

Just think about it before ordering this camera. The retention mechanism relies of the fact that your TV has a hard edge at the top, and while this worked with most of the TVs that I have seen, an exotic design may be an issue. In any case let us know what you think in the comments. Maybe there is also a desire to make the device bigger for esthetic reasons: to match the overall proportions of a big TV. If it was not for that, Logitech could reduce the size dramatically. On the other hand, I believe that most of the space is there to accommodate the four microphones found at the top of the TV Cam HD. However, just like laptop webcam cannot rival with stand-alone one in the PC world, no embedded TV Cam has the optical and audio (recording) qualities of this Logitech TV Cam HD. By elegant, I don’t mean small obviously because the Logitech TV Cam HD is much larger than camera systems that are integrated into modern TVs. The industrial design is quite elegant for this type of external solution. I’m glad that Logitech didn’t cheap out on the cable because it’s extremely frustrating to have to get one from a different source. Logitech provides pretty much everything you need to get started: webcam device itself of course, but also an HDMI cable, the power brick, a small remote and the user documentation. I also used Skype on the Samsung Smart TV Series 8000 (2012 model, dual-core), so I have some experience with Skype on many platforms. It is a device that provides the same service as this Logitech TV Cam HD. I have tested a number of webcams and even bought a Tely HD skype camera for my parents. I am a webcam enthusiast, and I talk to my family on Skype a couple of times a week. In this review, we are putting the Logitech TV Cam HD to the test to see if it lives up to the sales pitch. It works with any HDMI-enabled television, can connect to WiFi or Wired Ethernet and promises clear video and good outgoing audio. That’s where the Logitech TV Can HD comes into play. Given that TVs can be used for many years, it’s unlikely that those people (probably you, since you are reading this) will upgrade their TVs just to video chat. Although many smart TVs now offer Skype as an integrated option, there are even more HDTVs out there that do not have the option. It is obvious that a lot of people would love using Skype on their TV, and the proliferation large and cheap LCD TVs only makes this idea more pervasive. The Logitech TV Cam HD brings Logitech into a market that is highly desired, but yet poorly served: Skype on the big screen.
