alternative to iSight?

[lunatic]

Hey Mac Geeks :hugegrin: This question is for my mama. She has some kind of mac desktop. Don't ask me what kind or how old. She's had it long enough that it doesn't have a webcam built in. She now has a grandchild who lives in a PC house and she wants a webcam. The iSight is no longer being made because all new macs come with a built-in webcam. The ones on eBay are going for up to $250. But pc webcams can be bought for <$20.

So my question to you mac fans - what kind of webcam can my mama buy for her mac?


thanks much :hr:

[hl]

Any kind of logitech should be good.

[fasterthanlight™]

ya there are tons of third party webcam makers out there..

you gotta figure out what version of OS X she's running first, and buy the proper webcam that will run on a mac.

[lunatic]

really? the logitech will work with a mac? does it require special software or whatever? can you suggest a model?

i forgot to mention that she dosn't want to have to use a headset so it needs a built in microphone?

fasterthanlight i will find out :) i'm just looking for suggestions from those that might already own one

thanks for the help!

[fasterthanlight™]

most webcams might need some sort of software driver that needs to be installed.

[hl]

http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/

[lunatic]

brilliant. forwarded. many thanks! :thumb: