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HA, never thought of a telescope. However, I did intend to locate the camera 75 yards away. It may be more like 50. It is a turn that goes to the back side of the property. We want to see who is coming an going. What if anything special do I need to run video that distance? Do I need a repeater or anything? I realize I have to plan for a power drop especially with IR cameras. From what I found(supercircuits and ussscctv for example to keep it simpler) -DVRS 4ch range from $200 - $400 w/o drive. (CPCAM and it looks like the other store has AVtech, not sure. Looking at DMR40DVD ,DMR27U ,CPD561ASV, or CPD541DV) Anyone know much about these? they resemble the AVTech ones, but I don't know if they really are made by them. -A good size sata can be had for $60 -Cable $50? -3 cameras (eg. PC177IR-5 or PC177IRHR-5 from SC) $100-$120 per camera -power supplies and mounts for cameras $100? - 1 camera (wide angle?) - $150? - ethernet router(don't have one) $50 -already have a monitor that is about $800 - $1k. Thoughts? Maybe I should ask it like this, is this the best I can do with a $800 - 1K budget? Thanks.

So it looks like these DVR are relabeled and resold all over the web, so that is kind of confusing. I found the AVtech website and they seem to have a side selection of models. It is hard to determine some of the brands from a reseller website. Where to buy? This system will be installed at a residence that is basically a weekend retreat. We have issues with things getting stolen and people, hunting, and doing who knows what when we are not there. -I would like to have 3-4 cameras around the house that can see 30-50 yds at night. -I need one other camera that will need to be located 75yds away. I would like to be able to read a license plate(slow moving turn). -I am trying to get broadband(wireless isp, not 3g). - I would like the ability to send email pictures when motion is detected. FTP video to a server. thought here is the system is stolen or destroyed, I will still have the evidence remotely. -A plus would be to have the network remote interface to be configurable for the size and quality of the video. -Would like to possibly have the ability to view remotely via blackberry. I would like to keep it under $700. I have look on a site called supercircuits since they have a wide selection. Their DVRs so seem to be able to FTP. Thanks for any and all help. Can anyone tell me what dvr might meet these needs?