Recommendations For Low Cost 16 Channel System

Clint Barber

01/06/14 05:35pm

Can anyone suggest a good 16 camera/DVR for indoor and outdoor use. 4 of the cameras will be located outside of the building and the other 12 will be inside. I don't need any PTZ capabilities or intense weather ratings as they will be covered from most elements. What is most important is to be able to see facial detail relatively well from about 10'-20' away and have enough storage space for up to 30 days. I'd like to keep the cost under $1000, but the closer to $500 I can get, the better. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 01/06/14 06:31pm

***** *****:

****** ** ******* *** * *** (** **** *******) *** between $*** - $**** ** *** ***** ** **** *** good ******* **** *** **** **** ***** **** *** ** impossible, ** ** **** *** ******** *** ***** ***** ** installation.

**** ** ****** ******** ** ******/* ** *** ***** *** $****.

******* **** ** *** * **************, *** **** ** ****** meet **** *****. ***?

*. ****** '****** *******' ** **** ****** *********** *** *********** design **** * ******** ****. ******* (***** *** ****) ** *********, *** *** ***** ********* ****** *** *********** ****** ********* on *** ****** **** ***** ** ****.

*. * ** ** * *** *****, *** ******** *********** the *** ** ** ****:****** *********,******,**********, ******** **** *********** * *** ****** ** *** **** ***** ** **** over * ***** ***.

*. ********* **** ***** ********, *******, ****** *****, *** ******* monitors *** *** ********* ********* ** '*** ****'.

*. ************ ***** *** ****** *** ****** **** ** * system. ** *** **** ** ******* ********, ** **** **** budget **** ** ******* ************ ** ****?

*. **** *** **** *******, ******* ******* *** ********* ******* is ********** * *** *******. '****** ******' ** ************* ** ******** ****.

** * **** ** **** *****, *'* **** ***** *****:

  • ** * ****** **** ** *******, ** *** * *** by **** *****? * ******** ****** ****** ***** **** *** hundreds ****.
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  • ** * **** ** ******* *** ******** **** ****** *** years? ** **, *** **** **** ****** ** ******?
  • *******, ** $**** ** ** ****-**** *** ** ****** *****, I'd ***** **** **** ******* ********* *** ****** *** *** or *** ******* ** * **** ** ***** ******* ********* rather **** **** $** ** ** **** ****.

***** ** ****** * *** ******, *** ***** ** ***** a ****-******** *** ******* '****** *****' *** '******* *****' ** surveillance *******.

Damon Hood

01/06/14 06:34pm

*****,

*** **** ** **** *** ** ** ********* ****** ****. A **** *** **** *** ** ***. ******* *** **** state *** **** ** *** ****** ******* **** **' ** 20' ****. **** ****** ***** *** **** ** ** ******* quality, *********, *** ************ ** **** *******.

* ***** *** **** **** ******* ******* ******* *** ** high, *** *** ****, ** **** ** ******** ******** ********** will *** ******* *** ****** ***** ****** **** *** **** quality *** ****.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 01/06/14 06:43pm

** *******, *'** ***** **** **** ***** **** *****. *******, you *** **** ** ***** *** *-***'* ***'*. ******** * *-******* ********** ***** ** ** ** ****** ****** ** *** *** the ***** ******* ****'* ***, *** *** *-***'* **** *******. Setup *** **** *** ** ****-******* ******* ********* ** *** built-in *** *****. *** *** *** * **-******* ******* (****** with **** * *** *****) ******** $*** ** ******. * *** ********* ** **** ** *****, *** *** pleasantly *********.

********* *** **** ******* ****** **** ***** **** ****, *** we *****'* ****** **** ** ***, *** *'** *** ***** much ***** ****.

