[mdlug] good deal on a web cam

[mike bader]

It got here fast.
Well no drivers (CD) but it works out of the box on Windows 7.
Will try it on XP then
Will try it on Ubuntu 10.10

mike bader

On 5/21/2011 1:54 PM, Peter Bart wrote:
> On Wed, 18 May 2011 08:08:23 -0400
> "Carl T. Miller"<carl at carltm.com>  wrote:
>
>> I get email from BargainCell occasionally, and they
>> have a good deal on a USB web can starting in a few
>> hours.  I don't know for a fact if it works in Linux,
>> but I'll be surprised if it doesn't.
>>
>> <http://www.bargaincell.com/bargaincell_daily_deal.html?pstore=NL051711&utm_source=may17email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test5&hq_e=el&hq_m=853347&hq_l=22&hq_v=0b6206842b>
>>
>> c
> 	I got both mine today. Plugged one into a T61 Thinkpad, started
> 	Cheese and there I was in all my glory. I didn't really play
> 	with it, but I can tell you Cheese says it's using a Vimicro
> 	USB Camera (Altair) (/dev/video0). The led's light up when the
> 	thumbwheel on the cable is switched on and it's adjustable low
> 	to high. It has a USB and 1/4" I assume audio plug.