Security Camera setup

[Bradley Miller]

At 01:41 PM 8/27/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>On Wednesday 27 August 2003 11:42 am, Bradley Miller wrote:
>
> > You can go Linux based and use a stand-alone camera like the Stardot
> > Technologies system, or the Axis models.   If it's for a dial-up location,
> > the Stardot models are a lot more reliable...
>
>What's a setup like that going to cost (note the deadbeat ex in the equation)?

Around $500 or so, depending on model.  I don't have the newest price 
sheets in front of me.  If the person has a computer, has Linux on it, has 
time to install and play with the drivers, and then time to play with 
software and other stuff . . . sure there are cheaper alternatives.  Figure 
time and costs and you'll find a hardware based solution very 
attractive.  If your looking for cheap, grab an X10 camera and a VCR 
hookup.   Cheaper still?  Rig up a cheap Walmart video camera ($29) to a 
VCR and have a motion detector trip a programmable remote to start recording.

Bradley Miller, Owner/Programmer/Designer
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