Crossover question TV app for IP cameras

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#229068 6-Feb-2018 11:27

Sorry not to sure where to ask this question

I have several IP cameras and I want to be able to view them on my TV

It is a Sony Android u beaut, current model kd-49x7000d

I have a chromecast thingy attached, android box , iMac , pc

So I am happy to use anything

This is a home setup so I don't need to go over the top.

I have tried several apps but can't seem to find an IP cam viewer that will show them on the tv

Maybe I am searching using the wrong term?

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#1952332 6-Feb-2018 11:30

Do the ip cameras have an app that you can chrome cast from? Otherwise most ip cameras have a webpage at the same IP address that you can access via browser on tv or via pc with hdmi

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#1952335 6-Feb-2018 11:34

Tiny Cam Pro Monitor:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alexvas.dvr.pro

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#1952340 6-Feb-2018 11:48

You could use TinyCam Pro and tasker on the Android TV. Tasker has a plugin that will start a floating window in TinyCam Pro. I use it on an android tablet.

I run TinyCam Pro in background mode.

In Tasker I setup the TinyCam plugin so that when it detects motion it displays a floating window on the tablet for X number of seconds. Once the time is up Tasker closes the floating window.

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#1952349 6-Feb-2018 12:06

Ive used IP Camera viewer before, it has cast ability on it but seems to pull in a jpeg stream not the proper h264 stream so its a slideshow not the sometimes 30fps output of the camera. Also glitches quite often. Was not impressed.

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#1952447 6-Feb-2018 14:54

Another vote for Tinycam pro, I'm using the pro version on my Kd65x9000e. I've not done a thorough test, but as richms has said, it doesn't seem to like the 1080p stream. It's more than good enough to see what's there, but no where near 30fps a lot closer to 2fps. I'm yet to test my low res sub stream.

Edit: I have kept my feed at 1080p, 30fps, but changed to hardware decoding (not hardware+) and now get 28fps. Before I was get 6fps. Even with cars going past in only seeing around 10% dropped frames which I'm pretty happy with.

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#1952852 7-Feb-2018 11:42

I will give tiny cam pro a go

Once again thanks for all your suggestions and help

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