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Old June 9th 04, 08:21 PM
Peter
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"Bob Day" wrote in message .. .
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There is an ongoing discussion thread on IP camera. I saw some good
discussions about security system installers putting IP cameras in
shops. I checked out the web site shown in the discussion thread. It
seems that all the functions needed for a typical shop are all there
(motion detection, video recording, video output to quad processor and
monitor, ...). The video quality also looks good. Based on the price
given on the company's web site, I can put together a system with four
cameras that cost $400 instead of the $1000 or so that I am buying now
for four cameras, video capture card, and software. Also, there is no
wiring issue, no hardware board installation issue. ...

Am I missing something? Is the IP camera replacing the traditional
camera/video capture card approach? Is it better for us to recommend
our customer to go with the IP camera approach?


Consider HomeSentinel. It might do what you want for
a lot less. Try the free, unlimited Basic version at
http://appsoft.vze.com.

-- Bob Day


Dear Bob,

Please do now use this thread as a way for you to advertise your
product. What you will get is negative advertisement. For eample, your
HomeSentinel product uses Windows Media Encoder which will have a hugh
delay of 8-15 seconds. It is not suitable for security applications.
The Windows Media Encoder will also use close to 100% of the CPU so it
will take up to 20 watts more power which costs money. Also, how are
you going to connect four webcams around the building when the USB
cable can only go up to 12 feet? If you can not solve these problems,
you still need to go back to my video capture card approach. Beside
the camera/video capture card approach that I am using now, the IP
camera is the only viable approach that I can find which does not have
any of the problems your product has.

Peter