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#223863 21-Oct-2017 08:33

So this sort of thing keeps appearing on my feeds, wondering if it's suitable for home security, and how to set it up if it's suitable. Connect to an old laptop?

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#1887229 21-Oct-2017 09:04

Looks like a cheap nasty piece of junk IMHO

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#1887234 21-Oct-2017 09:22

Those ones are good for things like watching a 3d printer or keeping an eye on a dog etc. Not really for security since placing for that would be hard with it not having a proper mount, needing a USB for power instead of properly wiring in and the bracket looking like it would take one well-thrown fruit at it to have it fall off.

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#1887241 21-Oct-2017 09:30

richms:
looking like it would take one well-thrown fruit at it to have it fall off.

Exactly what I thought. Good for throwing fruit at! Hehehe.

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#1887256 21-Oct-2017 09:51

Ok ... Ignore!

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#1887267 21-Oct-2017 10:11

But what will you do with your spare fruit?

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