Hardware recommendations

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In this release, two reference configurations are proposed. One uses an USB web camera the other uses a video capture card, such as the Hauppauge PVR350. In both cases, using a VGA capture card model VGA2USB or superior is recommended.

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h6. Video Capture Card


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|| Component \\ || Known Good Hardware || Notes \\ ||
| Processor & Motherboard \\ | Intel i3 Processor \\
4GB RAM | Not much CPU is needed, since the video capture card encodes the video stream by hardware |
| Video Capture Card \\ | Hauppauge PVR-250 \\
Hauppauge PVR-350 \\
Hauppauge HVR-1600 \\ | The audio is also captured with this card |
| VGA Capture Card \\ | VGA2USB \\
VGA2USB-I \\
VGA2USB LR \\
VGA2USB LR-I \\
VGA2PCI \\ | |

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h6. WebCam USB

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|| Component \\ || Known Good Hardware || Notes \\ ||
| Processor & Motherboard \\ | Intel i5 Processor \\
4GB RAM | As both video streams need encoding, there is a higher CPU demand |
| WebCam \\ | USB Logitech HD Pro Webcam \\ | Valid for all web cameras compatible with V4L2 |
| Sound Card | Linux compatible | |
| VGA Capture Card \\ | VGA2USB \\
VGA2USB-I \\
VGA2USB LR \\
VGA2USB LR-I \\
VGA2PCI \\ | |

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