Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo video camera security system

2008-09-16 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:42:57 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > You can also use standard composite output security cameras, > > connected to a TV card with a composite input. > > except that you then have to provide power to the camera as well, and > composite is pretty bad at interference over

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo video camera security system

2008-09-16 Thread Iain Buchanan
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:40:11 -0700, Grant wrote: I think USB cameras would be the way to go. Does anyone know of a USB camera that works well with Gentoo? You can also use standard composite output security cameras, connected to a TV card with a composite input. except

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo video camera security system

2008-09-16 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:40:11 -0700, Grant wrote: > I think USB cameras would be the way to go. Does anyone know of a USB > camera that works well with Gentoo? You can also use standard composite output security cameras, connected to a TV card with a composite input. -- Neil Bothwick Bury a l

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo video camera security system

2008-09-16 Thread Grant
>> but I think >> that will limit me to USB and it's 15-foot cable maximum? > > A friend of a friend set up a security system in his house, using USB > cameras, and ran it more than 15 foot! Apparently, you can use a USB-cat5 > converter (not ip based, so you can't route it, just uses the twisted