I'm pretty much a newbie at this stuff, but I am considering setting up a video surveillance system, and want to integrate it with my home wireless network.
What I would like to do is have a wired connection to my main PC which acts as a DVR and also broadcasts over the intranet, so I can access the video feed from a laptop on my wireless network. If it could broadcast securely over the internet, too, that would be an added bonus, but I wouldn't want to pay much to add that capability.
I'm thinking this must have been done a lot by other people, but maybe I'm searching the wrong things. I can't tell the difference between a $199 capture card and one I found that's $14. It's also hard to figure out what software I need, and if there are free options.
If anyone can shed some light on this for me, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks
What I would like to do is have a wired connection to my main PC which acts as a DVR and also broadcasts over the intranet, so I can access the video feed from a laptop on my wireless network. If it could broadcast securely over the internet, too, that would be an added bonus, but I wouldn't want to pay much to add that capability.
I'm thinking this must have been done a lot by other people, but maybe I'm searching the wrong things. I can't tell the difference between a $199 capture card and one I found that's $14. It's also hard to figure out what software I need, and if there are free options.
If anyone can shed some light on this for me, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks