u/Zorcky-2C

Hello people,
My mom wants a basic indoor camera to watch the dog from her smartphone when she is away. I don't want her to get trapped into a the monthly subscription, nor giving Xi Jinping direct access to the video stream.

I did some quick researches and I'd like to have some feedback. Did I forgot something? Is there a more simple alternative?
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Need: Watch live video stream from a smartphone over the internet. No video recording needed.

I guess a RTSP/ONVIF camera with a Raspberry Pi managing the remote connection should be enough (VPN on the Raspberry Pi and the smartphone)

Hardware:
Camera: Reolink E1 Pro (or something similar) 60€
Raspberry Pi: Zero 2 W
Storage: microSD card for the Raspberry PI OS
Wiring: some micro-USB power brick

Software:
On Raspberry Pi: a VPN (Tailscale or Wireguard)

Then I don't really get how does she controls the camera tilt/zoom from her smartphone, or connect to the camera's IP with a simple graphic user interface.

Hello, I'm an audio newbie and I bought my first audio interface.

I want mic monitoring without any delay for gaming and work calls (I'm a software dev and often work from home. I'm in a call with my team the whole day).

I've done lots of research on DAC/amps/audio interfaces and ended up buying a basic gaming DAC: Creative Sound Blaster G8 (130€).

It was supposed to give me no delay mic monitoring if I disable all the audio/voice post processing, but I still have some delay and I'm really upset about it.

For 7 years, I've been using a HyperX Could Alpha S headset before realizing the audio quality is bad. It comes with a tiny sound card that do Mic monitoring perfectly! Problem is everything I plug on it sounds terrible and I it has a loud hiss (terrible noise floor).

How the hell am I achieving no delay mic monitoring with acceptable sound and low noise floor? I really belived that Sound Blaster G8 was the solution.

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More infos:

• I will get a higher impedance headset in the next months.
• I also use IEM with boom microphone cable (Kinera Gramr Cable)
• I like mics attached to the headphone/IEM so I kinda plan to stay on jack (3.5mm or 6,35mm) so TRRS instead of XLR mics
• I use desktop PC for gaming and laptop for work

Here what I'd like my audio interface do (in order):

• No delay mic monitoring
• Low noise floor to handle IEM
• Able to handle higher impedance headphones.
• Separate volume control for game/voice is a +
• Budget: 80€ to ~150€

I already considered getting Creative Sound Blaster G8, Audient EVO 4, Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th gen (if XLR is the only option).

Thank you for the people who read everything and to the ones who will try to guide me :)