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Affordable Video Over IP as Standalone Devices?
dantbh asks: "I am working for a music club / bar that has several large rooms in its building. We want to distribute a video signal from a camera in one of the rooms to multiple television sets in other rooms. Because of the changing layout of the rooms, as well as the construction style of the building, it has been determined that using a wireless solution to transmit the video signal makes the most sense. I am curious as to whether any Slashdot users have ever worked with standalone hardware devices that will take an IP connection(in this case from the wireless network) and output it over standard composite or coax connections. I have found several devices, such as the one at Eagle CCTV, but these devices are somewhat expensive. Are there any cheaper solutions out there?"
I've actually seen one working on a web interface, works great, can host multiple viewers.
Check them out here.
They're not so expensive, though don't expect to pay like $20 and get one.
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Sorry for the shameless plug, but depending on your timing, a product we have in development would probably be a good solution for you, unfortunately, it's still several months out. See http://www.theneuros.com/index.php/Category_Roadma p:The_MPEG-4_Recorder_III
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Why do you want a camera in the toilets anyway?
Wait. Am I missing something?
It's just a composite video signal you need to transmit?
Does it *have* to be over IP?
You seriously can't do this with normal $50 analogue 2.4GHz wireless transmitters/recievers, of which there are such a plethora of I won't even bother posting a link?
I am mystified as to what you are trying to do dragging IP into this, that's all.
You are in a twisty maze of processor lines, all alike.
There is a lot of hype here.
That link you have is actually to products by Smartsight. They were bought by Verint, and the product line renamed to Nextiva.
Their stuff works very nicely, though it's tailored more for security applications. They have an S1100, which is wireless, though it will set you back 2000$ per endpoint(TV).
The other poster is correct, unless you have need for the serial connection or alarms, going with just wireless video is great.
If you want cheap, X10 has a package for under 100$
Here's a crazy idea but if you can get the video to one computer, you can have all the TVs wired to cheap computer with video output. All the "TV Computers" would be connected to the main computer with Tight VNC as to mirror the screen. The only problem I would see is unless you have a damn fast network you will probably have REALLY bad lag... On second thoughts, this would work better WIRED then wireless...
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Ok, I am not sure how effective it would be with multiple tv's but I haven't had any problem watching a show on Tivo in one room and then watching it in the other room while still recording. In theory you could start taping in the one room and then play the recording in the other rooms simultaniously but I have never tried to watch from 2 or more tvs with this method. But it would be an out of the box solution with built in network support.
but March Networks seems to be getting a lot of attention, I'm sure they're a little pricey, but check them out http://www.marchnetworks.com/
Have you checked the http://www.dnalounge.com/ Jamie has had to deal with a lot of these issues and you might find some good advice there before your commit yourself to any one course of action.
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Disclaimer: Don't have one, don't know anyone who does, no connection to seller, don't sue me if it doesn't work etc. etc.
I am doing something simillar with a DLINK dsm 320 it works well just a little diffcult to get it to play with local streaming media
For my Video Over IP configuration, I have this video surveillance server attached to a Linksys WRT54GL wifi router that I bought from Zinside. And for the cameras I have 6 Axis 206W IP Wifi cameras. This solution has been running great for a while now and I can access it from anywhere in the world.
Just an idea... an Xbox has the proper hardware for the job. Is there a VLC port for it? Plus it's relatively cheap, though rather bulky.
You don't need to use IP, or indeed a network, for this. Get some simple wireless video repeaters - they can work well although they can be fiddly to set up.
What resolution are you looking to broadcast this signal around at? Full NTSC? HD?
You haven't even gotten close to getting a real specification together and yet you've already decided that wireless is the correct choice?
Any answer we'd give would only be a guess at this point. Be more specific about what exactly you need -- full framerate video at least 24 fps? How much resolution? Do you need to send audio with the video?
In almost all cases, in a closed environment like a business, cheap 75 ohm co-ax cable is going to be the most cost-effective and reliable medium for sending video signals 'round the building. IP-based video solutions are rarely the answer unless cabling is impossible.
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