>>>> But the picture is absolutely TERRIBLE! I bought one and >>>> spent hours and hours trying to get a decent picture. >> >> > > terrible compared to what? > > compared to other solutions that cost <$500 it seems pretty good to me. > > -- > Tarik APPLE STORES sell the Philips 740K. SO go to the Apple Store and ask them to set each up on the same machine to compare the two. This is the situation I had when I got the iSight home. You will find that the iSight is a dog compared to the Philips as well as any number of good USB webcams.