Device to view IP cam on TV?

nathank · **Joined:** Dec 2008 **Posts:** 2

I have an IP camera installed in my son's room we use as a baby monitor to keep tabs on him. We view the output on computers and laptops, but is there a way to view the IP camera on the TV? Perhaps a device that connects to camera stream and hooks to the AV port on the TV?

Erron S. · **Posted:** Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:23 pm

You mean something that will take the VGA out from your laptop to the TV composite input? If so, they can be had for under 10 dollars.
http://www.national-tech.com/catalog/vg ... ocable.htm

thewireguys · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 2221 **Location:** PA

What is the make and model of the camera you are using?

Soundy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:41 pm

I think he means something like this: http://www.axis.com/products/cam_292/

thewireguys · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 2221 **Location:** PA

Soundy wrote:

I think he means something like this: http://www.axis.com/products/cam_292/

What was what I was getting at. But that only works with Axis products and it is over kill for a one camera setup. It will work fine but it is not cheap at $799.

What camera do you have?

Soundy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:08 pm

That's why I said, "something LIKE this"

ak357 · **Joined:** Nov 2005 **Posts:** 899 **Location:** Canada

Erron S. wrote:

You mean something that will take the VGA out from your laptop to the TV composite input? If so, they can be had for under 10 dollars.
http://www.national-tech.com/catalog/vg ... ocable.htm

This cable will allow you to connect component video devices to TVs or projectors that have VGA inputs

This cable will not display a picture if used to connect a computer to a TV or any device to a computer monitor.

nathank · **Joined:** Dec 2008 **Posts:** 2

The camera is nothing special, just a cheap $150 Trendnet.

That Axis 292 is exactly what I had in mind, but the price tag is a little outrageous for this application, plus I don't have an Axis cam.

I guess I could get an old mobo, set it up with wireless and composite out, and use it as a standalone device for the TV.

I just thought maybe one of those little wireless media players that Dlink and Netgear is making might do something like this.

My main motivation for this project was to have the camera input in the TV so we could PiP it while we watch TV. Or, flip over to it occasionally and see what the little whipper snapper is up to.

thewireguys · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 2221 **Location:** PA

nathank wrote:

The camera is nothing special, just a cheap $150 Trendnet.

That Axis 292 is exactly what I had in mind, but the price tag is a little outrageous for this application, plus I don't have an Axis cam.

I guess I could get an old mobo, set it up with wireless and composite out, and use it as a standalone device for the TV.

I just thought maybe one of those little wireless media players that Dlink and Netgear is making might do something like this.

My main motivation for this project was to have the camera input in the TV so we could PiP it while we watch TV. Or, flip over to it occasionally and see what the little whipper snapper is up to.

Does Trendnet make a video decoder?

Erron S. · **Posted:** Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:13 am

ak357 wrote:

Erron S. wrote:

You mean something that will take the VGA out from your laptop to the TV composite input? If so, they can be had for under 10 dollars.
http://www.national-tech.com/catalog/vg ... ocable.htm

This cable will allow you to connect component video devices to TVs or projectors that have VGA inputs

This cable will not display a picture if used to connect a computer to a TV or any device to a computer monitor.

Oh, whoops... Just did a quick google search on that one...sorry.

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