Michael Pratt

In reply to Ethan Ace | 01/07/14 07:49am

******* ********** **** *-*** (***** *******), **** ***** *** *** QC ****. *** & ***'* **** **** ** ***** *** 'commercial *****' ****, *** * **** ****** ** ****** ******** vendors ** ***** *****, ** *'** ***** **** ******* ******** to **** * ****. ****** **** **** *** **** ** reasons, *** **** ****** ** ** ****** ******* **** ****. The *-***/***** ******* *** ******** ****** **** - *** ******* mini-domes, ** **********, ****** *** **** ******* - *** *** DVR *** ** ********** *** ****** *** ** ** * cameras (*** *******). ***, *** ******** ***********/******** ** *** **** better **** ** ******* ****** ******. *** *** ***** ******* with *********, *** ********, **** ****** *** ***, *** **** about ****** *** **** ** *** ** ******** ** *** total ********.

Clint Barber

01/06/14 06:57pm

***** *** ************ **** ** *** * ******. * **** be ***** *** ******* *** **** ** *** * ******'* pawn ****. ** ***** ** ** ******, *'* **** **** to ****** ** *** **** ** * *** ******, *** that **** ***** **** ** ***** **** ** * *** on *** *********** **** * ****'* ****** **. ** ***** get **** **** ** *** ** ** *******, *** **** is *** *******. *** ** ***** ** ** ****** **'.

***** ********** **** ** ******, $**** ** *** *** **** end ***** ***. **** *** **** ********** ** *** ******* rather **** ******** *** ** *****.

* ***** ** ******* ******** ** "**** ************* ***** *** recommend * **** **** *** **** *******"? *'* **** *** familiar ****** **** ******** *** ***** ** **** ***** ** begin. ** *** **** **** ** *** ****** ** * know ****'** **** *******, * **** ****'* **** ** ***** was ********* *** ***** **** *** ********** ** * ***** cost.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Clint Barber | 01/06/14 07:00pm

***'** ** *****/********* **** ********* (** ***** **** **** -****, ****, * ***'* **** **** ***) *** **** ***** range.

Shawn Abbott

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 01/06/14 09:47pm

**** *** ******* ***** *** *******, ** *** **** ** the ****** *****? ********* *'* ******* ***** * ** * thousand ****** **** ** ******** **** *** ******** ****. * would **** ******* * ***** ***** ****** *** ****** ***** in **** **********. *** ***** **** **** ***** ** ***** one ** *** ****** *** ** *** ** ** * NVR.

Clint Barber

In reply to Shawn Abbott | 01/06/14 09:54pm

***'* ***'* **** ******* ** **** ** ***** ** ******** areas (******* *******, ****, ****** *****, *** *******) *** ** need ** ** **** ** **** **** ***** ** ****** for ******* *******. ****** ** ******** *** *** ***** ******, I ****** ********** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Shawn Abbott | 01/06/14 10:46pm

*****, **** **** ********** *** *** ******* ** *** **** ** * *,***********. ******** **** **** ********, **** ** ** * ******, the ******** ** ~** **** **** *** ******, ** ~*****.

**** **** *** ***** ** **** ~** **** **** *** camera, ******* *** ****** ****, *.*.,

Shawn Abbott

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 01/06/14 11:22pm

** ****** *******, *** ** *** ******** *** **** ***** you **** ****** *****. * ** ******** *** ****** **** with * *******. **** ** * ****** ******* **** ****** lights, ******* ***** ** ****. *** **** ** *** ******* is **** ****** ** *** **** **** *** *********** **** vs * *******. *'** ***** *** ****** ** * ** envioment ******* ** **** **** **** ******* (*** ****** *****).

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Shawn Abbott | 01/06/14 11:25pm

** **** ****************** ****. ** ****** ****, *** **'* ***** ***** ** ****** to ***** **** * ***** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 01/07/14 12:20am

*****'* ******** (**************.***) *** **** ****** ******* ** * ***** price.

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | 01/06/14 10:05pm

*** ******** ************ ** **** ***** ***** **** *****'* **** is *****.

******** * ******** ****** ** *** ***** **** * *** not ****** **** ** **** **** *** ******, * ****** camera **** * ~*** **** ********* ** ** ********** **** allow *** ** **** * **** **** ****** *** ************** purposes ** * ******** ** ******* ** ** ** **** away, ********* ** ******** *** ******* **********, ******** ** *** not **** **** ******.

