video cams

Started by cherokee2000, October 15, 2010, 06:42:50 AM

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cherokee2000

can someone help me out, i have  one wireless cam, and 3 wired, that i want to install. what do i need to be able to see them all on the tv screen.  I'm new to all this, but as i get older i want it for our security i have one cam on the computer, working off vanguard, i would rather they be on the tv all together.  thank you very much..jack

Brian H

Does the TV have a composite video input?
Maybe a yellow RCA style connector. Your TV may have labels on the connectors with their function.

You should be able to get a video multiplexer that switches the composite video from each camera to the video input of the TV.
Since you only have one wireless camera. Having one on at a time to eliminate interference should not be a problem.

cherokee2000

thank you, any ideas where to purchase this item, and maybe a rough cost of same. thanks again...jack

Brian H

#3
Do you know if the TV in question has the needed Composite Video Input?

Also they make Color and B&W Quad Video processors. Are you thinking of Color or B&W?

cherokee2000

I'll take a B&W proc.   as far as the tv set is concerned, it's got a lot of plug ins that are red,white, yellow, blue. that's the extent of my knowledge on this stuff...thank you brian.......jack

nybuck

I buy this kind of stuff on Ebay...  It's not for everyone, but it works for me.  Here's one ad:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USA-4-CHANNEL-QUAD-VIDEO-MULTIPLEXER-PICTURE-IN-PICTURE-/260678278871?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb1a2ded7

There are tons on there.  I searched "Video Multiplexer".  They start under $50 and go up and up from there.   ;)
>!

Brian H

nybuck's tip on searching should find you what you need.
The one he found uses BNC connectors so you would probably need an adapter with a RCA female jack for the cameras cable to a BNC Male to mate with the video multiplexer.

On the TV you would be looking for a input. Maybe marked Composite in and would be a group of three RCA connectors. Yellow Red and White if the normal color convention is followed. Yellow is composite video. Red right audio and While left audio.


cherokee2000

thank you brian and nybuck. i started looking on ebay, and found a big selection of those multiplexers. thanks again guys for helping me out..hope i can manage the rest..jack

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