i was thinking of webcams and computer monitors

i was think why aint they made a computer monitor with a webcam build in, they make laptops with build in webcam so why dont they make monitor with them. i dunno if they do but iv never seen one and they could easy make 1 more usb lead if it coz it be hard to connect to the computer with webcam aswell as they make like earphones with mics sometime 2 wires 1 for mic and 1 for speckers

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Permalink Reply by Dennis on December 30, 2008 at 12:52am: That will drive up the price of the monitors. Most people when they shop for a monitor, they shop for a monitor and not a monitor with a webcam. A webcam is a peripheral and it should stay that way, not everyone needs it and if you need one, you probably want to upgrade it every year or two. Laptops need webcam built in for practicality reason, no one wants to carry a webcam separate from the laptop everywhere they go. I think webcam installation are pretty straightforward for the most part. I don't know, that's just my two cents.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Helen on December 30, 2008 at 5:32am: the beauty of desktops is that you can modify modify upgrade and modify

If you sell a built in webcam to a monitor you don't allow for the same number of combinations or upgrade possibilities.

However, it may be possible to sell a monitor with a place in the top of it for a web cam to securely sit. Most webcams fall off or you have to stick them somewhere else on your desk. It might be a good marketing ploy to design a monitor that has a place for the web cam - or any other monitor peripheral. It would have to have a generic enough connector shape though or a new connector standard created - such as a slot in USB or something. Actually - that's not a bad idea - you could have a female USB slot on the top of the monitor and get web cam companies to design their web cams to be swivable around that connector. Then, if don't want it there - all you need is a USB extension lead that can be packaged up with the cam. Problem solved. Now are you going to market it or am I?! ;-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Warlock on December 30, 2008 at 10:33am: i have seen this on the internet; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SphereCat1 on December 30, 2008 at 12:04pm: Here's one: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Andrew on December 30, 2008 at 1:20pm: because that would make the monitors to spendy, I know that has already been said but I want to emphasize it because it is true. Many people want LARGE, CHEAP monitors. that is not always the case, of course, but it is often true...

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Permalink Reply by Mateus Augusto Lopes on December 30, 2008 at 1:25pm: Would be cool but not so practical.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jamesjimmy23 on December 30, 2008 at 2:13pm: They actually do make them, just not a lot of them. For example:
Apple LED Cinema Display
http://www.apple.com/displays/
Dell Crystal Monitor
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail....
I know Dell has another one too.

The thing is too, you're probably going to keep your monitor longer than a laptop. You'd be able to buy a new webcam with a desktop and it's one more thing you don't have to worry about breaking.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jason Gerbes on December 30, 2008 at 8:21pm: http://compumundo.com.ar/2007/producto.php?codigo=25584

Found this one after about half a secound of googling; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by franklin on December 30, 2008 at 8:42pm: If you were to have that, then you would have expensive montors, and it would take up a usb port+ vga or whetever connection you use; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Greg De Santis on December 30, 2008 at 9:05pm: The 20-inch Dell SP2008WFP LCD monitor has 1680x1050 resolution, 2ms response speed, and a 2000:1 contrast ratio. The best part is the built-in 2.0-megapixel webcam, and it retails for $289.; ▶ Reply to This