eva01

Thank you, excellent write-up. I think I'll go mid to industrial. I'm sure I'll be having a lot more questions as this progresses =) I always use the search first, and if I'm not "getting it" , I post a question. Thanks.

I'm looking to put together a PC based system for 16 cameras. This is going into a large store, all the cameras and wiring were already in place when I got there. Just need to hook everything up to the PC DVR. Does anyone have an estimate for what kind of PC hardware I need, as well as price? Also I'm guessing I just need to pickup a GEO card or similar. However, what is essential for a good PC setup? All I know from reading on here is I need a minimum of 2 hard drives, 1 for system, 1 for captured video. If I had to take a stab I would say a P4 2.0 would be a minimum processor speed/1 gig DDR-2 ram/128mb video card/250gb second hard disc to save 1 week of 24/7 footage. Would this be about right?