Conrad Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Lots of past threads on this but all links/prices seen to be out of date. I know Michael has some sort of setup but was wondering if anyone else does. I'm moving into my own place in a couple months and want to get CCTV installed. From a quick scan on ebay I think a wired setup with 3 - 4 cameras is all I need. Not that bothered about the DVR unless it's dirt cheap, will just use PCI card on home PC. Can anyone recommend a setup? I'd need outdoors cameras with good night vision. What's the best cameras etc? Also, how long would say 250gb last recording at a decent resolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I don't know this product, but it is a full solution... http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=228044&source=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Forgot to add, is this kind of setup any good or can I get cheaper? Ebay link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 I don't know this product, but it is a full solution... http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=228044&source=1 Yeah seen that one Gav, I don't know if I wanted the extra expense of the hardrive though. How would I play back the recordings with that setup? Does it need a monitor/TV I take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Yeah seen that one Gav, I don't know if I wanted the extra expense of the hardrive though. How would I play back the recordings with that setup? Does it need a monitor/TV I take it? Hmmmm, don't know, but it appears that you need a monitor, but it also makes mention of a USB port for backing up to the PC... The ebay link one looks pretty good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hmmmm, don't know, but it appears that you need a monitor, but it also makes mention of a USB port for backing up to the PC... The ebay link one looks pretty good though. Yeah, pretty much figured I'd need some sort of display as well so that's an additional cost. As my HTPC is on constant anyway I thought I could utilise the HD and display setup I have for that to keep costs down. Was just wondering of anyone else had a similar setup and had any advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Yeah, pretty much figured I'd need some sort of display as well so that's an additional cost. As my HTPC is on constant anyway I thought I could utilise the HD and display setup I have for that to keep costs down. Was just wondering of anyone else had a similar setup and had any advice Aaaah, fair enough, didn't realize you were an HTPC person as well . In that case, yeah a DVR card and few cameras would do the basic job. Perhaps wrap it up with something like girder and it could react to events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Speak to Bignum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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