How to view ip camera on TV any ideas?

[Numb-nuts 1]

I just gave my Foscam IP cam to my best friens so he can view his front drive. He wants to view the camera from his TV aswellas record it on his Mac. I am using Vitamin D for the Mac but how on earth do I connetc an IP camera so that he cans connect it to his TV twin tuner?

 

I haven't a clue on this one???? Be grateful for some ideas and advice.The tuner and TV aren't the latest so no RJ45 socket so we may be looking at composite input to the TV from the router?

[Soundy 1]

You could use an IP decoder, but good luck finding one that will work with a Foscam. Not sure how you'd get composite video out of the router, either (it would have to have a similar decoder function). If the TV had VGA input, it might be possible to take a VGA output from the Mac... or HDMI/DVI, if both support that. Or use a "Smart TV" box - LG, Asus, and several others have them for around $100 (similar concept to AppleTV).

[bike_rider 0]

The only way I've found to do it is to get an Android device that has HDMI out. Of course that requires a TV that has HDMI in.

[ak357 0]

I hate to say this but Geovision have what u need ( I just dont like Geo)

( Do not support Foscam so may have to get dif IP cam)

 

but kinda very good idea

 

GV-IP Decoder Box

even has IR remote control

 

Decodes H264 Video Streams from IP Cameras

- Supports up to 5 Megapixel IP Cameras

- Maximum of 64 IP Streams

- Single View with Sequential Scan Display

- Built in VGA and HDMI Output- 1080P Output

- IR Remote Control

- Pause and Snapshot Facility

- SD Card/USB drive for snapshot storage

- Support for GV-Joystick control of GV PTZ cameras (GV-PTZ010D and GV-PT110D) and GV-IP Speed Dome

 

Support 11 brands of third-party IP cameras

 

ACTi, Arecont Vision, AXIS, Bosch, Canon, CNB

D-Link, EtroVision, GeoVision, HikVision, HUNT, IQEye

JVC, MOBOTIX, Panasonic, Pelco, Samsung, Sanyo,

Sony, UDP, Verint, VIVOTEK

[mike_va 0]

On a mac mini, I used to hook up to the TV with an adapter to VGA. Then I bought another connector (adapter to HDMI) because I use the VGA in on the TV for something else.