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Wireless Webcam

Hello Experts,

I need a wireless webcam compatible with Windows. The current webcam I have is cheap and not wireless and when I use it with a USB cable extension. Am I right in saying USB won't work well with a really long cable, this is 5 metres away from the computer? Can you give me a recommendation of webcams (good, better, best options) that work with a 5 metre USB cable or wireless models that work over bluetooth or wifi. The last complication is this computer is a Mac running Parallels virtualisation software, so I'm a bit worried about using a Bluetooth webcam in case it won't work. It should though. Any ideas welcome?

Kev
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you can check at ebay or nextag. you can also compair their features and even filter them according to your needs.

http://www.nextag.com/wireless-webcam/compare-html
try this one:  Cisco-Linksys Wireless-N Internet Home Monitoring Camera.  I use this wireless to monitor my home from the web.  Very nice!!
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Using a powered hub worked. Thanks.