From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 28 21:01:24 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50D091065676 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:01:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Received: from idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 163168FC0A for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:01:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pd3ml1so-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.141.140]) by pd2mo1so-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 28 Feb 2012 13:46:22 -0700 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.1 cv=MPNiKFfsidoaPqBs0kThsodqbsbgvPHp5CGEg9DOvhI= c=1 sm=1 a=QrugwKR0C_UA:10 a=wAGQQ9Az6v0A:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=ICAaq7hcmGcA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=IbtKDeXwb2+SRU442/pi3A==:17 a=BWvPGDcYAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=tVljRJ1pE4qhpqRra58A:9 a=YwbVKLKTFpwo0zfxWvQA:7 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=V7tsTZBp22UA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=oh104g0XNklmF5Wd:21 a=ArP2B0mpyZnrQ5jK:21 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 Received: from unknown (HELO spqr.komquats.com) ([96.50.7.119]) by pd3ml1so-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 28 Feb 2012 13:46:22 -0700 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy8 [10.2.2.6]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53CD646B6F for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:46:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from slippy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q1SKkK19004913 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:46:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Message-Id: <201202282046.q1SKkK19004913@slippy.cwsent.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.3 From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.komquats.com/ To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:46:20 -0800 Cc: Subject: Webcam Selection X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cy Schubert List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:01:24 -0000 Hi all, After a number of years just lying in desk drawer my old Logitech spherical webcam died. So, I'm looking for a new one. It's not that I use it a lot. My wife will be heading out of province to our son's place next month to be there for the birth of our first grandson. The plan was to use a webcam to send back pictures later (not on the day of, of course but a week later). Anyhow I need to replace the old with a new webcam. The last time I used the old webcam it was hooked up to a Windows XP system. I've since retired that machine, along with the retirement of three FreeBSD machines, leaving me with a few servers and my FreeBSD laptop. I'm hoping to use the webcam with Pidgin with MSN. Can anyone suggest a brand and model? It needs to have good image quality and needs to work with FreeBSD 9.0. Any suggestions? -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.