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Rating: Summary: Inexpensive & Reliable Review: I had one of these cameras, so I feel qualified to review it. I still have one, but it's the USB version -- I switched from parallel to USB for convenience.I found the quality quite good. It was very easy to hook up to the parallel port and driver installation was a breeze. I used it for a few video conferencing calls and as a webpage "webcam". Logitech is quite good at updating the drivers on their web site. Pros: Inexpensive, easy setup, reliable, good software included. Cons: Too much cable clutter with parallel version and you must disconnect it to use the printer. It was NOT pass-through.
Rating: Summary: USB is nice, parallel has major cons Review: I have used both and the parallel port one has incredibly jerky movements that make videoconferencing near impossible... great for stills though!
Rating: Summary: Camera great, but fights with printer. Review: It truly *did* take minutes to get it up and running. If you're like me and you don't read instructions, remember not to hook up the hardware until the software is installed. I have since purchased an A/B switch for my printer and the camera. It seems like the driver is disabled for whichever is not selected at bootup each time, making the switch inconvenient (I'm currently waiting for info on this from Logitech). I'd recommend putting a second, dedicated parallel port in if you can. Also, in your computer's bios settings, set the printer port to ECP mode. The camera will perform very poorly if the port is in standard mode. This is not mentioned in the installation instructions...which I *did* eventually read.
Rating: Summary: Does not work with XP - no driver Review: The following are the only supported operating systems: 2.1 Windows 95 2.2 Windows 98 2.3 Windows NT 4
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