New member, Am I in the right place?

[litesleeper]

First let me state that I know nothing about computers, electronics etc. so this needs to be simple. I have sleep apnea and have done four sleep test, the first two I had done had terrible results, hardly any sleep at all. I had the surgery for it and use a cpap machine to breathe at night. The 2 sleep test I have had after that show that I am sleeping good. I don't believe that, I feel like I am flopping around all night and get very little sleep. Now to the real question. I want to record myself sleeping and see what is going on. I dont want to spend a lot of money for a one time thing. Can I use a web cam to do this? Picture quality is not important, but it needs to be a constant video, not the jerky stuff like on some streaming video. I would prefer that this goes to my vcr but could use computer if necessary. So, what do I need and how do I do it. Thanks in advance.

[Stream Ripper]

Hi

Absolutely you can do this - many webcams have a motion sensor that lets you record only when movement is detected. Or, if you don't mind - you can just let it run all night.

Just make sure there is no 'max recording time' set up - and you should be good. You can get a decent webcam for $50 or so

Good luck

[litesleeper]

Thanks Stream, I will check out best buy. Can I hook this up to my vcr?

[Stream Ripper]

Originally Posted by litesleeper

Thanks Stream, I will check out best buy. Can I hook this up to my vcr?

Afraid not - you would need to hook it up to a computer or laptop, but you can record it directly onto your PC as well