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The UVC one mentioned looks to be in the ~$400 USD price range, which is a far cry from the $800 stuff the article author looked at, but it's still more expensive than the <$100 solution presented.

Was that $300~$400 worth the time needed to reverse engineer the cheaper solution? It's all about tradeoffs really. At least it's open source so other people can use it now without the time involved. Also if you need to read in from 5 ~ 10 cameras, the cost can grow very quickly.



If you want to save cash you can try your luck on AliExpress.

Here's a device that looks a lot like the Magewell USB 3 UVC HDMI grabber for $118 (with free shipping):

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-XI100D-UVC-USB3...


I just bought that device 2 weeks ago... and tried it, but so far haven't gotten any video out of it under Linux or Windows.


They certainly seem a bit confused about what kind of USB 3 connector they are meant to put on their box!




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