When triggered , show the security cameras on televsion

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Hello all,

I would like to know if the following would be possible.

-Samsung smart tv
-A dedicated blue iris computer running 12, 3 mp cameras ( also connected via HDMI to the samsung TV)
-Logitech Harmony hub

When I am watching tv , and a security camera is triggered I would like the television to pop up a window with a view from the camera, for, let’s say 10 seconds.

I tried with the Harmony hub , change to the smart-part of the television , change to browser and the default page the cameras. But this was way to slow.

Getting an android mini tv , one of these tv dongles with the blue iris app on it would probably work ( a bit) , but that would mean , there must always be a video stream to the dongle , which will cost quite some bandwidth and cpu from the PC.

Anyone has a better idea?

Cor

2

Isn’t there an IR command to show PIP? So the Camera shows up in a mini image over the current image?

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Never thought of picture in picture.

Picture-In-Picture, or PIP as it is commonly abbreviated, is a feature included with some Samsung LCD HDTVs that enables viewing two inputs at the same time. When the feature is turned on, the current source becomes the main picture, and the analog coaxial TV source becomes the Picture-In-Picture at the top-right of the screen. To make the Picture-In-Picture feature on your Samsung LCD HDTV work, you need two different inputs connected to it, such as HDMI/Coaxial, Component/Coaxial or VGA/Coaxial.

Step 1

Connect the desired inputs to your Samsung LCD HDTV. Note that the secondary picture to be used by Picture-In-Picture mode must be an analog TV source – such as a cable box or digital antenna – connected via a coaxial cable. The coaxial input on your Samsung LCD will be on the back panel and should be labeled “ANT IN,” “CABLE IN” or “COAX IN.”

Doesn’t look like it is possible , it needs an analog inpit for the small secondary picture. The computer is connected via hdmi

Cor

4

Hmmm how uses analog these days? Too bad.

5

I’ve wanted to do something similar but my Vizio Smart TV isn’t smart enough :slight_smile:

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I guess so far for smart tv’s ::slight_smile: :cry:

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[quote=“Cor, post:3, topic:187798”]Never thought of picture in picture.

Picture-In-Picture, or PIP as it is commonly abbreviated, is a feature included with some Samsung LCD HDTVs that enables viewing two inputs at the same time. When the feature is turned on, the current source becomes the main picture, and the analog coaxial TV source becomes the Picture-In-Picture at the top-right of the screen. To make the Picture-In-Picture feature on your Samsung LCD HDTV work, you need two different inputs connected to it, such as HDMI/Coaxial, Component/Coaxial or VGA/Coaxial.

Step 1

Connect the desired inputs to your Samsung LCD HDTV. Note that the secondary picture to be used by Picture-In-Picture mode must be an analog TV source – such as a cable box or digital antenna – connected via a coaxial cable. The coaxial input on your Samsung LCD will be on the back panel and should be labeled “ANT IN,” “CABLE IN” or “COAX IN.”

Doesn’t look like it is possible , it needs an analog inpit for the small secondary picture. The computer is connected via hdmi

Cor[/quote]
Why not use an HDMI to Composite conveter?

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I’ve done this, with slightly different tools. Maybe some of this will help you.

Equipment:

[ul][li]16 IP cameras, mostly Panasonic[/li]
[li]First-gen Google TV box[/li]
[li]Android Tablet (repurposed first-gen Kindle, rooted onto JellyBean)[/li][/ul]

Software:

[ul][li]IP Cam Viewer (Android Play Store)[/li]
[li]AutoRemote (Android Play Store)[/li]
[li]Tasker (Android Play Store)[/li][/ul]

Setup:

[ol][li]AutoRemote was installed on both GoogleTV and the Android Tablet. They were made aware of each other’s existence so they could communicate.[/li]
[li]Tasker was installed on both devices. More details below.[/li]
[li]IP Cam Viewer was installed on Google TV, and the cameras all configured within the app.[/li]
[li]The cameras were configured to send email alerts upon motion sensing to a dedicated GMAIL address.[/li]
[li]Tasker on the android tablet was configured to respond to the arrival of an email on that GMAIL account from a camera.[/li]
[li]When an email arrived, Tasker would use AutoRemote to send a command to the GoogleTV box.[/li]
[li]AutoRemote on GoogleTV would receive the command and immediately launch the IP Cam Viewer app, showing the camera view.[/li]
[li]The Android Tablet would also play the original series Star Trek whistle for ship-wide comms, and announce throughout the house speakers that the motion was being shown on screen. Because I’m a nerd.[/li]
[li]My significant other would then complain that the program she was watching was interrupted by my geekery.[/li][/ol]

The mechanics of this worked very well, except for the very frequent interruptions. There’s a lot of wildlife that would set off the cameras all day, so I had to stop automatically switching the TV to view the cameras. Now I just have a soft announcement to tell me about it, and I can go look if I want.

Hope some of this can be applied to you. Not sure how Android TV differs from Google TV, but I’m sure some of the same concepts may apply.