Philips SPC900NC

[Stargazer33]

You are reading the post from one happy boy!

I just picked up a Philips SPC900NC off of E-bay for £41.00 including postage!

Astro imaging here I come!

Bryan

[JamesF]

Blimey, you did well there.

James

[Stargazer33]

Yep, did really well.

I don't think the seller was aware of its potential use, rarity and therefore value.

Looking closely at the pic they posted and zooming in I read SPC900NC on the box.

The seller just posted it as a Philips 1.3 mp web cam, so I think some people missed it. It also finished at 14:05 so a lot of people interested would have been at work. As nobody goes on the internet in work time I had a clear run.

All I need now is clear sky and I'm away!

[JB80]

Is it already astro flashed?

You may need to flash it and install the right drivers for it as well.

That said it's still a good price these days for one.

[Skybrowser]

Nice one. I saw one go for over £100 a few weeks back! I see there are a few more out there now and again. But for the price you paid, it's virtually a bargain these days.

[itlee]

nice one, i paid just over 100 quid for mine with lens modified/removed and flashed.

feeling ripped off now , but where i live there was no other choice

[M4lcs67]

V good!!!!!!. They are like rockinghorse these days. I may end up with the Microsoft HD as that seems to be the new one of choice.

[Pete0099]

I got my spc900 web cam three wk ago from auto trader believe it or not and at the bargain price of £7.00 including postage and packageing now that's a brilliant deal lol.

[sanmatt]

I got my spc900 web cam three wk ago from auto trader believe it or not and at the bargain price of £7.00 including postage and packageing now that's a brilliant deal lol.

That is a stellar bargain!

(just saw one on eBay for £175 I think it was - anyone who pays that much deserves cloudy nights for a month for being a mug!)

[Stargazer33]

I've had cloudy nights here for nearly 5 weeks - with the odd [single hand count] night clear for a bit. So what have I done wrong!

Funny, but I never thought of looking on AutoTrader for a web cam Pete! Nice find.

Put the nose piece (from FLO) on the cam last night. Had to cut the tape on the box and software envelope as it was BNIB.

I have a Baader Neo filter that I got for a birthday recently. Can I use this on the cam or do I need to get an IR/UV filter?

Anyway, if we ever get clear skies again down here I will be out imaging everything I can find.

Bryan

[WayBig]

That is a stellar bargain!

(just saw one on eBay for £175 I think it was - anyone who pays that much deserves cloudy nights for a month for being a mug!)

Crikey, you can almost get a DMK for that, I might list my SPC on eBay for a similarly ridiculous price and upgrade

[JamesF]

Were it not for the fact that I plan to use one of my SPCs as a guide camera and another as an all-sky camera, jobs that they should do quite adequately and which would cost me more to buy dedicated cameras for, then mine would have gone on ebay a few weeks ago.

Should modded cameras start turning up on ebay and going for stupendous prices then they might yet...

James

[sanmatt]

You are reading the post from one happy boy!

I just picked up a Philips SPC900NC off of E-bay for £41.00 including postage!

Astro imaging here I come!

Bryan

I was one of the watchers, but I forgot. Epic bargain well done you