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Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by Markoff »

delecti wrote: post #70
Paraesthetic wrote: post #50

Went to the computer shop to get a few wekcams for our remote workers. The guy said they had 30 cameras in that morning and had two left. I got those two. Its a computer shop I only use as a last resort because they are useless. Seems to be the case across the board though, I bought some Microsoft LifeCam Studios because Microsoft had some in stock. But couldn't find much else anywhere else.

It seems odd to note that you think the only store which had the product you were looking for is useless.

he clearly meant useless under normal circumstances when you have much more and cheaper options online than in brick and mortar store

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by EGreg »

kasey_junk wrote: post #93
Semaphor wrote: post #15

Yeast. I haven’t needed yeast in years, recently I found a recipe with yeast I wanted to try and found out that, at least where I am in Germany, yeast is sold out. I heard about the webcam thing from my boss, he asked me if he gave me a webcam years ago when I started remote working. He did, but it was in the attic and I had to go looking for it ;)

Yeast came back in stock at my local stores just as the flour ran out.

Don’t worry At least us Jews won’t be buying yeast or flour in the next 8 days :)

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by pdpi »

vetinari wrote: post #78
buro9 wrote: post #63

I bought an Elgato CamLink instead... hooked it up to a DSLR I already owned, and it makes for a stunningly crisp and clear, high quality, webcam. Of course, using a 42.4 Megapixel sensor and a Carl Zeiss Sonnar lens it would. https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/cam-link-4k Turns a HDMI input into a USB web cam.

I used to use Gopro this way. The problem was, that Gopro runs on battery when turned on (even when not recording, just in monitor mode), but charges it only when the camera is off. With my old battery, the sessions were... short. So I managed to snatch a Brio last week, and I'm much more satisfied.

I’m using the elgato camlink as well and got one of these to keep my camera going — https://www.amazon.co.uk/AC-PW20-Adapter-Replacement-NP-FW50...

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by mellosouls »

It's irritating that some historical price comparison sites (e.g. CamelCamelCamel - at least in the EU) are being leaned on by Amazon to cease their activity.

Where items are available, I actually would like to know who's profiteering before sending them my money.

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

rjkennedy98 wrote: post #84
TrackerFF wrote: post #23

After bars and restaurants closed down here, some 3 weeks ago, various alcoholic drinks have become very scarce. People are just hoarding wines and beers like never before - was going to pick up a couple of bottles of wine, but walked out with cheap vodka.

That's surprising because usually during an economic downturn lifespans go up precisely because people spend less on alcohol and other drugs.

Do you have a citation to support that trend, please? I'd expect the reverse -- somewhat like, I gather, cinema use increases because people don't go on holidays but have staycations.

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by owenwil »

postingawayonhn wrote: post #3

And standing desks. I've been trying to source some for my business (to retail) and all of the cheaper models are sold out. The models we have been able to source are a harder sell at their price point. https://www.elementrelocations.com.au/work-from-home

For what it's worth, I found Autonomous.ai to be fast shipping and high quality for the price of their standing desks (and chairs!). If you're in the US/Canada they're still shipping quickly.

This (referral) link provides a discount on all of their standing desks/chairs: https://www.autonomous.ai/?rid=f1ef57&utm_campaign=referrals...

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by dasyatidprime »

dannyw wrote: post #44
martin_a wrote: post #6

Look no further than simple headsets. Wanted to have a light, cheap one from Sennheiser (one of those for 20 €) for homeoffice use. Sold out on Amazon. Estimated delivery mid or late May. And it's like that for all the inexpensive "business headphones". If you want some shiny-blinky-bulky-"gamer headset", Amazon will be happy to send you a dozen till tomorrow morning. It's crazy.

Just wear a gamer headset then.

I use a Sennheiser GAME ZERO for audio calls on a regular basis, including professionally, because the sound quality is quite good for voice. (I do also use it for gaming, and for music listening.) For audio calls they're not going to see it anyway, and I don't think most of the people I talk to would care if they saw it on a video call; the design doesn't scream “business”, but the red metal tracery is the only flashy thing about it, and that's kinda subtle.

What's more of a problem I might run into soon is that my setup was already out of date for video calls; this seems increasingly like a hard expectation rather than an optional plus; and the pseudo-docking way I use my primary laptop at my desk doesn't currently allow me to orient the builtin camera so that it catches my expression at a reasonable angle while also letting me leave the monitor in front of me. Putting the laptop where my monitor currently is might be workable, but it could also get squint-inducing at that distance… I might have to play around with this.

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by TheAdamist »

Wyze cheap security cameras released a firmware that turns them into a webcam. Still in stock.

You will also need a USB a-a cable that I didn't know existed or was legal.

And a 32gb microsd.

I did this last week, came in one day on Amazon prime. Under $50 for everything.

Setup went okay, although the 3-4 minutes for firmware write was under a minute for me with their branded microsd.

Quality is passable, lens is more fisheye than I'd prefer so you see my messy office, but it works. 1080/30 the software claims. Note it has a speaker, so check your sound mixer settings to have it not steal audio out.

https://support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041605111-W...

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