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Wow, I've used a C920 and now a C930 and never had any issue, although I just do meetings.
I'm interested on seeing opinions too.
My c920 now glitches out and refuses to stream video after about 10 minutes of use (mic still works tho). After some unknown long period of time, it resets and works for another 10 minutes
Yeah mine's doing that too, and my dmesg is flooded with USB disconnect and reconnects.
The thing probably is overheating and shutting off. I believe I've seen videos of them catching fire too, not sure if it's that one or another webcam that looks similar.
Mine's on a USB hub with buttons for each port so I just leave its port off until I need the camera and only turn it on when needed.