Logitech TV Cam HD Review
My children are really lucky that they have been able to spend a lot of time with both sets of grandparents and get to build a relationship with them. However, their grandparents aren’t always near by and so we rely on Skype a lot to keep us connected as a family.
There have been many, many days crowded around an office chair as we all pile in to say hello to a loved one over Skype. Those phone calls always start our really fun but quickly ended up with my husband or I buried in children that started climbing all over us and stuck juggling kids that all want to be able to see and be seen.
Logitech makes a camera that helps! The Logitech TV Cam HD gives you high definition camera footage of your family and lets you connect Skype easily to your TV. We were able to try out the TV Cam and set it up in our master bedroom.
It was easy to set up the camera by plugging in the power and HDMI included cables and then setting up our WiFi settings. Finally, all we have to do is login to our Skype account whenever we want to make a call.
The TV Cam comes with a remote that lets you navigate your contacts list, sign-in, and even zoom or pan your video footage the recipient sees on their end.
Our whole family fits on our King Size bed and gives us room to sprawl out and be comfortable while chatting. This lets everyone not only see but be seen as well! We have really enjoyed staying connected with the grandma using our Logitech TV Cam HD.
The camera worked really well though we did have a moment where the interface froze on us and we needed to restart our video feed. Even still, everyone has loved seeing grandma on TV and it has really improved our ability to have a group discussion with all the kids around!
Logitech’s TV Cam HD is available on the Logitech website as well as at Best Buy and Amazon.
I received a Logitech TV Cam HD in exchange for this post. The opinions expressed above are my own. Any claims should be verified on the sponsor’s site.
I keep in touch with my family in other states by email,FB and texting. I could never afford anything like this. This is so cool! Thank you 馃檪
Telephone. (Gianna)
we stay connected by phone and by facebook
we stay connected by calling each other and visiting each other
We stay connected by doing things together every weekend
Having dinner together every night…
I stay connected to my family via phone, email, Facebook & Skype.
We love staying connected through Skype! My parents just got a tv camera for Skype and want us to get one too. This would be great!
Phone, Facebook, email
My extended family stays connected via Facebook. Immediate family stays connected via cell phones 馃檪
We have facetime on all our phones IPADS
We stay connected by phone and on FB. We also use the old fashioned way and send cards and letters.
Our family currently uses Skype but not as often as I would like. As both of my sons are currently serving in the Army; I am not able to see my 2 year old grandson (live – only pics and videos) and I have another grandchild on the way. With the Logitech TV Cam, keeping in touch would be so much more convenient and entertaining.
We stay connected mostly by phone and email.
We stay connected by getting together for family dinners.
Love this! my family stays connected thru email now 馃檪
Love that you don’t need a PC to use this TV Cam. (Many grandparents aren’t into that techno stuff and yet want to stay in touch with the family.) We keep in touch with face-to-face visits when possible and also email and phone calls. Thanks!
sharonjo at gwtc dot net
Neat camera. We communicate primarily via laptop.
mostly through facebook
Mostly through phone, facebook. I live away from all of the family. It would be nice to try Skype.
my son would love this…..he plays minecraft with friends from all over the world, and this would be perfect
My family stays connected through email facebook and twitter. We also Skype a lot since my family lives 2 hours from me and we don’t get 2 visit as often as we would like. The kids love talking to Granny via Skype! I also visited!
facebook, and phone calls/texting.
Phone calls & FB mostly.
We talk on the phone and we use Facebook. Of course, visiting never hurts too!
We FaceTime and email, and of course facebook
We stay connected mostly by phone and occasional facebook posts.
We do facebook, mobile calls, and skype.
We stay connected with phones, email, and lots of Facebook.
We stay connected with iPhones and Facetime.
we use emails and computer skype
we just a lot of facebook chat!
Emails and phones
so many of our family live far away it would be amazing to have this
We discuss the day over dinner. Seriously.
We stay connected using our iphones for facetime for the inlaws but my side of the family do not have iphones
seems like an excellent gadget!! I love using skype to keep in contact with my family members all over the world! keeps us together!
we stay connected through skype video chat and phonecalls 馃檪
I’ve only seen my nephew once this would be great to have!
We stay connected through facebook and phone calls.
we use cell phones and facebook mostly
Mostly text, now i think about it, that is kind of bad, lol
this is a great prize.
Agree!
We talk on cell phones and landlines, facebook and texting
Lots of texting. My boyfriend works out of state so this would be great!
We use Skype a lot
We stay connected through cell phones and visits.
email & skype mostly
We stay connected via our web cam on our computer. It is nothing like this amazing web cam.
We stay connected via cellphone, text and email.
We’ve been using Facebook but this looks better.
we’re lo-tech – phone.
Calling
We stay in touch trough phone, text, and face-to-face with occasional e-mails, and of course Facebook. Haven’t skyped yet, although my parents do!
We stay in touch through Facebook more than any other way.
I didn’t even know such a camera for Skype on TV existed! Currently we stay in touch via phone or Skype on the laptop.
