Web cam recommendations please

Hi All,
I'd like to get a web cam with microphone for myself (in a low-light house) but also for three others who own pcs. These pc users are elderly with varying degrees of computer savvy. Sigh. This is strictly non-professional. Keeping the grandparents up to date on grand kids development, that sort of thing.
Does anybody have (1) opinions about what I should get for my Mac and (2) what to get these pc users?
Thanks so much.

If you have a Mac with USB 2.0 Ports and running greater than 10.4.9 then any USb camera that is "Vista Certified" or says USB Video Class (UVC) will work without need for extra drivers on the Mac.
If you have only got USB 1.1 ports then get a USB camera that has Mac Drivers and the iUSBCam utility (the page has a link to a camera guide about drivers as well).
The PCs will somewhat depend if they are on Vista or not.
8:34 PM Wednesday; December 10, 2008

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