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   Paul in Houston TX to micky   
   Re: Any point to a USB3 camera, for home   
   19 Dec 22 15:24:00   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.home.repair   
   From: Paul@Houston.Texas   
      
   micky wrote:OE   
   > IIUC there is no point to trying to find a USB *THREE* port for a mouse   
   > or keyboard, right?   USB TWO is plenty.   Because so little data is   
   > transmitted.   
   >   
   > What about a camera?   
   >   
   > I know it uses a lot more, but even at the highest reolution, is it more   
   > than USB2 can easily transmit?   
   >   
   > What about a camera whose video will never be showing on a anything   
   > bigger than a 20 or 24" monitor?   
   >   
   >   
   > BTW, just for curiosity, do they sell at consumer prices a camera good   
   > enough to show a picture on a movie theatre screen. maybe 10 feet high   
   > by 30 feet wide.  Would that be helped by USB3?   
      
   If I were going to this I would use Ethernet POE cameras and at least a   
   4 port POE switch.  The cameras could then be 4k or better if you wanted   
   that much resolution, plus night vision.  I would not even consider USB.   
      
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