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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by gimmeThaBeet on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:20AM (#25507022)
Did somebody say iSight 2?
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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by yboris on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:31AM (#25507157)
iSight was such a beautiful-looking product!

It's rather mind-blowing that back then its 640×480-pixel VGA resolution was considered good.

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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by rasz on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:29PM (#25508774)
It wasnt just good, it was almost broadcast quality :) This was still a time of CIF 352x288/QVGA 320x240 webcams with interpolated 640x480 modes. "High-End" Logitech QuickCam Pro 3000 produced something like this https://secure40.securewebsession.com/mikeshardware.site.apl...
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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by throwaway201103 on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @04:09PM (#25511278)
It's still good enough. 1080p or 4k is totally unnecessary for a Zoom meeting.
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