Thank you for your honest comments I've received really good communication (and a smokin price) from 4XEM on the Vivotek IP8362 (sorry, must have been looking at something else when I typed the title, IP6312? lol) so I think I'm going to go that route too. All in one solution good to -20c and has a 113.7 degree hFOV!!
I LOVE VLC!!! Woot I've used it to do all kinds of live streaming (anything that doesn't require low latency), DVR type recording, I love how it can take a non-standard super crappy H264 stream and output straight flash compatible h264 that BS Player and Flowplayer love!!
Why would anyone go to a CCTV/Security site and "click here for demo" only to be told "Only runs on I.E., must accept NON-SIGNED ACTIVEX plugin, needs Java, open some ports in your firewall, etc." LOL! I love when I show my customers, go to the web page, any browser, any computer, no firewall issues, BOOM! Live video, full screen, in a window, split screen, live DVR rewind, flawless television quality smooth. Love love love flash
I just signed up with Teksavvy here near Toronto, Ontario and got a 25mbps download and 7mbps upload package for $68/mo! It will be the first time in history I've had something faster than 1mbps for upload, NO MORE 640x480 stream for me baby!
When I get it working with http://www.youtube.com/live I'll post the demo link here for some "load testing", but I'm sure youtube can handle sharing the live stream without an issue.
I have a friend using software called Xsplit instead of VLC for his live streams, and damn that software looks impressive! Way easier than VLC
Can't wait
-Jamie M.