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One suggestion I would have is too not take your electronics so low level.
There is a current problem with convergence in the electronid feild and when deciding what to 'run' your project off of.
- for $200 you could:
buy a netbook
buy a small form factor computer (mini-itx)
buy a ti-83 calculator
buy an ipod
or get all the components necessary to build a functional micro controller system to work in your projectEach of these has its own capabilities / size and 'technical understanding' trade offs but they all cost the same amount of money.
Problem with working with micro-controllers especially if your new to them is the huge amount of research and learning time - coupled with a much longer development time / build time; just to get to a system that will work and function. Not to mention the hundreds of dollars you'll spend on micrometers, guages, soldering irons , breadboards and prototypes.
Now you have too actually write the program to make your application work.Or you can skip the development step, I would suggest you look into mini-itx computers { http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min… }. They are basically full featured computers, built into small packages. 6.75 in square [their is even a smaller form factor called pico-itx if you can take the performance hit (3.9 x 2.8 in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pic… ]
mini-itx links: http://mini-itx.com/ - http://www.logicsupply.com/they are designed for harsh vibration rich, hot, cold, (industrial) environments and many are designed to run off car batteries for use in automotive applications.
Now, all you have to worry about is selecting your programming language of choice, plugging in a usb web cam, and a usb projector and your off to the races.
Spend time developing your idea, not reinventing and researching techniques for decoding video with aurdino, usb interfaces, working off 12v power and the associated circuitry involved with that. Engineers have already spent time doing this - what they haven't worked on is whatever you have in your head. Spend money and time on that.