Need webcam for Skype

[donfm]

My daughter just moved to Italy to teach in Milan. I need to get a webcam so that I may keep in touch with her via Skype video chat.

I know nothing about webcams. Would appreciate it greatly if some of you techno gurus can suggest a decent reliable cam for me. I don't need 12 MP resolution .....just something decent and user friendly without a lot of lag.

I would prefer something with a decent onboard mic as well.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[gevorg]

I use Microsoft Lifecam Cinema for international Skype calls, works pretty good. Just ~$40 on Amazon, but its been out for awhile so maybe there is already something better for the price. For best performance with it, I would suggest at least a Core 2 Duo CPU and 2GB of RAM.

 

[OlafSicky]

Lifecam cinema is good and has a great mic

 

[donfm]

Thanks for the responses.....I was looking at that and the Logitech C910 or C920. It's funny the older model is more expensive than the new C920. While I don't actually need 1080p for my purposes I suppose in the future it would be nice to have.

I read in several reviews that the LifeCam autofocus is a bit too sensitive and is an issue. Any comments on that?