The other thing you have to think about here is the end users upload rate. Considering the UK average BB speed is of 5325Kbps download and ~750Kbps upload that means an average to the end user of ~75Kbps which for HD is not as fast as it could be, thus meaning a lot of buffering/ fragmentation/ skipping whilst streaming video from home to home.

Personally i feel that if you’re after a HD solution currently, then as Andy actually uses, use a HD Camera such as >>this< < as their internal processors are far more efficient at encoding the video.

As for streaming across the net well as the average UK speed rises and with the popularity of 20+Mbit/s services in the UK we’ll soon see that HD streaming will become far more tolerable but until then unless you’ve got a very high speed link to the UK backbone (such as the BBC, Sky etc) then streaming a consistently watchable service from your home is still a bit off for the time being

buburuza72;12661 wrote: Expensive. Who would pay almost 100 for a webcam? Not too many people, and for sure not in these days…

There are many people who always try to buy the best of the best even if they are too much pricey.Some of them really need to buy higher end stuffs for their job/work/business & some of them like to buy new stuffs because they always want to stay ahead in the race.

If a stuff is really urgent & compulsory , people will never think about the price ( if it does not cost a bomb ) because they know it will serve their purpose for what it was bought & it will be worth every penny spent.Most people look for quantity rather than quality.That’s the problem. :rolleyes:

Andy

Official Link :- http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/sep10/09-13studiopr.mspx

And more eye Candy @ Here :- http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/microsofts-1080p-lifecam-studio-review/

The [I]LifeCam Studio[/I] has a UK release date of 2011 and will set you back £99.99.

Thanks for the update sushruk That does look sweet

Andy

ashleybeshir;10698 wrote: ı cant believe webcam does good quality like that

Don’t underestimate the Webcams mate.Have you seen this one yet ?

Microsoft has all sorts of peripherals to its name with lots of mice, keyboards, and webcams to choose from. The company has unveiled its latest webcam called the LifeCam Studio that offers up to 1080p resolution and lots more. Microsoft says the camera is the next best thing to being there when you want to video chat with someone.

The camera has a sensor that is twice as large as the sensor on 720p webcams and can adapt to changing light conditions for optimum performance. The camera is also fully compatible with video chat for Windows Live Messenger 11. The camera has a swivel mount that lets it pan 360-degrees for optimum placement and an elongated hood.

You can read more here :- http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-lifecam-studio-hd-webcam-launches-14102138/

Todays Webcams are no longer inferior.

Mlong128ir;10700 wrote: What’s the reason for down sampling in the future from the 1080p video to 720p? Youtube now supports 1080p doesn’t it? Though I guess it could be a bit intimidating since nose hairs, hang nails, and other minor blemishes would then become noticeable, but for showcasing the hardware the extra detail would be welcome.

It all depends on the file size etc…. mainly as i can’t afford to sit there uploading gigs of video all day long.

Andy