**** Update ****
Have now been using Version 3.6.0.216 & Version 11.5 of the QuickCam software for about 3 weeks. So far there have been no problems and I think the combination is just great. Thoroughly recommed and would now rate at a solid 4. Only because the product is not perfect!
******** Previous expereince with old versions of software and drivers below.
I have a completely up to date Windows XP Pro machine (all windows updates as at yesterday) and the latest version of Skype 3.5.0.214. Before the install of the Quick Cam my machine ultra stable and completely reliable.
At the begining of the Quick Cam install it asked if it could check for the latest software. I said yes and it said that there were no updates. (The cd had version 11.0)
Once the install was complete and the cam plugged in, the problems started. Skype kept freezing up and becoming unresponsive. It would not even die when the skype process was killed from task manager. As soon as the cam was unplugged from the USB port, the machine and skype jumped back to life and caught up with all the queued key presses. Plug the cam in again and it would work again for a short while.
Now the worst bit. And it gets much worse. I checked the Logitech website for updated drivers even though it said there weren't any at the beginning of the install. What do you know there was version 11.1 available and it seems so for 2 weeks. So I downloaded and installed them. Now I was able to get a Skype video conversation going for about 2-3 minutes then Blue Screen!!! I haven't had a bluescreen on one of my machines for years.
Anyway, I gave two stars becuase I think the hardware is just great. It does have the slight distortion issue (as mentioned by others on the web), but at the end of the day this is a webcam, and it is the best output I have seen from ANY webcam yet. I will hold on for one more update to the webcam software (11.2?) and if it doesn't work then, I will take it back.Get more detail about Logitech Webcam Pro 9000.
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