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How can i be sure when buying a webcam if it works or not?

Asked by folmez

for example, i found the name of the following webcam fom a website that says "tested".
How can i be sure before buying?

http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/product.asp?PRDCODE=961358-0403&REFID=FR

thanks

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folmez (folmez) said : 		#1

when i say "works", i mean "works in ubuntu".

Infact i already have a webcam working in windows, but i completely passed to ubuntu and ready to buy a new webcam. If ubuntu is offering webcams, i will happily buy one.

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Nicola S. (strambinico) said : 		#2

As I see the webcam you want to buy is a Logitech. That sould give no problem in Ubuntu, anyway here's a few tips:

1) troubleshooting on how get your camera to work in Ubuntu, if it doesn't automatically:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam

2) infos on webcam support in Ubuntu:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCameras?highlight=(webcam)

3) logitech site in which there's a list of tested webcams that work on linux:
http://www.quickcamteam.net/hcl/linux/logitech-webcams

hope it helps!

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bjorn (bjornlofgren) said : 		#3

I purchased a cheep Logitech QuickCam Chat, connected to my USB, started aMSN and all worked great. No problems. Ubuntu or aMSN deteced the cam without me doing anything.

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