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My dad wants to hook up a video camera to watch our driveway. How can I share the video signal to only 2 rooms? The house is currently wired for RF cable, is there a way to tap into the cable and give the camera like channel 3 with some kind of topbox? Or...the camera video is ran by RCA composite cable, can I split the video feed with a Y splitter and run two lines into each room. If so what is the most affordable route for that? I've been searching but dont know the correct terms to search for, so I end up with nothing.

im trying to find out what type of video output these cameras are? ecl-3x ecl-557hd ecl-557d also, can someone please tell me that when purchasing these new from the warehouse do they come with power adapters? thanks.... edit: when i say video output i mean like is it bnc, rca, ethernet, etc.

i have a few 12v 400ma adapters will these work with these cameras if the specs of the camera say it needs a 12v 120ma? or am i over powering it...

im not sure whats wrong with it but when i tried to connect to the host i cant login...it says wrong password. i've gone into the host and created different accounts and still no luck. also what ports do i need to be forwarded through the router to make it work? before yesterday i had port 80,5550,4550 forwarded and it worked jsut fine. now it doesnt work.

im looking for 3 cams for indoor use only, the location is pretty dark. the location is about 2000sq/ft with 3 isle about 25ft in length that each camera needs to look down. so my qeustion is could i use something like the cvc-627 http://www.specotech.com/cart/products/productDetails.asp?prodID=641 heres a vid clip i found on the net aswell.. http://p4.hostingprod.com/@123securityproducts.com/video/CVC-627_1.mov

i was wondering has anyone used a mac instead of a pc for their setup? im wanting to setup 4 cameras with 120fps/30fps each. what kind of hardware specs should i need or pick up? im also considering using securityspy.com software on my mac. any comments are appreciated, -josh

im pretty sure that this topic has been discussed and maybe all you guys are wholesalers, but i have yet to find a place that is a legit dealer for geovision dvr cards. i would like to purchase the dvr card as a user-end, but if this helps i do have a company tax id that can be used to purchase wholesale. besides using the X word (x10) i would hate to use the E word (ebay) as my means of locating a geovision card. also from what everyone has said E isnt the way to find stuff bc it can be a fake. please can someone help me locate a dealer...

haha... maybe i should call them all the time then... i was asking about location because maybe when i called it was already closed for the day

i just tried calling the number no luck...where is this company located?? i've been trying to find eclipse cameras with no luck... whats up with that?

i have two computers and one will be used for the dvr rig. custom PC with asus a7n8x-deluxe mobo amd athlon xp2400 2.0ghz 512mb corsair pc2700 geforce fx5700 ultra 128mb or dell desktop 3.0ghz P4 w/ HT 1gb of ram on board video mem. i left alot of other components out because these parts are interchangable...so with these specs in mind which would u keep to surf web play games, and conversely which one would u use to setup a dvr rig. another quick question.. i have 3 harddrives (2) 80gb (1) 160gb which HD(s) would be good to run a dvr rig? im expecting maybe atleast 1wk without erasing and probally 10hrs a day recording non-stop, with motion record on the other 14hrs. also running 3-4 cameras

sent u a PM jasper

well i read that the newer cards can ready at higher resoultion...720 x 480 while the one i want runs at 640x480

well its been awhile since ive been back to [EDITED]...last time i decided to do my surveillance setup everything didnt work out ($$$)... all the geo cards u listed run at 480fps + im only running at most maybe 4-5 but more likely 3-4 cams. also i guess im not ready to spend ample amounts of money on a dvr card... and what i know from science the human eye can not tell the difference from any fps above 30. so the gv800 being at 120fps / 4 cams = 30fps per cam isnt really that bad imo. plus u setup up to center the cam that picks up motion and your pretty much good to go. then again i dont know how much more efficient the gv1120 and newer cards are. maybe the use a new method of compression??? i'll probally have to search around and see whats up.

i bought the dell used just picked it up last week... im going to reformat the HD with a clean install of winxp sp2

well i had my mind set on a geovision gv-800 dvr card... i can always move over the geoforce vid card to the dell..

hmmm pretty nice camera... what about when it gets hit with rain... will the lense haze up?? i've had many problems with IR cameras and lense hazing up because of rain spots

hi all, after about spending two hours on reading past threads my head is filled with a handfull of different types of cameras. my family is worried about the security of our home...legal actions have been pursued but this has done nothing to stop the criminals. i guess this is where i ask you gurus what u recommend... basically i need a day night camera emphasis on night or a good BW cam -the lighting on my street is pretty low i need the cameras to be weather proof these cameras will be mounted along the underside of my secondstory roof, where the rain gutters are.... i would say thats pretty high. besides the cameras i need a pci dvr card- what dvr card and software is user friendly? what do you all recommend? im looking at spending no more than 1k on the total setup -4 cameras -1 pci dvr card if not a pci card maybe a reasonable standalone dvr system price would by higher if this is the case i really appreciate anyone's input... also i already have spool of cable wire basically all the wiring stuff i have on hand already.

sorry been busy with the girlfriend, well ive been doing some reading and i actually bought a cheapo camera to see how it worked... you guys sold me on using BW cameras... soooooo.... i checked out http://xxxxxx (because thats the only site i found that actually offers prices, why is it so hard to find a site that will sell cameras??) checked out their weather resistant BW bullets... can any of you guys recommend a certain model from that site... if not from that site some other camera that i can easily get ahold of without having to gouge my eyes out.. tahnks, josh edit: so i understand u need to order atleast a min of 5 from that site...so i was thining about the BW bullet cam model: 3757 * SONY 1/3" HIGH RES HAD CCD SENSOR * EIA: 768X494, CCIR: 752X582 (HxV) * 600 TV LINES * .2 LUX @ F2.0 * MORE THAN 48 db * EIA: 1/60s - 1/100,000s, CCIR: 1/50s - 1/110,000s * YES * INTERLACE 2:1 * 0.45 * BOARD LENS f3.6mm @ f2.0 * INTERNAL, NEGATIVE SYNC. * 1 Vp-p / 75 OHMS * DC 12V / 110 mA * 14oF - 122o F * 21.4 x 80.6 mm * 80G edit2: is .2 lux rating low enough to see in the dark? i have reasonable lighting due to the street lamp down a few houses

got ur PM rory thanks i really like the image quality of the cameras during the daytime.. i would love to see some shots at night; could u tell me which one is the eclipse dome camera? im very pc-savy i have an extra dual xenon workstation that im considering using as pc-dvr setup. ok so after reading the replies and some other threads i hearr the eclipse and ivew pci dvr cards are good... how much would i be looking at just for that card and software? 4channel dvr card. i went to my local fry's today they had a 4channel Swann pci dvr setup running and the interface was really nice looking. the dvr card was retailed at 100$ it said it can run 30fps on ntsc and 25fps on pal some other stuff but i cant remember

hey rory it says i need a user/pass for log in... also... where can i purchase eclipse cameras? when i meant 1k i was meaing im flexible i could spend up to 1500usd but i think anything more would be a lil too deep for my pockets

a member on another forum i go on recommended me this camera... here is the spec sheet: (in excel format) http://home.earthlink.net/~joshnguyen/IR915.xls he said that he could get me them at 150usd a camera dvr stand alone i am considering: AVR 400SN http://www.active-tek.com/jun/HtmlPro/product1-1.htm