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Camera owner asks Canon, skies: Why is it $5/month for webcam software? (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's essentially the same thing, but instead of paying for software, you're using more complicated free software, and paying for the hardware.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The hardware cost me less than 5 bucks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's gotta be pretty jank. If I'm trying to connect a pro-sumer camera like in the article, I'd want the connection to be quality. Pro-sumer capture cards start at around $300.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I have a high end Canon myself, and the card does an excellent job. I bought it while living in China though, tech there costs a fraction of what you pay in the US.