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    parallel webcam

    anyone know of a good, reliable place to buy a parallel port webcam (not usb).

    would have put this in the need deals section but i wanted more people to see it and im not necessarily looking for a deal, just a good place to buy one from (i can't seem to find any).

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    why?


    I mean that would be slow, why not USB?

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    almost all webcams are 30 fps, i doubt that a parellel (max transfer 1 mb/sec) would be able to do that compared to USB (max transfer 12 mb/sec, exception: usb2) what? you have no usb ports? i've yet to find a parallel cam dude. good luck with this noah's ark-esk search.


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    if you have no USB then just get an add in card...

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    you're not goin to be like nija and stream yourself are you? if so, i'm not goin to help. hahaha


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    Got|Solder?

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    Originally posted by BrewMaster
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    LOL


    make a USB one parallel for him and sell it to him

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    i have a usb receptacle to centrontics female adaptor (parallel to usb printer). i think i paid like 36 bucks for it and never used it. you want it? cause i sure as hell don't.


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    yes they exist, webcams came before usb.

    no, its not so i can stream myself (it's not for me at all actually).

    its for a laptop with a busted usb port.

    im almost broke so i was gonna try to get a parallel webcam, i guess i'll just start looking for a pcmcia usb card.

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    bah, i ordered one, couldn't find one that wasnt refurbished except on ebay (i hate ordering from ebay unless for some strange reason i don't mind waiting a few months to get what i pay for).

    oh well.

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    I've got an old one in my basement I can let go for cheap....

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    get on ebay and look for a Creative Labs Webcam 1 or 2
    I dont believe they made the webcam 3 in a parallel version.

    The webcam 2 parallel was kinda ok if you were running win98se. with the newer WDM drivers.

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    I have a vivitar parallel webcam... my dad works for em and they got some pretty cool stuff.

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    ive never seen a parallel webcam, seen plenty of serial ones though.

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    Originally posted by g222leav
    you're not goin to be like nija and stream yourself are you? if so, i'm not goin to help. hahaha

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