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Dave or any of you techie guys, I need a suggestion for a good smooth video webcam. What I want to do with it is to extend the usb cable through the floor so I can set the webcam up in my basement so it is focused on my big aquarium. That way when I am not down there I can run the live feed on my 2nd monitor. So obviously I don't want a a webcam that is going to have a choppy feed. Don't want to spend a ton of cash on one, but wondering is anytone has any suggestions on a decent priced one that will provide a smooth video feed?

 

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Choppy feed is mainly from rubbish connections. All the camera does is look at stuff and tell the PC what it's looking at. The PC then turns it into an image, so as long as you're not running some antique thing, it'll be fine. The only thing that can throw a spanner in the works, is the distance that signal has to travel and what's in the way.

 

We're talking cross continents here, not from a basement to a living room. Any decent 1080p camera will be fine.

 

Of course most webcams are 480p as that's usually what can be transmitted over a longer distance without any issues. "yes but youtube is 1080p" I hear you say. For you and me, yes. But for most of the world, 1080p is a pipe dream that would take a week to buffer, hence why most cameras are 480p.

 

As such, a 1080p camera is a bit more. You could go for 720p, but what's the point in spending all the time, effort and money on your beautiful aquariums, only to have is displayed in 720p?

 

The short version?

 

Buy this.

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If it exists, the Japanese will fap to it.

 

That's the cold hard truth right there. Back a few years ago one of the websites I run got hit with some hackers that took the site over for a short period spamming it with Japanese porn, which involved women...and snakes, I'll stop right there :ph34r:

 

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