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I have been lurking around the forum for the past couple of days and gathering some ideas. I thought I would post a scenario and see what you suggest (forgive me if this has been posted already, I don't think I saw this scenario previously). I am looking at setting up surveillance for the perimeter of a house, with 4 cameras, all with IR. I am also looking at the geovision GV-800-4 card for a dedicated pc for the monitoring (pc is pentium 4, 3.0ghz 512mb 80gb). My goal is to record on the pc when any of the cameras detect movement, and possible live viewing via the internet. I would also like to view the cameras when at the computer. I was originally planning on spending around $1000, but with the geo card alone at $400, I might be pushing the budget. I would cut the number of cameras down to 2 for now if I can't get a system for under $1000. Do you have any suggestions on cameras, different pc cards, etc? I'm in Atlanta, so the cameras will not be exposed to drastically cold temps. Thanks for your help and ideas.

No problem, the least I could do since I found a lot of help throughout this forum. Yes, these are the Nuvico cams. Great little camera for a house setup.

Oh, it's way too late, already additcted...I just got 2 more cameras, for a total of 6. I hope to install them this weekend - but I can quit anytime! Here are some pics, both day and night: www.carlmfischer.com/cctv

I went with 4 Nuvico W27IR19N cameras. I have 1 camera in total darkness, and the IR works pretty well. The other 3 are placed with minimal access to street lights, and the views are great. All 4 cameras work great in the daylight. Hope this helps...

I ended up purchasing a geo 1240-8 card with 4 cameras, and installed it this weekend. I upgraded my graphics card on my pc to an ATI radeon x700 pro, and it works great. I've got the pc recording the 4 cameras, and the video out going to another tv so I can see what's going on when not at the pc. I also have the geo remote view working, so I can look in while not at home, or I can look via my wireless laptop within my lan. The geo software is not too bad to get around in, I really like the motion detection and record capabilities. This is like cocaine, I am looking to add 2 more cameras to cover a couple of areas that are blind spots. Appreciate the advice on this setup, this was fun hooking everything up.

Jasper is correct, I found out the most information on geo cards by searching around. I'll take a look at the suggestions, thanks for the discussion.