Ordered the camera(s) the other day, hopefully they'll be in tomorrow.
I've been testing BlueIris software with my webcam. I need more ram in the PC, its an older Dell Dimension, but only has 256M and the SW recommends a gig.
Here's more of an open question rather than a technical one. Why. Why setup video monitoring. I like the idea of having it 'just in case' something happens such as a trespasser or burglary, we'll at least have a good time stamp on it. Whether the video will be useful or not in recovering the stuff or catching the bad guy who knows. Either way it would be good to have. If the neighborhood goes to hell, it would be good to be able to see intruders before they become burglars or home invaders, but its not like you're going to be sitting there waiting for something to happen.
The wife is a little creaped out about having cameras around. She knows about the one I've been testing with, and she knows I'm putting one up outside to view the driveway. Truth is, I have a couple more also that where just a good deal. I'm going to test them out and see how they look, if they're good enough, I may end up returning the higher end model.