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Thanks guys. Please PM me quotes, and I'll buy it from someone here then. Please include in the quote a 3rd camera for indoor use, I may want to put one in my showroom. The quote I listed did have the power supply and 40' of cable I just didn't list it, but there is no mention of the lens. You guys have been a lot of help, so I'll show my gratitude by sending some business your way.

I run a company that sells construction products, over the last few weeks we've had some theft in our yard--mainly wire mesh. The yard is about 200 ' long and about 75' wide; I would mount the cameras near the top of the building (20' high). Now I have no idea what cameras are good or even what type of setup I need. I would like to be able to have 24hour surveillance, with the ability to view the camera from my desk at work. I would also (if possible) like to view it from my home PC. I want a camera that I could control from my PC; it also must have clarity enough to read a license plate. I would like to do this for under $2000 if possible Sorry if I sounded like a moron--because I am when it comes to this stuff. Thanks in advance.

Again thanks for the help. Here's a quote I received, can you tell me if this looks like it will work for my needs listed above. 2- WV-CP484 Panasonic camera color/B&W 1/3" super Dynamic III Day/Night operaion, 540 TVL, .5lux, 12VDC/24VAC= $408 ea 2- ACH13HBWM Outdoor camera housing, 24vac heater & blower w/WM800 wall mount- $179.00 ea 1- Vivotek 4-channel video server with loop through video $699 ea 1- Milestone Xprotect Professional - 4 camera network based digital recording software $1,075.00 Total- $2990.00 To me it seems very expensive, but I'm clueless when it come to this stuff. That's why I turned to you guys.

Thanks for the response fellas. First off im located in Cleveland Ohio. To answer your questions: I would prefer a color camera if it can fall under my $2k limit. I was thinking 2 cameras should be enough. I would put one on each corner of the building. The cameras will be outside. Im not sure what you mean by "how many days of recording I need 7 or 14". I just need it to record activity after hours and weekends. The distance from the cameras to the office would be approx 300'. We have DSL at the office and I also have it at home. I guess reading the license plate isn't that important, the yard is well lit at night so maybe it would work anyway. Few other options I'm looking for--Can the cameras detect motion after hours then somehow alert me via email that someone is in our yard after hours? Would it be possible for me to move the camera from my PC (zoom in/out and pan left/right? or is this option to great for my $2k limit. Thank you guys very much for the help. Mike.