WebCam for Windows Media Center PC

[sqlguy]

I am having a lot of grief trying to find a webcam compatible with
Windows Media Center PC. I tried a Logitec only to find that they do
not support that OS and maybe never will. I am located in Canada and
would very much appreciate anyone who knows where a list of compatible
webcams are. MS are you listening. I could find no such thing on your
website and companies such as Logitec and Creative have no visible
support statements. I had to phone Logitec to get the answer that they
don't do Media Center

 

[Kevin]

I am having a lot of grief trying to find a webcam compatible with
Windows Media Center PC. I tried a Logitec only to find that they do
not support that OS and maybe never will. I am located in Canada and
would very much appreciate anyone who knows where a list of compatible
webcams are. MS are you listening. I could find no such thing on your
website and companies such as Logitec and Creative have no visible
support statements. I had to phone Logitec to get the answer that they
don't do Media Center

The problem has to do with the drivers and not the camera itself. You will
have to find third-party software to use the camera. If the documentation
on the package does not specifically state that the camera is compatible
with Windows Media Center Edition, then either look at a different camera
maker or use third-party software with it. A Google search turns up
basically what I have just written; that is that lots of people are looking
for web cams that work with MCE.

What is the reason for using MCE as opposed to XP? It's been my experience
that most of the features that make MCE different from XP are not used by
people anyway.

 

[sqlguy]

Thanks for the reply.

The box came with MCE installed. The more I use it the more I want to
ditch it. I did get a Creative Web Cam to work. though. Still have
lots of problems with this OS. Usually I don't hang with the MS haters
but this experience is pushing towards the dark side.

 

[Melody]

Hello.

the exact same thing happened to me today. I have a HP Pavillion Media
Center that was presinstalled with Windows XP Media Center edition. I
could have had the home edition but I said what the heck, I'll take
the Media Center edition.

I have no clue what the difference is between Windows XP and windows
xp media center edition. Is there a difference?

I used to have Windows ME but that was horrible so a few months ago I
got this nice new pavillion. Works just fine. I do the itunes thing.

I purchased a logitech webcam communicate the same time I got the HP
pavillion. Installed with no problem. Been using it for 5 months now.

Today, I kept getting error messages. I called up logitech and I was
told "oh you got it to work for 5 months, really, we don't support
Windows XP media center edition".

I replied "now you tell me this?" He emailed me instructions to do a
clean boot (whatever the heck that is". I did exactly what he said. At
first everything worked except I had no sound on any videos I created
with the webcam. All of a sudden, I got my sound back so right now
everything works fine.

I do not understand how something can work for 5 months and not work
and then work again. Drives me bonkers!!!!

So if this happens again, what kind of webcam do I buy?

Just wanted to share my story.

Mel

 

[sqlguy]

Don't you just love computers. Anyways I went the Creative way. I got
a USB web cam and it work just fine. I am boggled that Logitech would
not support an OS and that from my conversation with them was required
to find this out.

Go Creative.

Lloyd