Philips SPC1330NC webcam reviewed: high quality but not exactly high speed

If you're still Skyping in VGA you need to get with the times, brotherman. Two megapixel webcams are where its at, and according to the review at Register Hardware, the £70 ($110) Philips SPC1330NC delivers. It'll interpolate up to eight megapixel stills if you want to play pretend, its f2.0 aperture gives it great low-light performance, and a stereo mic puts it ahead of the competition, like Microsoft's mono-tastic LifeCam Show. Overall the chromed cam earns high marks, only disappointing by not delivering its advertised 90fps max speed until the resolution is dropped to decidedly sub-VGA resolutions. But, unless you plan on kung-fu chatting, chances are you can get by with less.

[Ike Turner Posted May 21st 2009 7:05PM]

W00t! Better quality webcam porn! yes Show me your tities baby!

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2009 7:26PM]

What he said

[Techie Posted May 21st 2009 7:41PM]

2MP is not going to get you good quality, wtf is Engadget thinking?

[Javindo Posted May 21st 2009 7:07PM]

This was on The Gadget Show (UK) recently; at higher quality the FPS drops but the lower quality seems OK for a webcam.

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2009 7:09PM]

What's the point of stereo mics when they're so close together?

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2009 7:11PM]

whats the point in stereo mics unless you're making music or a tv show?

[jsmrekar Posted May 21st 2009 7:16PM]

what the point in...ccccccc combo breaker.

figured I would head it off at the pass.

[RioRyan Posted May 21st 2009 7:56PM]

whats the point of heading it off at the pass?
the combo is not broken anyway, since joseph also began with whats the point

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2009 8:37PM]

in that case.... C-C-C-C-C-C-COMMMBO BREAKER!

[troyallen Posted May 21st 2009 7:44PM]

I have the previous model. Excellent quality on Justin.tv

[fourthletter Posted May 21st 2009 7:45PM]

whats the point of 90fps ?

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2009 9:47PM]

whats the point of asking the point of 90fps ?

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2009 8:33PM]

I bought this and was so disappointed with the awful software that came with it. I returned it and bought a logitech 2MP webcam and been very happy since.

[ebayaholic Posted May 21st 2009 9:00PM]

Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000. 2.0MP and $60. I've had one for a bit over a year and the video quality on it is superb!

[stridermt2k Posted May 22nd 2009 12:44AM]

Because more megapixels is always the answer, as opposed to sensors or optics, right?

[(Unverified) Posted May 22nd 2009 3:43AM]

If it can do 720p30 then it's HD, if it cant it's not. Couldn't tell if the review actually answered that. Also the reviewer is one ugly individual.