed with what this webcam does. My old cam was basically just computer furniture. This one is fantastic. I don’t have to worry about the lights or even the position of the camera because it completely self-adjusts. For a newbie like me, this is the perfect setup, definitely well worth the money I paid and bullet I had to bite asking my friend for help in the setup. It’s got my approval.

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