I have been using this cheap $28 cam for "live streaming" chess events for a couple of years now and it's high time I changed it.

Hopped on over to Low Yat and got the Logitech c615, an HD webcam that is capable of going 1080p.

So far it's produces clearer live cam videos and I am happy with it.

You can check it out at the National Closed 2014 blog where I am streaming live now.

http://nc-2014.blogspot.com

The quality of the livecam video is very much better compared to the old webcam. (see sample above)