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Need Lots of Help....Newbie
OK, I'm not even yet a newbie but here's my delima.
I need to figure out a way to be able to connect with my father-in-laws computer (in Texas) and my computer here in Florida. I am using Verizon DSL and he has AOL Dialup on an older Win 95(98) system. I found a camera that he could hook up to his computer via printer port since he doesn't have USB. Now I need to get a camera for myself and also find out how to be able to link up over the net with him after I get my camera up and running. This is all for personal use, not bussiness. We just had a baby and this is their first. They will be in Texas for the next 10 years and I would like to be able to let them and my wife see and talk to each other on a more regular basis. About the only thing I know for certain is that I would like to be able to get a close to 30fps as possible. not sure how his dialup will affect that but if there is a way I could direct connect with him over the net I would do that. I also would like to find a website that would give recommendations for web cams for myself. I use a WinXP system so it;s not really an issue like I had to deal with my F-i-L. Thanks John T McD |
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John T McDougald wrote:
OK, I'm not even yet a newbie but here's my delima. I need to figure out a way to be able to connect with my father-in-laws computer (in Texas) and my computer here in Florida. I am using Verizon DSL and he has AOL Dialup on an older Win 95(98) system. I found a camera that he could hook up to his computer via printer port since he doesn't have USB. Now I need to get a camera for myself and also find out how to be able to link up over the net with him after I get my camera up and running. This is all for personal use, not bussiness. We just had a baby and this is their first. They will be in Texas for the next 10 years and I would like to be able to let them and my wife see and talk to each other on a more regular basis. About the only thing I know for certain is that I would like to be able to get a close to 30fps as possible. not sure how his dialup will affect that but if there is a way I could direct connect with him over the net I would do that. I also would like to find a website that would give recommendations for web cams for myself. I use a WinXP system so it;s not really an issue like I had to deal with my F-i-L. Thanks John T McD Upstream dialup speed is on the order of 3Kbytes/second if everything is perfect. At 30 frames/second, your picture can be 100 bytes or 10x10 pixels. Yes, it gets compressed some, but you get the idea. You ain't even in the ballpark. Might as well just email still pix. mike -- Bunch of stuff For Sale and Wanted at the link below. laptops and parts Test Equipment Honda CB-125S TEK Sampling Sweep Plugin and RM564 Tek 2465 $800, ham radio, 30pS pulser Tektronix Concept Books, spot welding head... http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/4710/ |
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ditto
"LR" wrote in message hlink.net... You need to get a firewire card and a program from OrangeMicro to be able to use a digial cam for better video. You also need a provider like ICUii or Ivisit to have better frames per second. Yahoo is only five frames per second and ICUii is fifteen. Of course this will all be for naught if the person on the other end has a low end web cam and a dial up. But if both of you have cable and good cam it will be great. I am using Yahoo and getting ready to use IVisit. "John T McDougald" John wrote in message ... OK, I'm not even yet a newbie but here's my delima. I need to figure out a way to be able to connect with my father-in-laws computer (in Texas) and my computer here in Florida. I am using Verizon DSL and he has AOL Dialup on an older Win 95(98) system. I found a camera that he could hook up to his computer via printer port since he doesn't have USB. Now I need to get a camera for myself and also find out how to be able to link up over the net with him after I get my camera up and running. This is all for personal use, not bussiness. We just had a baby and this is their first. They will be in Texas for the next 10 years and I would like to be able to let them and my wife see and talk to each other on a more regular basis. About the only thing I know for certain is that I would like to be able to get a close to 30fps as possible. not sure how his dialup will affect that but if there is a way I could direct connect with him over the net I would do that. I also would like to find a website that would give recommendations for web cams for myself. I use a WinXP system so it;s not really an issue like I had to deal with my F-i-L. Thanks John T McD |
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Yahoo has low frame rates, but if you want interaction, it is better than
ICUii and Ivisit. I know I used all three at one time. I have Yahoo and Ivisit. Ivisit is good for tech support and better frame rates "LR" wrote in message hlink.net... You need to get a firewire card and a program from OrangeMicro to be able to use a digial cam for better video. You also need a provider like ICUii or Ivisit to have better frames per second. Yahoo is only five frames per second and ICUii is fifteen. Of course this will all be for naught if the person on the other end has a low end web cam and a dial up. But if both of you have cable and good cam it will be great. I am using Yahoo and getting ready to use IVisit. "John T McDougald" John wrote in message ... OK, I'm not even yet a newbie but here's my delima. I need to figure out a way to be able to connect with my father-in-laws computer (in Texas) and my computer here in Florida. I am using Verizon DSL and he has AOL Dialup on an older Win 95(98) system. I found a camera that he could hook up to his computer via printer port since he doesn't have USB. Now I need to get a camera for myself and also find out how to be able to link up over the net with him after I get my camera up and running. This is all for personal use, not bussiness. We just had a baby and this is their first. They will be in Texas for the next 10 years and I would like to be able to let them and my wife see and talk to each other on a more regular basis. About the only thing I know for certain is that I would like to be able to get a close to 30fps as possible. not sure how his dialup will affect that but if there is a way I could direct connect with him over the net I would do that. I also would like to find a website that would give recommendations for web cams for myself. I use a WinXP system so it;s not really an issue like I had to deal with my F-i-L. Thanks John T McD |
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