sort of geeky...but...

glalderman

glalderman

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Since I installed an Aquacontroller 3 on my 120 that is cycling I have been feeling kinda geeky being able to monitor and control the tank from the internet at work...so...I decided to take my geekyness one step farther and buy a wireless webcam...geek, geek , geek :eek2:

after the 120 cycles and something besides rock is in it I will put the camera back in the fishroom...but for now I put in front of my 35g nano in my living room to try out...I really thought the quality of the video would be a little better...but oh well...what do you want for $120...certainly didn't expect HD! :D

Tank Cam

Greg
 
it is a Linksys WVC54GC...I don't have a PC in the room with the tank so I wanted one that was wireless and had a built-in webserver so I didn't have to have it wired to a PC...

just wish it was a little better quality video feed...it is already on the "very high" quality setting...really looks crappy at the "normal" quality setting...
 
Does the camera pickup sound? I've seen other cams that have been setup and they picked up sound in the room and I'm sure you can imagine that wouldn't be good =)
 
nope...no sound...but it does have a motion detector that can send an e-mail plus up to 5 sec of video to you when it detects motion..

Mike...nope caught that damn fish and have called the Tang Police thanks to the email I recieved with video...caught him blue finned!

Have to admit...last night I was playing...had the Aquacontroller website open and the camera site open...it was sort of cool to turn on the tank lights via the internet and then watch them come on through the camera...

I don't know CleveYank...still seems sort of geeky to me...next thing you will know I will have a pocket protector! :D

Greg
 
Note to Self...Next time in Big Lots look around to see if they have one and pickup pocket protector for Glalderman for ha ha's


Thinslis...not true. Buddy of mine from highschool wore one then...and he ended up at CASE. Graduated from there...went to work at local company here. I bumped into him 12 or so years later at a Wendy's during lunch hour. He still had it. If it were not for the fact that he's one of the top 2 or 3 peers of mine...I would have thought it funny and probably would have busted his chops about it. But he's "The guy" or Honcho in R and D for that company. Geek or not...don't mess with the power of the pocket protector...lol
 
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did he ask you if you wanted fries with your burger?


ok maybe not as funny as 1st typed

cool webcam. whats the ball in the middle. is it a big brain?

my computer is a commadore vic 20 so resolution isn't the best for me....
 
I didnt read but the first post, but that is brilliant. I need to get that set up before i go out of town next time.
 
the thing in the middle is a football size colony of Paly's...

Vic 20! :D Geez...I had one of those...then of course the 64...amazing what we have 25 years later...

Greg
 
well Sean...if you are a good boy...maybe when you are done with the lense...we could trade the lense for a frag... LOL! :D
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11098177#post11098177 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by glalderman
the thing in the middle is a football size colony of Paly's...

Vic 20! :D Geez...I had one of those...then of course the 64...amazing what we have 25 years later...

Greg
Click to expand...

Still have my Vic 20!!!! In box too! lol

Anyone know of someone collecting antique computers who may want this??? It's got a whopping 15k of memory. :D
 
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