Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam?
by TheRealPomax on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:05PM
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And then there's folks at the mid end, who buy an $80 Razer Kiyo purely for the decent video with built-in ring light so you're never backlit, with a separate $99 microphone and $150 audio interface. Buying all the bits separately gets you what this author wants, just not in a single tidy package.
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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam?
by Already__Taken on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:16PM
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The price for audio stuff seems truly out-of-this-world compared to everything else.
I get microphones have a lot of design/testing that might justify it. But all the interfacing gear seems ridiculous.
Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam?
by whywhywhywhy on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @11:01AM
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Wait till you realize that they actually want to pay more for it because the idea it cost so much makes it sound better to you.
If you have niche requirements then expect to pay some premium for the gear because the development costs are amortized into the unit price. It’s that way for AV gear as well as many other niches.
If the market won’t bear the price then people or companies able or willing to bear the development risk will shrink, or in this case maybe never develop.
Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam?
by TheRealPomax on Friday December 25, 2020 @10:45AM
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I'm not sure I follow, you consider $100 for a microphone that sounds like you're standing next to the person instead of listening to them over the internet expensive?
As for audio interfaces: if you don't want one, don't buy one, get the same mix as USB version instead of XLR, and done.