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Old May 25th, 2009, 05:50 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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How can I make old computer to record of security camera?

Well My Uncle ask me if I could do.

He have 2 old computers. He will add 250-500 gb hard drives in that computers.

He want know if it can record video that security camera see.


How I do? is there program? And camera here that what he have - Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices
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Old May 25th, 2009, 07:00 PM     #2 (permalink)
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Old May 26th, 2009, 01:27 AM     #3 (permalink)
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That great info

first link that what we will do.

How big hard drive you think we should use for this? Let say it wouldn't record 24/7. It would be on when motion sensor.

computer is Compaq presario 5441
It have 384 mb ram and hard drive is 10 gb. It have win 98 se

What max hard drive size for that? I remember my old hp couldn't support over 140 gb since hard drive was 250 gb.
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I'm no expert, but doesn't a standard 2 hour movie fit on a 4.7 gig DVD? Maybe a little less cuz of the extras and languages and subtitles etc. So, 2 hours on 4 gigs?

4 gig times 60 = 240 gig drive
60 times 2 hours = 120 hours of recording time (or 5 days @ 24/7)

I know one setup a few years back with a dual VCR that had 2 endless tapes in them. They just kept recording over and over on the 2 tapes. Furthest back you could go was 48 hours if you pulled tape 1 before tape 2 hit the end of it's loop.

I imagine computer software could do the same given disk space...record Mon, Tues...Sun...then wipe out files and re-record Mon, Tues etc. Would have 7 days of history at any give time.

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Old May 28th, 2009, 03:10 PM     #5 (permalink)
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We could do but we will set remote desktop so i would check every 3 days or weeks to make sure it work correct and hard drive not full.


Now I am try get webcam with motion sensor where would I get? Would like get good one under $50.
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Depends what you want to use this for I guess. If you're talking high security survelaince (sp?) then cheap ($50) doesn't sound good to me. If you just want to see what the cat and dog are doing at home from work, they yeah, a $50 web cam would do the trick.
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Yes

just want watch driveway that all. My Uncle don't trust 1 guy so he suspect that guy kill his grass so he want camera to catch it.


Let say driveway is about 300 feet so do you think webcam would have ability to see and trig motion sensor to record?
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got me...never had a webcam, never used one. How about a fence? LOL
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fence he already have one.

But 2 times it been cut by someone.


Well i research to find one that could see far and have motion sensor.
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Is this good

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how far it could see?

I just want know.
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