Ok, here's the deal; A bar owner wants to watch his bar from his home on his tv - how does he do it? Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. He wants ME to set this up (hey, even if I don't know what I'm doing, cash money is great in these hard times)... but he hasn't even told me if he has the hardware. If he doesn't have hardware, what is some good equipment? Otherwise, if you have plain knowledge of this type of stuff, how would I go about hooking this dude up? He lives about a mile and a half from the bar, btw.

Some sort of webcam setup would probably be the best option. There's lots of software and hardware built for watching your home when you're on vacation and stuff, just put it in the bar.

A couple friends of mine run a gun shop with a similar system (remote monitoring)..no idea what they use, though.

But let's say he wants it to look professional(optional, I suppose), and have the camera pointing straight down toward the cash register... This would require a laptop/netbook up in the attic where the other security cameras are, yes?

I don't see why he couldn't tie the software right into any existing security cameras he has.

And yes you'd need some sort of computer and an internet connection decent enough for uploading video when streaming.

Ducttape.

For under $1,000 he can get a Samsung SHR-6042 4-channel DVR with remote access via TCP/IP and 4 Honeywell HD40s. Toss in some Cat5 cable to connect all the cameras and you're in business.

It also depends on how high of quality image he wants. The higher he wants, the more bandwidth he may need, as well as the higher expense of a camera.

But I agree with Steven, good setup.