Video Conferencing camera USB or Parallel?

[Zealot]

Looking at the Creative Weblaster II color camera. I do not have any experiece with USB and would also have to install ports to use that type of device. I have a FIC 503+ with AMD 350 and PC100 memory. I am not overclocking as of now.

Any help would be appreciated.

[BBA]

Honestly, I have a USB camera and also a Parallel port camera. Both provide **** poor video performance!

My friend has a hardware accelerated pc camera and it rocks! 640x480 at about 25fps, hell I cant even get 10fps at 320x240 on my USB camera.

If I ever buy another camera for the PC, it will have an accelerator card!

BBA

[Zealot]

Thanks for the response. I am new to this board and don't really like the Junior Member stuff but I got over it at Hardware Central...

Anyway what brand is the accelerated camera. I have not done much research and had not even heard of them.

Thanks!

[KillerBug]

I got a realy neat setup, video in and a full VHS-C video camera!

[Ziz]

The USRobotics/3COM Big Picture camera will run you about $100-$150. It comes with a PCI video input card.

The other way to go, if you're looking to upgrade your normal video card, would be to get an ATI All in Wonder Pro or AIW 128. Then you just use your normal home video camera.