Which of these webcams is the best for Skype?

Afonso_CR

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Hey there! I have a friend that is going abroad and she wants to talk with her family and friends trough skype and she needs to buy a webcam with a microphone to be able to speak with us

Here's the problem, she asked me for help but I don't know anything about webcams since I never needed one, but I checked my local store and I found these ones:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/lifecam-hd-3000

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-ph/p/lifecam-vx-800

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Accessories/Webcams/A5F64AA

I know the first one and the last one are the most expensive ones but would the price difference (they are around 30 euros and the one in the middle is 15) be justifiable?

I also know that the internet connection will limit the audio/video quality on skype but I have no experience with it so I don't know how much it affects the quality


So if you have experience with these webcams or skype in general can you help me? I don't want her to buy something that's not worth it
 
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Mmm, that's what I'd go with. If she really cares about having the video be perfect (as opposed to mediocre but usable), have her go with the first one... but from my experience, sound is the most important, and it's going to be about the same for all of them.

Afonso_CR

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She's actually going to live there, so I'm guessing her internet connection will be stable

However, yeah you might be right, so I should just tell her to get the one in the middle, the cheapest one right?
 
Mmm, that's what I'd go with. If she really cares about having the video be perfect (as opposed to mediocre but usable), have her go with the first one... but from my experience, sound is the most important, and it's going to be about the same for all of them.
 
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