RE: {Definitely Spam?} Sharing a CCTV feed - is it possible

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Buy a UHF modulator for less than £10 and DONT fit a 75ohm termination
resistor on the video input. That way you can connect the modulator and
capture card directly to the camera.

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Peter Church
> Sent: 14 January 2006 19:35
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: {Definitely Spam?} [ukha_d] Sharing a CCTV feed - is it
> possible
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> I currently have a couple of CCTV cameras feeding into a capture
> card on my PC that works as a webserver and DVR.  All low budget e-
> bay stuff, but does the job needed.
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> However what I now need to do is have the ability to monitor one of
> the cameras on the TVs in the house, so need to modulate a feed from
> the camera. What is the easiest way to do this?
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> I see two options:
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> 1: buy a new video card for the computer with UHF out and use that
> as the signal to the TVs.  Problems with this are: cost of the card,
> lack of slots in the computer (why are there never enough PCI
> slots?), and finally the fact that the computer is used for other
> stuff and presumably the UHF out may only show what is on the
> computer screen - I mightn't be able to limit the signal to just the
> DVR/webserver software.
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> 2: split the signal from the camera before it reaches the computer
> and put it through a modulator, leaving the computer doing what it
> currently does.  Problem - can you split the feed from the camera?
> Do I need an amp or some other piece of kit to share the feed
> between the modulator and the computer?
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> Any thoughts anyone?
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> TIA
>
> Pete
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