How do i record images to my pvr hdrive

[Billchad 0]

Hi, i bought a simple 2.4GHz wireless mini camera ip44 & reciever which has component cable's yellow and white. What i want to do is record its images onto my Humax 9200t pvr. So when i get back from work i can rewind and see who's been knocking on the door or who might be getting too nosy (i live on a council estate and need to keep an eye on the place)

I have a LG 26lb75 tv with 2 scart sockets on the back and component sockets on the side, if i plug the receiver into the side of the tv i can get a reasonable picture on my tv, but i am at a loss as to how to record the images onto my pvr.

The humax also has component sockets but if i use them i get nothing on the tv to view, and i can't seem to locate any channel which brings up the images.

Do i need component 2 scart cable's?

Am i doing something wrong?

Is there actually a way to achieve my aim?

Any help would be much appreciated

Many thanks

Bill

[Soundy 1]

The camera's cables are not component; the yellow will be composite (CVBS) video, and I would guess the white is audio. You would need to use a composite input on your PVR, if it has one, and the PVR would have to be able to record from that input (I would expect most WON'T, as an anti-piracy measure). From what I can find though, this unit has no inputs other than the antenna.

 

Your only option, then, is an RF modulator, a box that will take the video input and re-modulate it onto a regular TV channel. These are plentiful online, and probably available from most of your better local electronics retailers.

[Billchad 0]

Many thanks Matt, don't entirely have a grasp on exactly what you said, but am pleased someone is 'in the know' about it.

Don't know if you follow up on newbies questions, but if your a regular on this site (or anyone who is in the know) i would appreciate it if you could have a peek at this topic again in the next couple of days (will re-post) as i will try and post a couple of pics showing the set up, as i feel a picture/s will help enormously in resolving the problem.

Many thanks.

Bill

[Soundy 1]

No pictures necessary. To put it simply: I looked up your PVR, and it's not capable of accepting input directly from the camera, end of story.

 

You need a box called an "RF modulator" that will accept the camera's signal, and put it on a TV channel... you would then connect that to the PVR's "Antenna In" jack, and tune that channel on the PVR.

 

This is the only way to do what you want, with the equipment you have.

[tomcctv 190]

Many thanks Matt, don't entirely have a grasp on exactly what you said, but am pleased someone is 'in the know' about it.

Don't know if you follow up on newbies questions, but if your a regular on this site (or anyone who is in the know) i would appreciate it if you could have a peek at this topic again in the next couple of days (will re-post) as i will try and post a couple of pics showing the set up, as i feel a picture/s will help enormously in resolving the problem.

Many thanks.

Bill

 

 

Hi billchad. you have a freeview set top box and like soundy has said you will not get a picture though it onto your screen and as far as using a rf modulator..... this also will not work as the settop box will not see channels that low. remember a set top box is digital and will not accept a anolog picture direct.

 

it may be better for you to find an old 24hr timelaps video recorder

[Soundy 1]

Thanks, Tom... didn't know that about freeview boxes.

 

So to simplify more for the OP: it's not possible to do what you want with the equipment you have, period. You'll need some other type of recorder, which you can then plug into the TV to watch that way.

[Billchad 0]

Hmmmm thanks Matt et al, beginning to get the picture now well not, if you can handle a pun. There is a freeview tuner built into the pvr so i guess that is what you mean.

 

Obviously (i think) what your saying is the pictures from the camera are analogue and the equipment i have is digital, a bit like water and oil they don't mix, so i need third party equipment that converts analog to digital. Baring that i need a totally seperate recorder (hopefully cheap) record onto that and play it back at my leisure.

 

But i'm not totally convinced (he says, imagining you guys banging your heads against the wall) that i can't get what i have to do the job.

Will post pics anyway, (when i can get time from the crazy hours i work) and hopefully not try your patience too much.

many thanks again.

[Soundy 1]

I'll save you the trouble: is this the back of your machine?

 

If so, there are NO inputs on this except for the antenna connection. There is NO way to get a video signal INTO the machine - all the connectors are OUTPUTS. An RF modulator would be the only option, but if this IS a digital-only tuner, as tom suggests, then you won't find one, at least not for any sort of "consumer" price.

[Billchad 0]

Yep. (sulk) i hate it when my gut instincts are shot down in flames, but i still think.....nope just jesting...thanks buddy, it looks like an independant piece of equipment is the answer.

 

As the modulator seems out of the question and a video recorder isn't practical (i have too many cable's in my living room as it is) is there any piece of equipment that can record onto CD/DVD that can then be played on a laptop or DVD player i.e..my x-box.

 

Or to be quiet honest, and not to sound in any way disrespectful about your advice hitherto, could you please advice me on the cheapest independant piece of equipment i need to achieve my goal.

 

Many thanks

Bill

[Soundy 1]

Well, I can find a DVD-recorder at a liquidation/surplus place over here for about $60... problem with that is, the discs themselves are going to start getting expensive over time, since most are not re-usable (DVD-RAM and DVD-RW have proven unreliable in my experience).

 

Some others here may be able to suggest a suitable single-channel or even four-channel recorder that will suit your needs... I'd recommend just connecting it to an input on the TV and being done with it (the same inputs you tested the camera on). Personally, I'd probably use a camera that records to an internal SD card that I could then pull out and view in the computer.