[SLL] finding Linux compatible webcam

[Ted Stern]

I posted this question in an Amazon.com discussion, and received the
following reply:

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|
| FYI - I talked to Customer Service and found that Amazon received a
| shipment in mid-December. It's hard to say which type that would
| have been, as I haven't seen anything from Logitech that says
| exactly when they cut over to BCD 9 units. Amazon ships units from
| multiple locations, and each of them do not necessarily ship older
| units first (ie, they are not FIFO), so there's no way to predict
| which type of unit one would get if an order were placed
| today. Also, Amazon cannot open boxes to check the BCD for us,
| apparently due to agreements they have with their suppliers. So
| unfortunately the only way to improve the probability of receiving a
| newer unit is to hold off for some period of time - a month or two
| was suggested, but there are no guarantees of course...
|
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Hope that helps somebody ...

Ted

On 08 Jan 2009 15:46:02 -0800, Ted Stern wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was surfing around looking for a Linux-compatible webcam to with
> Skype, and discovered that the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 looks nice,
> but its current hardware revision ("BCD") is not Linux-compatible:
>
> http://www.quickcamteam.net/documentation/faq/how-many-versions-of-the-quickcam-pro-9000-are-there
>
> This command shows the BCD level of your Logitech webcam:
>
>       lsusb -d 046d:0990 -v | grep bcdDevice
>
> BCD 8 was the hardware update in July 2008 that introduced the
> problem.
>
> BCD 9 was due to be released December 2008 but appears to be delayed.
> I stopped by Fry's last night and found that their products were still
> BCD 8.  And besides, the price is cheaper on Amazon:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-QuickCam-Pro-9000-Black/dp/tech-data/B000RZQZM0
>
> Is there any way to determine when Amazon starts stocking BCD 9
> instead of BCD 8?
>
> Thanks, Ted

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