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starman · Aug 7, 2007, 06:41 PM

Someone at work wanted one and apparently they're gone. What's the replacement for people like me that have Mac Pros?

C.A.T.S. CEO · Aug 7, 2007, 06:49 PM

They've been gone since November, tis a shame that they're gone tho.

Mithras · Aug 7, 2007, 06:53 PM

I think it had to do with environmental regulations in Europe.

turtle777 · Aug 7, 2007, 07:01 PM

Weren't there rumors of a successor ?

-t

::maroma:: · Aug 7, 2007, 07:50 PM

I think the successor are the built in iSights. I suspect the next version of the Cinema Displays will have them.

TETENAL · Aug 7, 2007, 08:11 PM

If I remember correctly iChat now officially supports third-party USB webcams, so there's no need for a successor.

Doofy · Aug 7, 2007, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Mithras

I think it had to do with environmental regulations in Europe.

Yes. A bunch of music gear I was going to buy fell foul of this directive too.

No matter. I'm sure it's much better for the environment to drive 400 miles for a face-to-face instead.

analogika · Aug 7, 2007, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by TETENAL

If I remember correctly iChat now officially supports third-party USB webcams, so there's no need for a successor.

Except for the fact that I have yet to find one that measures up to the iSight's quality.

Chuckit · Aug 7, 2007, 09:06 PM

I've heard good things about Logitech's cameras. Have you tried any of their higher-end stuff?

analogika · Aug 7, 2007, 09:32 PM

I've tried the Logitech Ultra Vision USB cam.

Image quality is okay, but for some reason lighting is a problem with non-iSights.

I have no idea what Apple is doing - hardware algorithms or whatever, but the fact is that chatting on an iSight by the light of two candles and the display works fine,

Buckaroo · Aug 7, 2007, 10:28 PM

You can buy a used one on ebay. They cost more than when they were new.

Brass · Aug 7, 2007, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by analogika

I have no idea what Apple is doing - hardware algorithms or whatever, but the fact is that chatting on an iSight by the light of two candles and the display works fine,

The (external) iSight had a LOT of hidden functionality built in, including night vision, if you knew how to enable it (the 'iGlasses' application was great for playing around and using all this functionality). I don't know of any other camera that does all the stuff you could do with an iSight and iGlasses. Some of the stuff can be done with any camera and CPU, but a lot of it was built into the iSight itself, and cannot be done any other way (eg, night vision).

rickey939 · Aug 7, 2007, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Buckaroo

You can buy a used one on ebay. They cost more than when they were new.

Yep! I sold mine on Amazon.com for $315....Rev A version as well.

Crazy!

zerock · Aug 7, 2007, 11:31 PM

i have one ( i dont use it), maybe i should put it up in ebay.

passmaster16 · Aug 8, 2007, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by rickey939

Yep! I sold mine on Amazon.com for $315....Rev A version as well.

Crazy!

Yeah I did the same once I found out they were discontinued. I wasn't using it much....sold if for $250 and purchased a $30 logitech usb which worked fine for a while until 10.4.9 update broke the functionality of the usb cams. Supposedly 10.4.11 is going to fix this.

IceEnclosure · Aug 8, 2007, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Brass

The (external) iSight had a LOT of hidden functionality built in, including night vision, if you knew how to enable it (the 'iGlasses' application was great for playing around and using all this functionality). I don't know of any other camera that does all the stuff you could do with an iSight and iGlasses. Some of the stuff can be done with any camera and CPU, but a lot of it was built into the iSight itself, and cannot be done any other way (eg, night vision).

I have a Firewire iBot from orangemicro.com and it has the "night vision" feature in iglasses as well.

moonmonkey · Aug 9, 2007, 08:00 AM

How can it have night vision?

Brass · Aug 9, 2007, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by moonmonkey

How can it have night vision?

Howstuffworks "How Night Vision Works"

It's essentially using image enhancement (not the thermal imaging method, I presume).

CollinG3G4 · Aug 10, 2007, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO

T tis a shame that they're gone tho.

Yeah, nothing like buying an overpriced web cam with a Apple logo on it.

IceEnclosure · Aug 10, 2007, 02:20 PM

why do ALL webcams look so stupid? iSight was the only cool one.

IceEnclosure · Aug 10, 2007, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by CollinG3G4

Yeah, nothing like buying an overpriced web cam with a Apple logo on it.

It had good video, and a nice microphone. And it was quite the looker. There's Logitech cams that are over $100 nowadays and they're lame.

lpkmckenna · Aug 10, 2007, 03:19 PM

I don't think Apple will be incorporating iSights into the Cinema Displays. Anyone "rich" enough to afford a Cinema Display is probably "rich" enough to own a DV camera with FireWire.

TETENAL · Aug 10, 2007, 06:47 PM

I doubt rich people want to put tripods with a DV camcorder behind their cinema displays.

JoshuaZ · Aug 11, 2007, 04:51 AM

Originally Posted by rickey939

Yep! I sold mine on Amazon.com for $315....Rev A version as well.

Crazy!

Holy moly. I didn't know they were that much! I've got a rev a to sell this month (just ordered a Macbook Pro) and i'm thrilled to hear this news. I could really use the cash after blowing 300,000 yen....

Crazy. Forsure.

moonmonkey · Aug 11, 2007, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by JoshuaZ

Holy moly. I didn't know they were that much! I've got a rev a to sell this month (just ordered a Macbook Pro) and i'm thrilled to hear this news. I could really use the cash after blowing 300,000 yen....

Crazy. Forsure.

Who is this yen guy?

Rumor · Aug 11, 2007, 06:15 AM

Not one, but 300,000 with the same name.

MOTHERWELL · Aug 11, 2007, 11:20 PM

Whoah I didn't know the iSight is worth MORE. I just sent mine to my brother because I got a new laptop. Time to take that back!

SSharon · Aug 12, 2007, 08:32 PM

it is tempting to sell my iSight now that it is worth so much but I don't think I can part with it for some crappy USB thing. My parents have an iSight as well with their iMac g5. Hmm, if I sell them both I can pay for my iPhone.

Mastrap · Aug 12, 2007, 09:26 PM

Damn. I gave mine away with my old G5 when I sold it. Damn, damn, damn.

JellyBeen · Aug 12, 2007, 11:32 PM

I just purchased for my GF's eMAC the xbox 360 webcam. The picture quality is top notch and works out of the box without any drivers in 10.4.9 and only costs ~50 bucks or less. I highly reccomend it!

-Q- · Aug 27, 2007, 09:14 PM

Was searching for a camera for my friend with an iBook came across a nice list at the skype forums:

List of compatible USB webcams for macintosh - Skype Forums

Grrr · Aug 28, 2007, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by JellyBeen

I just purchased for my GF's eMAC the xbox 360 webcam. The picture quality is top notch and works out of the box without any drivers in 10.4.9 and only costs ~50 bucks or less. I highly reccomend it!

I read this is good too. But I believe it has no mic? Could be important to some..

PurpleGiant · Aug 29, 2007, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

Damn. I gave mine away with my old G5 when I sold it. Damn, damn, damn.

I sold mine to a friend for about half of what I bought it for when I got a new MacBook. Thought that was a fair compromise. Oops.

analogika · Aug 29, 2007, 03:31 AM

Kept mine.

Andy8 · Aug 29, 2007, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by analogika

Kept mine.

Use mine daily

Sörnäinen · Aug 29, 2007, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by Buckaroo

You can buy a used one on ebay. They cost more than when they were new.

Actually i got 227 Euro for my old isight. This is ridiculous- although it made me very happy.