[slinkelist] Video cards w/TV support (off topic)

[Mike Hardy]

I use the hauppauge wintv card as well as the ATI all-in-Wonder Pro.

take a look at http://www.hauppauge.com.

I have seen the PCI cards as well as the USB TV Tuner/ Capture Cards on
Sale at Comp USA for less than $50. You will still need a camera. A
camcorder will do as well as almost any in expensive camera. Stay away
from the X-10 Camera's they need way to much light. Target sells a Black
and white video camera with power supply and 75 feet of twisted pair
cable for under $50.00. They go fast when advertised. The camera is
sensitive to infra red light and has 6 IR LED's to illuminate a dark
room.  

You can use many applications to capture the data, video confernce or
just watch tv.
take a look at www.gotchanow.com. Great app for security as well as
other needs.

(I posted the following message on comp.home.automation earlier this
week.)

I'm not sure if anyone is aware of this, but Windows 98 allows the
download of tv listings from http://broadcast.microsoft.com/epgdata/.
You must have Win98, a TV tuner card and web tv installed.

I suggest the ATI all in wonder series. The Hauppauge wintv's work well
also. The Data is available as a MDB database and can be used by other
applications.

The Database could be used to control the TV and VCR from VBA, a Home
Automation Controller or some other IR device like a slink-e.

I'm not the one to develop an application to do anything with the data.
Anyone else?


"Tang, George" wrote:
> 
> Ah.. okay.. then you need a video capture card... And I don't have any
> information to give you there except that I know Intel used to sell a very
> good video capture card.  I think they now bundle it with their web cam
> products.
> 
> -G
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> Behalf Of Martin Gotch
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 4:51 AM
> To: 'SLINKE Submit'
> Subject: FW: [slinkelist] Video cards w/TV support (off topic)
> 
> I would like something like a Webcam, but that accepts composite video (the
> baby's room camera is 1 of 4 connected to a quad view box, which is
> currently modulated thru the house on TV channel 30). Thanks
> 
> Martin
> 
> ----------
> From:   Tang, George[SMTP:gtang@gtcons.com]
> Reply To:       gtang@gtcons.com
> Sent:   Wednesday, May 10, 2000 11:06 AM
> To:     Martin Gotch; 'SLINKE Submit'
> Subject:        RE: [slinkelist] Video cards w/TV support (off topic)
> 
> Just get a web cam.  Then you can use all sorts of software to view the cam
> images.  You can either setup an intranet web page, you can use CUSeeMe,
> you
> can use NetMeeting, etc.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> -G
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> Behalf Of Martin Gotch
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 3:57 AM
> To: 'SLINKE Submit'
> Subject: [slinkelist] Video cards w/TV support (off topic)
> 
> Sorry for yet another off list topic, but you guys are the ones to ask...
> I would like to be able to display composite video pictures (or just
> straight TV is prefered) in a window of my PC (for monitoring my newborn).
> I know there are a few cards out there that do this, but which one is the
> best? The PC is a P166/W95 box. The coolest would be to do this, but
> distributed via my TCP/IP LAN in the house to allow viewing from any PC on
> the LAN.  Thanks a lot for any suggestions.
> 
> Martin Gotch
> 
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