We stay connected with the smart phone mostly and we use face time.
we text, videos and photos thru text and skype
thru Skype, facebook, text messaging and phone calls
We text and sometimes send pix through the phone. I love talking though much better. Maybe that is why they always text.
i dont have any family, i email or call the people i need to correspond to…i would have liked this when my mother was alive and i was living in another state, however, she would not have known how to use it…i dont have long distance on my landline, i use my cell phone, but skpe would be nice..longtech makes good products.
we text each other
We text, phone, and skype sometimes.
Right now we’re staying connected with Skype.
i keep in touch with my family via skype all the time. it would be so nice to see them on the big screen and chat!
text messaging, visits!
text messages, pictures, and phone calls
email and pictures
We make lots of phone calls and send pics via email a lot!
Lots of phone calls
we have started using facetime on our iphones
email, facebook,facetime,phone
we use magic jack, email and facebook
We moved to Florida from IL about a year ago, so we use skype all the time to stay in touch with family that is still in IL. We would love to have one these.
We keep in touch via cell phone and home phone, pictures facebook and emails and of course get togethers
[email protected]
My family stays connected through evening dinners
My family stays connected through the telephone.
We have never used skype but weve wanted to try. The kids are getting older and moving out so we need ways to keep in touch. Right now we send pictures and texts by phone.
Emails mostly
We text alot to each other.
My family stays connected by texting mostly. We have also used Skype by Webcam on the computer every now and then.
We are all scattered over the US so we use Facebook, Skype, email, cell phones
We use our cell phones to keep in touch when we;re out.
A lot of use facebook, texting and pick up the phone and call.
no fun, Europeans want to compete too 馃檨
we stay connected by phone
emails, phone, text we are all scattered all over
My family stays connected by using instant messaging.
My family stays connected through phone conversations, Facebook, and sometimes Skype!
Phone and email mostly. My deaf daughter has a video phone which works almost the same way as this but it can only call other video phones so this would be perfect for her to “talk” to people who don’t have one!
WE stay connected via cell phone, web..facebook, texting and more
We stay in touch by phone.
i have other logitech products very durable love my mouse and webcam
We use mainly phones and email.
Skype, FB and phone calls
Now that I visited this site, unfortunately we use the telephone & FACEBOOK. THIS IS REALLY COOL !
We stay connected on the telephone. I saw at the link that you can Skype WITHOUT a computer?? The technology just blows me away!
We talk on the telephone and text on Facebook mostly.
We stay connected with facebook
We stay connected through Skype and Facebook.
Great idea! We have family all over the world, so this is a device well worth using.
Phone calls, Facebook and Skype when it works on my tablet!
My family and I call each other a few times a week
Mostly texting, but we also use skype, FB, and facetime 馃檪
our family stay connected using webcam, oovoo, skype, texting, and phone calls
We stay connected through e-mail, Facebook, phone calls, and Skype!
elling me how your family stays connected!
we still use phones,and maybe a little bit of emails
We stay connected through text, calling, skype, and facebook.
[email protected]
I hate to admit it buts it mostly thru facebook. But at least we are all talking 馃檪
We use Facebook.
My children are scattering so we keep connected by phone calls texts and skype
We still always gather on the 4th of July, no matter where in the world we might be. No exceptions, lol – We book a year in advance every year to ensure we will be there! Some also have Skype and others Just Call!
We stay connected via phone, text & social media.
we stay connected by phone, email and facebook.
Skype, email, and phone. Thanks Janel!
we visit each other at least a few times a week I love it!
Skype, text, email, iphone, and snail mail!
Right now we stay connected via email and phone. However, I want to get the family using Skype.
abfantom at yahoo dot com
My family uses Skype to stay connected. It’s great to see the grand kids!
We dont have any web cams yet so we stay in touch with family that is far away by making phone calls every weekend
We stay connected by email and phone.
I stay connected with many family members through facebook.
We stay connected with pictures and posts on Facebook and video chatting through Skype 馃檪 Being able to video chat through the TV would be amazing ’cause the screen is so much bigger! and is HD 馃檪
We use phones, sometimes Facebook as well.
we get together often for cookouts and holidays
my family stays connected by making frequent phone calls 馃檪
We send lots and lots of texts
My Dad and my brother and his family live out of state. We usually connect via phone and sometimes email.
We use the phone
I stay connected on FB
skype and email pictures
We email photos and videos, skype and text one another.
Emails and texting. Guess I should pick up the phone more often!
Skype and constant emails
We currently use Facetime on our iPhone.
we use skype at my neighbor’s house to talk to my mom and grandparents!
We stay connected with skype and messenger
we stay connected with facebook and calling
we stay connected by facetime & skype.
All of our family is far away, so we love skype, and facetime. Good luck to all the US people who are entering! Totally jealous over here in Canada LOL
Being a military family we move away from family and hubby deploys, so we facetime, webam, and call a lot.
we stay connected by doing a lot of skype