Brian Rozmierski wrote: > > I tried searching the archives but can't seem to find a good answer. > > Does anyone know of a decent webcam that can be purchased new nowadays (in the US) that currently is supported in Linux. I don't > need perfect (I have 1 Creative Labs Webcam III that works fine, frame rate is a litle low, but that's ok), just functional. Well, if you want a good frame rate, nothing you can attach to a parallel or usb port will be up to snuff and that's basically all there is to it. USB is a relatively low bandwidth hookup, and bidirectional parallel ports are even worse. If you're looking for frame rate, go get a regular CCD camera with NTSC output and a Bt8x8 based capture card. You can get a card that's basically an 878 and nothing else for $20 at www.computergeeks.com (#include std_disclaimer.h) and OEM version STB DesktopTV cards on eBay for $30 pretty regularly. The geeks also have an outstanding deal on those itty bitty Pixera CCDs. ($32 for a color CCD camera smaller than your thumb, in a handsome black plastic package) If you want to see if some other model is faster, IBM PC Camera Pro's are selling for $60 with a $50 rebate here: https://secure.nac.net/harmony/results2.asp?Manufacturer=IBM+PC+Cameras&MANUFACTURERSEARCH.x=4 but i honestly don't think USB will offer you anything you'll be pleased with. Exactly what sort of frame rate were you hoping to acheive? - Eric
