Quote Originally Posted by baldrick
if they are not trying to be supercheap - use IP cams instead of analog to a card or DVR
This is my plan, as the cards are crap like you say. Wireless IP cameras probably cost just a little bit more than analogue cameras, cabling and capture cards. It makes sense to upgrade.

For now, I configured my laptop to dual boot xp/ubuntu. I managed to get zoneminder working with my usb webcam. It took a long while to configure, just like you said.

Have to say I like Linux, everything configured itself on install, wireless connection, display driver, LAN connection. XP never did that.

The more I use Ubuntu, the more I consider formatting the xp partition