Re: [Motion-user] Is this PCI capture card Linux compatible?

[Joe C. <joe...@gm...>]

On 16 April 2011 22:16, David Powell <da...@de...> wrote:
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> I use these cards:
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> http://www.dealextreme.com/p/4-channel-dvr-video-capture-pci-card-for-25-30-fps-security-cameras-15758
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> Linux sees them right away.  They're super cheap and they work with
> Motion just fine.
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Just a note to those wanting high frame rates - these are 30 fps cards
- i.e. a one chip switched over 4 channels.
You need 100/130 fps for full frame rates.
I have one on order (from Hong Kong) that's based on a Phillips chip
set and when it arrives I'll let everyone know how well it works.
It cost about £26 delivered.
I've previously had a 2 chip card based on a techwell chip set and
although I could get it to work, you need to build the driver but
it made my system unstable - froze every week or so - as well as
filling my syslog with debug. IMHO it's not ready for real usage.

Joe