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bigO · 07-29-2003, 02:44 PM

Hya all, this is my first thread so I'm a bit excited (ehmm.. geek).
I just got the PS2 Eye Toy thing for my birthday (http://www.eyetoy.com) and I gotta say it's pretty cool. A few friends and I played all last evening. Mostly we enjoyed making fun of each other bouncing like apes in front of the TV.
Anyway, the thing is I tried to connect the Eye Toy camera hardware (comes with a USB connector) to my PC to see if it can serve as a web cam as well. Well, all I got was my winXP stuck for a while and then it installing the hardware as Logitech USB camera or something, but it also flagged it as not properly installed (the yellow annoying question mark, ya know).
So I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this new hardware and if anyone has succeeded in using it as a web cam.

Oh, one more thing, the Eye Toy games are mostly for kids, so if you feel too grown-up, don't buy it - you have been duly forewarned.

Mr.Deflok · 07-29-2003, 08:03 PM

I doubt that the EyeToy will work on your PC without 3rd party tools or a converter. Besides, the camera has a built-in motion sensor that has no use on a PC webcam.

t3m3st · 07-29-2003, 08:49 PM

what does one of those go for?

bigO · 07-30-2003, 03:38 AM

I was thinking just that Deflok, it also seems like a terrible overkill to use such a sophisticated device as a web cam, but still, since I have it and still haven't purchased a web cam I thought I would give it a go.
As for the cost - can't really say, it was a gift.

07-29-2003, 02:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigO Upright Location: Israel	Need help with PS2 Eye Toy Hya all, this is my first thread so I'm a bit excited (ehmm.. geek). I just got the PS2 Eye Toy thing for my birthday (http://www.eyetoy.com) and I gotta say it's pretty cool. A few friends and I played all last evening. Mostly we enjoyed making fun of each other bouncing like apes in front of the TV. Anyway, the thing is I tried to connect the Eye Toy camera hardware (comes with a USB connector) to my PC to see if it can serve as a web cam as well. Well, all I got was my winXP stuck for a while and then it installing the hardware as Logitech USB camera or something, but it also flagged it as not properly installed (the yellow annoying question mark, ya know). So I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this new hardware and if anyone has succeeded in using it as a web cam. Oh, one more thing, the Eye Toy games are mostly for kids, so if you feel too grown-up, don't buy it - you have been duly forewarned. __________________ It's life Jim but not as we know it.

07-29-2003, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
t3m3st Vroom! Location: Toronto	what does one of those go for? __________________ I do it for the rare drops

07-30-2003, 03:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
bigO Upright Location: Israel	I was thinking just that Deflok, it also seems like a terrible overkill to use such a sophisticated device as a web cam, but still, since I have it and still haven't purchased a web cam I thought I would give it a go. As for the cost - can't really say, it was a gift. __________________ It's life Jim but not as we know it.

07-29-2003, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	I doubt that the EyeToy will work on your PC without 3rd party tools or a converter. Besides, the camera has a built-in motion sensor that has no use on a PC webcam.