Re: xPLRio.net Current Situation

["rleong1" <rleong1@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, Stuart Grimshaw
<stuart.grimshaw@g...> wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 16:11:52 -0000, rleong1 <rleong1@y...>
wrote:
> > i use shoutcast to stream the output from the baby monitor across
my
> > network.  that way i can be out in the garage & tune the
garage RIO to
> > my shoutcast baby monitor station.  or i can take the wireless
laptop
> > to the backyard & tune in that way.
>
> Dude!! What a killer idea!!
>
> How do you get the sound from the monitor into the PC? Does it have
> line out jack on it?
>
> --
> -S

my "baby monitor" is actually a small security cam w/ microphone
over
my baby's crib.  the line level output from the camera goes into my
soundcard's line in.

one thing i found was that shoutcast isn't meant for live broadcasting
- there can be lags of 30-60 seconds in the broadcast.  this is due to
buffering to take into account congestion on the internet, etc.  for
this application you don't need the buffering.  i found an older
version of the shoutcast server that has less buffering built in and
by choosing a higher bitrate, i only have a 5 second lag between
crying baby and the shoutcast version :)