whymeintrouble

buellwinkle, thanks for the reassurance. The ACTi is pretty much the one I'm going with unless I hear of something convincingly better. It isn't perfect, but definitely is the best I can find for my current and foreseeable future needs. The AVTech, has my attention but I'm not sure if it is as high quality with only a 1/4" sensor vs 1/3" on the ACTi.

The dome is definitely nice, although it will be relatively high of a mount, it helps to reassure that the kids don't hurt it if they use it for target practice.

I'm figuring on buying Wednesday sometime. depends how busy things get at work, but tentatively it is a go for Wednesday.

is there anyone who can recommend a supplier for this camera?

thanks

Just want to say thank you for everyones opinion and ideas.

to answer some questions, I already have a mic, so that isn't a big thing. again, 2-way audio is not a must, but would be nice. as long as I can hear them, that is what is important. Also, no LED lights, girls need their sleep.

So far, I'm considering the following cameras :

ACTi TCM-3511

AVTech AVN808

Y-cam Bullet HD YCBLHD5

I think these all qualify for what I would like to use it, been a long week with the wife sick and the girls getting more teeth in, not to mention wife being sick, so I'm not 100% sure I looked at everything correctly..LOL

just want to say thank you to everyone again for giving me ideas and help! hope you have a great start to your week.

hi everyone,

here primarily for finding ways of monitoring my 20 month old girls. gonna start with the bedroom and work outward as they get older.

Hi all,

my girls are finally old enough we need to do something about watching them now that they are done with their crib(s), room size is appx. 13'x12' . Was looking for the following : 720P minimum, H.264 or MP4, Good night picture, Wired or Wireless, hopefully minimum 2 stream feed and hopefully under $500. On device storage isn't a big thing to me, but guess would be a potential benefit. Audio would be a near must have, definitely doesn't need to be 2-way, they can hear daddy from anywhere in the house viewable from Android devices would be a necessity . The price isn't set in stone, but just trying to start at a reasonable level. at another site, Buellwinkle gave me this advice :

Check out the reviews on my website on AVTech cameras. They run about $200ish, are 1.3MP, good quality and work well in low light but not IR, they use white LED which is annoying but if you don't need to see in total darkness, they work well. They have a free Android, Blackberry and IOS apps so you can keep in touch from a smartphone.

 

$500 can get you a nice dome with built in IR lights like an ACTi TCM-3511. The problem is the 2-way audio requires a separate mic and speaker.

I hope that covers everything, please let me know if I forgot something or misstated something. I looked at the AVTech, I'd be concerned to use the white LED as they would probably disturb the girls...and that would not be good! The TCM-3511 does have promise though, looking for more opinions on any IP cam that fits the bill.

thank you in advance and hope all is well

Picture of reason leading up to no crib :