***** ** **** *** ******** ** ****, *** *** ****** the ***** ****, *** ***** *** ******* **** **** (****** frame ***** **** ******** ******- ********, **** ** *** ********** video).

Chris Dearing

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 01/06/14 10:35pm

"** ***'* ****!" ****** ** *****'* **** *** ****...

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | In reply to Chris Dearing | 01/06/14 10:38pm

******* * ******* **** ***********.

****** **** ***** ***** ******* ** **** ***** ***** *****- bad *******, *** ***** *******, *** **, *** **** *******, bad *************.

***** ***** ***'* ******* ** *** ** ***** **********, ****'** perfectly ******** ** *** ** ****. *** ******* ** **** price ***** ** ** ******* **************, *** ** *** ** off ** ****.

******** *'* *** **** ******** **** **** ***** * ********* experience **** * ************ ***** ******* ****** * ****** ***. So, *** ****... ***** ** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

01/07/14 12:36am

**** *** ***** ****? * **** ****** ** *-******* *** for $*** (********* *** ***-**) **** * ** ***. ***** quality! *** **** ***** ********, ********* ****** ****** *** ****** phones *** *** *************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/07/14 12:41am

**** =*****, ******* ******** ***** - * ******** ****

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 01/07/14 02:01am

* *** ***** ** **** ********* ********* (**** ******, * think), *** ****'* **** ***** *****. ******, *** *** ******** sure ***** ********* **** *********'* (*** **** ******* *** ***** sold **** ** ******). * ******* **** **** ****** ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 01/09/14 01:23am

*** **** * *** ** **** ***, *** **** * realize *** ********** ** **. **** ******* ***** ******* ** to ***** *** ******* (******* *******) ******* ** ****** ** with ****** *********. **** ** ***** ********* ***** ** ****** pinhole *******. *** **** ***** ** ***********, *** ******* ** the ***.

John Garrett

IPVMU Certified | 01/07/14 01:35am

*****,

***** *** *** *******? ** *** ******* **** * ****** of **** *** ***** ******* ****** ******** * ******** ** a ******* *****. *** ** **** ** *** *** ********** and ** *** ******* ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Garrett | 01/07/14 01:45am

****, *** *** ******** **** **** ******* ******** ** *** roughly **** ** *****? *********, **** ** ****** * ************, which ** ** *** *****.

John Garrett

IPVMU Certified | 01/07/14 01:55am

****,

* ****'* ****** *** ** ******* ** ** * ************. We ***** ******* **** *** **** **** **** **** ****** to ******* **** ******* ** ***** ******** ********, ******* * solution **** ***** **** ***** ***** *** ***** *** ***** services ********* * ********** ******. **** *** **** ******** ** a *********** *** ** ******** ** * ****** ** **** and * ************ *** **** *** ** ********** *** ****** differences *** ************ ** ********* *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Garrett | 01/07/14 05:24am

****, ****** ******* **** **** ******** ** ****, ********* * rough ******** ** ******* ** * **** ****** ****. * do *** ***** ******* *************.

*****'* ******** ** **** ******* *** ***** **** *** **** claim: "** ***** ******* **** *** **** **** **** **** trying ** ******* **** ******* ** ***** ******** ********, ******* a ******** **** ***** **** ***** ***** *** ***** *** cloud ******** ********* * ********** ******" *** * ***'* *** them *** **** *** ************ ******* ** ***** *** *** of *******.

*****, *** ** **** ** *** *** ***** ******* ** your ********, ********* ***** *** *** ** ******** *** **** ***********. ** *** *** *** *******, *** me ******* * **** ****** **** .

