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How can 2x low-res low-framerate webcams cost $150 when I can buy as many as I want new, shipped for $6 apiece?
by ggruschow 16y ago
How can 2x low-res low-framerate webcams cost $150 when I can buy as many as I want new, shipped for $6 apiece?
- Simucal 16y agoProbably because it isn't just a webcam. It projects hundreds of IR dots all over its field of vision to help calculate depth. http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/04/what-kinect-looks-like-in-infrared-vision/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/04/what-kinect-looks-like-...
- ggruschow 16y agoI didn't say it was just a webcam. I said it should cost in the ballpark of 2x of them. Adding a $1 LED with hundreds of little holes in front of it doesn't change that. Note: I'm not making any statement about the possible awesomeness or lameness of the system. All I'm saying is the parts aren't expensive.