I hoping some of the more tech savy nerds here can help me find a good video surveillance system with DVR. I am looking for a 6 to 8 channel system in the sub $500.00 range. Mostly I am looking for a reliable system that doesn't constantly crap out over all the fancy bells and whistles. Currently I am eyeing a SWANN but the reviews do not give me the best feeling of quality. All these features would be nice but not mandatory: IP system night vision motion sensor True HD quality secure remote access
Sub-500 IP system with 8 cameras....not sure you can get quality for that little $. Cams- indoor or outdoor?
For that little money your best bet is probably to use a bunch of old Android phones with good cameras and an app like IP Webcam. Then spend the $500 on the recorder. I hooked up an old android phone at my front door for fun and it is working great. I haven't set up recording or external access because I haven't had time and it's not high on my priority list.
Try FRY's. They always have a DVR-based systems on sale... so does NewEgg. You can build your own with a few cameras and a good PC. Use iSpy... I do. I am using it RIGHT NOW at home.
Cool, how many cameras do you have? Where are they placed, like exactly? Also, when are you home? :grin:
DON'T KNOW IF SERIOUS. -__- I only do motion detection... they're not constantly recording. I forget the brand, but I have only two. One is wi-fi. Another camera is set up directly onto the PC itself... it's a "webcam" by HP. FYI, I'm home all the time, man. ALL THE TIME.
Thanks for the info. We're expecting our first kid and I was looking into those video monitors they sell for babies. It sounds like iSpy might be a better solution. Just noticed they recently released a Windows 8 app as well.
Not sure what the offer will be, but Amazon will have a surveillance system on sale as one of the 'hourly' deals today (03/13) at 7:00 PM CDT.
On that note- when I was shopping around for security cam stuff on Amazon the reviews on security cameras were very fishy- I think the review system was gamed by a company or two in that category.
