hi, i guess what i'm looking for here is opinions from people who have bought webcams in the past, all replies are welcome though, i'm thinking about getting a webcam but i'm a little unsure, for starters i've got a standard 56bkps connection so i'm unsure what the quality of the would be, also i'd like to know from people who have previously bought a webcam if they have got much use out of it, i mean are many others using webcam and stuff, i'm just concerned that i'll buy it and not use it and end up wasting my money, also what webcams would you recommend?
should i purchase a webcam?
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magicman
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I don't think it's worth it, personally, unless you have fore-knowledge of what it will be used for. I have one, mainly just so that if anyone asks me whether I have one, I can say I have. But it mostly just sits on my desk, looking at me as if to say "why aren't you using me more??" 
I have a webcam, sort of. At the moment I'm using my brothers Eye Toy for one. You can buy them for around $25-$30 AUD seperatly, or buy one with a game (You might enjoy it if you have a PS2).
As for quality, it beats the hell out of my cousin and friends $80 webcams. You can clearly make out object's that are at least 5 meters away from me.
Speed, you can stream webcam images fairly well on 56k. I haven't ever had that bad of a problem, and I usually connect at 28.8k or lower.
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http://members.byond.com/Smoko/files/tattoo.jpg
The above is an image I took with the Eye Toy. I made it to see how many people I could fool into thinking I actually had a tattoo like that. I've used photoshop to blur it a bit though, so it's not as clear as it should be. But, make's it a bit harder to tell the tattoo's a fake.
As for quality, it beats the hell out of my cousin and friends $80 webcams. You can clearly make out object's that are at least 5 meters away from me.
Speed, you can stream webcam images fairly well on 56k. I haven't ever had that bad of a problem, and I usually connect at 28.8k or lower.
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http://members.byond.com/Smoko/files/tattoo.jpg
The above is an image I took with the Eye Toy. I made it to see how many people I could fool into thinking I actually had a tattoo like that. I've used photoshop to blur it a bit though, so it's not as clear as it should be. But, make's it a bit harder to tell the tattoo's a fake.
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computer_pirson
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Webcams are pretty much useless unless you have an actual use for it. For example if you were in a long distance relationship and wanted to see your signifigant other rather than just talk to them. But they are pretty useless otherwords. If you are gunna make movies you are better off with something more high quality and portable.