Lidl Webcam better than LPI?

To answer the original query, I'd be very surprised if the Lidl camera was anywhere near as good as the Toucam Pro or LPI.
Rather than spending your money on the Lidl webcam and then buying a a decent webcam later, I'd suggest you buy the real McCoy now and save the 17yoyos for something else. Just mho.

The Phillips Toucam Pro (must be the pro version) is relatively cheap from www.pixmania.ie

pixmania dont have them anymore The cheapest I could find was €53 from here;

www.thebigstore.ie/index.php?cPath=35_90...57d0cfbbd7d38e22377f

Be careful here! The link above is for the Toucam Fun II. When I saw this for €53.99 I rushed to purchase, but then thought I'd better check it out.
The Toucam Fun II pack according to the Philips site has a PCVC830K/00 camera which uses a 1/3" CMOS sensor, even though it's billed as containing a Toucam Pro II.
The camera you actually want is a PCVC840K/00 which uses a 1/4" CCD sensor.

So - before parting with readies check out the part number. Don't rely on the name Toucam Pro II, this name seems to be used for more than one model type.

The ToUcam pro is no longer available and has been superceded by a new version though no difference in quality...

Philips SPC 900NC Pixel Plus



tinyurl.com/jlj63

You can get it from amazonUK below
tinyurl.co.uk/wp49

or from Pixmania
www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/185491/art/philip...-usb-2-0-webcam.html

Thanks Mark this looks like what I'm looking for.
ShopIreland.ie do it for €74.54 - I'll order one shortly.

www.shopireland.ie/electronics/detail/B0...PC-900NC-Pixel-Plus/

An interesting body shape. it would look very nice on the back of a scope.

Well, I've ordered it, and I've noticed another thread on the Astrophotography board that details an eyepiece adapter for this very camera.