Webcam for iChat AV 3

Hi all,
My 5 year old standalone iSight die. I was very happy with it but since I have checked the prices and are way to expensive (from $175 up to $500+) i would like to get another webcam similar to the iSight.
Apple store has the *Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro* ($129.95) but other stores have the *Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000* for less (on sale $65.95).
Are they as good as the iSight? any suggestions?
I have PowerPC G4 OS 10.4.11
Thank you for your help and time!
Leonardo
Message was edited by: Leonardo Villa

Hi,
At this point you are somewhat stuck between two pillars.
Your Mac may not have USB 2.0
This limits you to USB 1.1 cameras.
These in turn need Mac Drivers and not all manufactures do Mac Drivers (Or they do not contain the same feature set as the Windows version.
There are two main suppliers of third Party Drivers.
You Will also Need the iUSBCam Utility
If you visit the Above link you will see they have a Camera guide top right.
This has a couple of tables of many cameras and which Drivers they need to use including Links to the Macam site and IOXperts (the third Party Drivers)
If you have a tower and have installed a USB 2.0 card then the OS since 10.4.9 has included what is called a USB Video Class (UVC) Compliant Driver.
This allows you to use any UVC compliant (Vista Certified) Camera (Although again not always with the same feature set)
Firewire cameras are technically still a possibility but tracking down a WebCam one is now virtually impossible. One previous Supplier (of iReZ Kritters) now do Medical cameras only.
Many USB 2.0 cameras are as good as the Firewire in some respects although the detail/Quality the Firewire cameras can produce is technically superior (It takes a very good eye to spot the difference though and possibly iMovie rather than iChat).
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