Question about video recording system?

Question

* i posted this in general electronics but nobody answerd.

I'm wondering, My mom is looking for a recording system to see who is stealing things out of our yard and she said price really doesnt matter but i would like to make sure im getting a good deal. do you know of any websites where i can purchase one of these? if you could make sure the price isnt TOO steep that would be great

Answer 1

Tigerdirect.com always has great deals so you could search for CCTV system there.

This one would certainly be the easiest to setup since it comes with everything:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...

Or browse through the products and Top Sellers (top right of page) in the Security Cameras category:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

You need two main components...

The video camera (or more than 1) and a Digital Video Recorder (there are tape units still available, but not really worth investing in them). Some DVRs can be connected to a computer network so you can see stuff from anywhere with internet connections.

http://shop4.frys.com/search;jsessionid=...

is a good place to start...

I use a recorder sort of like this one

http://shop4.frys.com/product/5315908;js...

You need to install a hard drive (easy to do - 250 gig HDDs are cheap)

And cameras like these:

http://shop4.frys.com/product/5080315?si...

The infrared emitters are for night vision.

Just because it is a 4-channel DVR does not mean you have to use all 4 channels.