On Feb 3, 2014, at 1:15 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > > 1) We run, and have been running for *years*, inexpensive USB cameras > plugged into rackmount servers > running the motion package on CentOS. Every few subreleases, some > problem crops up in what I > *think* is the video driver that comes with CentOS (gspca), and I > spend a lot of time > resolving the problems. > 2) My manager says he "wants to be out of the business" of this, and > wants me to look into > "surveillance appliance" packages - that is, a DVR w/ say, four > cameras. They're all in > "computer labs", where the lights are on 24x7, so no weather or > low-light worries. USB > or BNC cables are fine, don't need wireless or IP cameras. So if he "wants to be out of the business", why is he having you spec the solution? Call a security company and tell them what you want, and they'll send the bill and they'll be "in the business"... LOL! Sorry, just thought your boss sounds as silly as mine... -- Nate Duehr denverpilot at me.com