The Logitech 9000 webcam was very easy to set up and use. I bought two units and sent one to our relatives. We were able to link up immediately using Skype. The unit comes with some Logitech Vid software but we decided not to use the software or the Logitech conferencing capability. The video images worked very well. Sound is also very good via the integral microphone as long as there is enough bandwidth on both ends of the conversation. On one end of our conversation we were using Windows Vista and Skype and on the other end we were using Windows XP and Skype. In my opinion, this is a very good product. Ordering was easy and delivery on time. Good luck!