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by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:44 pm
FBM wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:
It doesn't even list the manufacter.
It's in China. Maybe the "manufacturer" is whoever shows up that day...
I'm 'fraid of saving that much money.
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by FBM » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:48 pm
I'd rather have gone with
this one but they don't ship overseas.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:53 pm
FBM wrote:I'd rather have gone with
this one but they don't ship overseas.
You didn't think of using a Florida address? Or a Missouri one?
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:54 pm
They take PayPal?
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by FBM » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:04 am
Gawdzilla wrote:FBM wrote:I'd rather have gone with
this one but they don't ship overseas.
You didn't think of using a Florida address? Or a Missouri one?
Shipping from Hong Kong vs the US sounded like a thrifty choice. The one hitch was actually getting the fucking product.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:10 am
FBM wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:FBM wrote:I'd rather have gone with
this one but they don't ship overseas.
You didn't think of using a Florida address? Or a Missouri one?
Shipping from Hong Kong vs the US sounded like a thrifty choice. The one hitch was actually getting the fucking product.
You have ducats in PayPal. Say the word...
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by FBM » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:11 am
Let's see if the thing shows up and if it's worth the plastic it's made of...
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:40 am
FBM wrote:Let's see if the thing shows up and if it's worth the plastic it's made of...
Plan B from Outer Space on hold.
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by FBM » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:16 am
Just got the webcam today. It works fine and gives a much clearer image than the one that came on this computer.
Not sure it's really 12MP, but I'm not sure how I'd be able to tell that for sure, anyway.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:34 am
FBM wrote:Just got the webcam today. It works fine and gives a much clearer image than the one that came on this computer.
Not sure it's really 12MP, but I'm not sure how I'd be able to tell that for sure, anyway.
Look at the pixel count, vertical and horizontal, of an image. Do the math. That will tell you. (Make sure you have it set for the highest definition available, of course.)
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by Ronja » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:11 am
Hmm... I guess I need to be thinking of this, too. Or do all new laptops already come with inbuilt webcams? I've only started to look, so I'm still at the size-of-screen / amount-of-RAM / how-big-a-disk stage of choices.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:46 am
Ronja wrote:Hmm... I guess I need to be thinking of this, too. Or do all new laptops already come with inbuilt webcams? I've only started to look, so I'm still at the size-of-screen / amount-of-RAM / how-big-a-disk stage of choices.
Built-in is convenient, but limits your choices. Sort of like the StUGs, where you had to aim the whole tank if you wanted to shoot somebody.
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by Ronja » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:25 pm
Nice analogy, Zilla...
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by Clinton Huxley » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:31 pm
You know those things can be hacked.....
I always feel like
Somebody's watching me
And I got no privacy!
Oh Woah Oh!
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by Ronja » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:41 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote:You know those things can be hacked.....
I always feel like
Somebody's watching me
And I got no privacy!
Oh Woah Oh!
...which is why I would love one that has a lid in front of the lens, and can thus be closed. And they can all be unplugged or turned the other way.
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