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USB Webcams and Linux cron jobs?




  I'm looking at setting up a webcam up in my boy's room so I can
monitor them from downstairs when they have friends over (4 and 6yrs old
can get rambunctious).  I want to set up something small and quiet so I
don't have to run up there and disturb them but also know they're not
killing each other.

  I've got a network up there for their computers and an old laptop
that's almost dead (bad backlight atleast) but it boots.  It has a
working USB port so all I need is a custom kernel and camera.  The
kernel I can handle so I just need to pick a camera.

  Anyone have any recomendations for a $20 or less camera incase it gets
damaged, etc?

This looks nice but it's got a small resolution (352x288).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2779804548&category=4616

Thoughts?




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