John Garrett

IPVMU Certified | 01/07/14 09:00pm

** ***** ** **** ** *** ** **** **** *** continuous ********** *** ****** ******* ******** ** ****** $****, **** a ******* *** ** ****** $***. ** *** *** ***** to *** ** ***** **** ***** ***** ** ** ****** costs. ** *** **** ********** ****** *** ***** *** *** monthly ******** *** ******** ** ********** ****** *** ******* ******.

**** ***** ***** ******. ** *******, ** **** *** ** work **** * **** **** ****** **** **** **** ** well ** ******* *** ** ****. ** *** **** ** work **** *** *********** ** ******** ********.

****** *** ** **** *** * *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Garrett | 01/07/14 09:23pm

****, ****** *** ******* *********.

*** ********* ****, ***** ** *** ****** ** **** ********, is *** **** ********* ***** ** **** ********. ***** ** looking *** * ******** **** ** $**** *** **, *** time, *** ******** *** *** *** ******** *** **** ** $3600 *** ****!

Clint Barber

01/08/14 12:48am

****** **** *** ****** *** ***** ***** *** ** ** mouth. *** ********** ** ******* *******. **** **** ** **** friends ****** * **** ****** ******* ******** *** ****. ** even ***** *** ****** ******* *** **** **** ** ****. It ***** **** *** ****** **** ***** *** **** *** going ** ** * **** ******** *****. *** ********** ********* a **** ****** *** ***** *********. *** **** *** ********* that *** ******* **** *** **** *** ****** **** *** IPVM ****** ****** *** *** ** ** **** ***. * just ****** * ******** *****.

Meghan Uhl

01/13/14 03:14pm

**** ****** **** ** ***** ***** **** ******* (*******, *****) are ***** **** ********** ***** ****** ******** ***** *********** ******? Years *** * ****** ** *** ********* ******** & *** equipment ***** ***** ******** ***** *********** ***** *** **** **** a *** **** ******** ******* *********, **** **** ******** ** fail ** ***** ** ** **. ********** ** *** **** components **** **** ** *** ****** *** ******** **** *** meant ** ******* **/* **** **** ******* ** **** (* yrs +). **** ********* *** ****** **** ** ********** ***** equipment. **** **** ***** **** **** *****? ** **, ******** $1000.00 ** * ****** ****** ***** ***** **** **** * $1000.00 * **** ********** ** *** **** ** **** ********* it. ** **** *****, **** *'* ******** ***** *** ** being **** **** *********** ******** * ***** $***.** * ***** might ** * ****** *****. ***** *** ***** ***** ********* in *** $**.** ** $**.** ***** *** ****** *** ***** using ********* ******** ** **** ***** ** **** **** $***.** a *****. * ***** ***** ****** *** *** **** **********: "Is ** ******** ** '** **' *** *** * ***-**** system ******** ****** ************* **** ******* *******? *********** **** ***** ********* ** *** and *** ******** *** ****** **** ***** *** ****** **** cable." (******** **** ** ***** **** **** *** $****.** ******) Good **** *****. **'** ** *********** ** **** **** **** you ** **** *** ********** **, *** *** **** **** way *** *** **** ** ***** ** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Meghan Uhl | 01/13/14 06:35pm

"**** ****** **** ** ***** ***** **** ******* (*******, *****) *** ***** **** ********** ***** ****** ******** ***** electronics ******?"

******, **** ********. ** **** ** *** ****, **** ***** (premium) ************* *** ******* *** ** ** *********** ** ****** such *********** ** * ****** ****** ******* **** * **** made. *********, ****** *** ************* **** ** ***** **** ******** on ***** ******* (******* *** **** ****** / *******, ***** of *********, ***.) *** * **** *** ***** **** **** the **** **** ***** ********** **** **** **** ******** / robust **** ***** ***** **** ***********.

Meghan Uhl

01/13/14 07:29pm

**** *****. * ***'* **** ** ****'* ******* ***** ***'* an ********* **** *** ***** ** ********** **** *** *** or ** ***** ********* *********** **** **** ****** ** *** wheel. ***** **** ** *** ********* ****** ******* **** ******* and *** ** ****?!?!?

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