USB2 webcams

[John]

Are there any USB2 webcams in stores yet?
Are they much better than USB1 webcams?
Makes/models/reviews???

Thanks,

John

[KB]

Yes
Not really
max fps(frames) sent are dictated by internet connection and bandwidth not
usb.
I have a USB 1.1 camera, my friend in USA also.
I have DSL, so does my friend.
My friend sees my video a lot faster than I see from them.
Just because video in a preview window is fast does not mean that it is sent
that fast.
It would have to be a really good conntection to send 30frames.
10-15 if you are lucky.

[J.R. Allas]

Check out the ADS USB Turbo 2.0 Web Cam at:
http://www.adstech.com/products/USBx2020/intro/USBX2020intro.asp?pid=usbx2020

You can get it much cheaper here, though:
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=USBX-2020

Works great. Of course, like any product, it has it's bad points. It's
fast at 30 fps, but it needs good lighting, otherwise you have to turn on the
low-light mode in the driver, which greatly reduces the frame rate. Also, the
focus run isn't as tough as I'd like. I got my first USB Turbo 2.0 in May 2003
and I move it a lot, so it needs to be focused. My focus ring stripped out and
the lenses fell out. I tried to put it back together, but the focus ring
wouldn't stay on. Fortunately, I was able to find a replacement much cheaper
than my original. I paid about $80 on the ADS web site for the cam, but found
it at www.computergeeks.com for about $46. I just got my replacement cam today
and it's working great...

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"papadood" > wrote in message
...
>
> John wrote:
> > *Are there any USB2 webcams in stores yet?
> > Are they much better than USB1 webcams?
> > Makes/models/reviews???
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John *
>
> John,
>
> Most of the major manufacturers have USB 2.0 cams out. Logitech has a
> couple. Veo has a couple although I would not recommend them.
> Creative has some as well. The frames per second are no better though.
> Until they solve the band-
> width problem, the video will not improve much.



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