I had the chance to try out iSight and iChat AV today, and although I doubt I’d be willing to shell out $149 for even such a nice camera as that one, it was a pretty neat experience. Plus educational discounts make all Apple hardware purchases more attractive.

The video conferencing with iSight and iChat is extremely high quality, even full-screen, which surpsied me. And it really is as straightforward as they’d have you believe, which didn’t surprise me at all (it being an Apple Thing). You literally just swivel open the lens cap, click the video icon next to a nick in your iChat list, and you’ve got immediate, crystal-clear video. It’s nowhere near as dark or badly colored as most webcams, and over a decent connection it’s a very smooth stream. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, to set up or configure. Sound was surprisingly good as well, with very little lag even from California to New York.

Will I be iSightable in the near future? I didn’t think so, but I’m starting to be convinced.