I'd like to play around with some video conferencing. Maybe let the grandparents video chat with Lyla. On CNET, the webcam of choice seems to be the Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 or 5000, although none of them really get stellar reviews.
I've had a Logitech QuickCam before - an earlier model - and never had any problems with it - it was a cheaper version, but still worked well and the software was easy to use.