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Wanted to spy on my dog, ended up spying on TP-Link

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436 points kennedn | 2 comments | 15 Sep 25 16:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.73s | source
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cleartext412 ◴[16 Sep 25 05:52 UTC] No.45258499[source]▶
Hacking together something usable out of cloud-first piece of hardware you ended up with is respectable, but I would like to bring up another option to go with if you're choosing a new device: buy camera that doesn't require a phone app to initial setup and serves RTSP out of the box.
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1. roygbiv2 ◴[16 Sep 25 07:37 UTC] No.45259202[source]▶
What cheap camera doesn't require a phone app and serves RTSP out of the box?
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2. cleartext412 ◴[16 Sep 25 09:23 UTC] No.45259972[source]▶
Note that I didn't say "cheap". If price difference comes from manufacturer's hope of selling its cloud service, then the time and effort required to set it up is not worth the money.

If I were to solve one-time task of keeping an eye on someone indoors I would go with USB camera (if lighting conditions allows even the laptop's build in), which is going to be cheaper than ones with IP and WiFi support.