My best friend is going to Yale to be a doctor (yawn, that loser), and I want to keep in contact...
It looks like the Logitech C920 is fairly good, but might be overkill and is kind of pricy. I don't want a stuttery image, and HD might be a nice touch...
As to the mic, I am totally lost. I don't know what to look for at all. I don't want to spend a fortune: I just don't want to sound like ass over it. My understanding is that mics on webcams don't always have the most... pleasant sound to listen to?
Blue actually makes a webcam (the Eyeball) which has pretty good sound. The video performance is nothing to write home about, though. If you have a lot of light it works great, otherwise...
I own a yeti pro, I can confirm these guys are the bees knees for mic tech, but you will pay 50 bucks minimum for a mic. the yeti pro is 250 LOL(we use it for lets plays and recording podcasts)
any mid range webcam should do you as long as you have a decent light source near your computer.
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PatrThom
Yep. We've been rocking the (Mac version of the) Logitech Pro 9000 for the past 2-3 years, no issues ever over USB 2.0, 720p picture, surprisingly great sound. Only problem is that the field of view is not adjustable (all wide-angle, all the time), but that's not really surprising for a webcam that you can find online for $50 or so.
Also, Blue makes some awesome mics. Their eyeball isn't known for its astounding picture quality, but the sound is fantastic.
